Walk #6 Stiperstones, Shropshire

Manstone Rock

Walk 14 out of 100

Walk #6 - Stiperstones

Shropshire 

Overall Rating - ✪✪✪✪

Suggested Difficulty - Moderate

My Difficulty Rating - ✪✪

Suggested Time - 3h 30m

Actual Time Taken - 2h 35m

Distance in book - 8.8km
Map my walk Distance - 8.52km

The Bog Centre, start/finish

For walk number 14 I made my way back to Shropshire to take on the Stiperstones, a distinctive ridge of rugged rocks which look a bit like the back of a Stegosaurus! The rocky summit was shaped during the last ice age as the quartzite was shattered by constant freezing and thawing.

A first for the walks, Llamas!

I've given this walk a 4 star rating, there are lots of beautiful views when walking along the ridge line, plenty of great rock formations to scramble around and a variety of terrain.

Nipstone Rock

The route was pretty straight forward to follow and the distance was pretty accurate in the book, but as it took nowhere near the 3 hours 30 minutes target time, it would have been nice if the walk lasted a bit longer. There was a steady climb involved, but nothing too strenuous.

Jiminy chilling on Nipstone Rock

As for the terrain, 'The Bog' lives up to its name so make sure you have proper boots. Once you get up to the Stiperstones ridge, the path becomes very rocky so it probably wasn't the best idea for me to do this walk whilst recovering from a sprained ankle! The latter part of the walk involves crossing farmland and walking along well kept paths.
Nipstone Rock, Manstone Rock and the Devil's Chair all provide some great photo opportunities along the ridge and are also great places to stop for lunch.
Apparently you can see the Devil on his chair during dark stormy nights, instead he just decided to dump a huge hail storm on top of us, another first for the walks!

HAIL!

I would definitely recommend this walk as the views are beautiful along the Stiperstones and it isn't too difficult a climb up there. Take your time to enjoy the views and explore the rocks as the route allows for plenty of time.

Best thing about walking this time of year, cute lambs!

Thanks to Neil for the company and as always, Thanks for reading,

Stef.

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