Never in my wildest dreams would I think I csn find a combination of my 2 loves: cycling and history.. and there you are! Wow! The best travel show imaginable. Thanks.
Really glad you enjoyed the combo. Check out the other Cycling UK routes I've done videos for too. King Alfreds Way, West Kernow Way, Rebellion Way and Traws Eryri
I'm very lucky because this is on my doorstep. We are blessed with some tremendous riding on and off road. Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and east into Gloucestershire with the Cotswolds. You could spend months riding about and never use the same bridleway twice. It's a bit grim in winter but spring and summer are amazing.
Been to Shropshire for the last two years on summer family holidays. Year before last I rode up Titterstone Clee. Definitely worth the effort. Now I’ve seen this, I want to go back. Shropshire is such a lovely county.
Visited Shropshire this summer myself with the Mrs as a last minute break. I didn't really have many expectations though I knew it was popular for MTB. What a stunning place and that's before you get to the cycling options. The MTB options are fantastic. It really made me realise how ruined by traffic the Peak District is 😢....we really shouldn't be telling people how amazing Shropshire is.... honestly, it's rubbish everyone, don't go!
Glad you enjoyed it Michael. I've actually got another channel that's similar content to this but much shorter (25-60km) circular routes and generally filmed with my wife Sarah on our tandem. We've not had chance to do any this year though as Sarah blew a disc in her neck at the start of the year. There's a bakers dozen up on the site already though and hopefully we'll start adding more soon. www.youtube.com/@pedallingpast9350/featured
I spent 2 weeks in Shropshire hiking and a bit of mountain biking. What a lovely county. Thanks for sorting a route out to see some of the best bits, I'll be coming back.
Great video. Looks like a great route. I have walked or cycled many parts of the route and love the Shropshire countryside. I live in Shropshire and love the fact that most pass it by. I hope to do this route, on our mountain bikes, next year with my 14 year old son, or sooner if the weather is kind to us at the end of October.
I bikepacked from the South Wales Valleys to Keswick a few years back. My Komoot route took me up through Shropshire and I have to say it was absolutely stunning.
@GuyKesTV It was. I did it on an On One Bootzipper I built up as a drop bar bike after seeing your video review. I would love to do more bikepacking but life keeps getting in the way. It would be a dream to to the GDMBR route one day. This new route looks great by the way 👍👍
What an amazing video. The narration is how it should be, better than it should be. Even with me not understanding everything you said, I got a great deal of information, pleasure and delight from this video. Best of wishes and thanks from the US. Frank
"Massively under-appreciated & unvisited." Except by those of us whose stomping ground it is. Thoroughly enjoyed your film, thank you, but let us hope it stays that way.
Brilliant commentary as usual & learnt some history too, so thanks for doing this guy. I’ve done parts of that route as am local, looking forward to linking it all together soon tho. 👍🏼
Fantastic video that looks such an interesting route, when you do route guide be good to have a clue on gradients for the climbs which would help with a few decisions as to which bike and wether to camp or stay in accommodation. Also any comparisons e.g if you have done West Country way easier or harder or may be sandstone way. Keep up good work
There's some steep buggers on it that's for sure and more climbing than any of the other CUK routes apart from Great North Trail. Especially on days 2 and 3. If I went again I'd run MTB gears for sure but with fast tyres (or a gravel bike with MTB gears) as the terrain isn't as rocky as Traws Eyryi.
Interesting video. The 'drover's road' along the base of Wenlock Edge is actually an old railway track as you'd have found if you'd continued through the station at Longville-in-the-Dale (it's a private house now).
The top of the steep climb after crossing the road 18:10 is where it joins the old railway line, and if Guy got up that climb on a gravel bike I take my hat off to him.
Great route. I live in Montgomeryshire, so could do in three day trips. Is there alternatives for those who ride audax road bikes rather than gravel? I do ride on towpaths, etc, but some bits look a bit rough for my Mercian on 28mm tyres.
Shame I missed you Guy, I live in Shrews and have ridden the start of that route often. BTW, did you stop in at Invisframe (they're in the industrial estate next to the end of the bridleway just before your edit at 4min 30secs)?
I was three hours later than I wanted to be leaving Shrewsbury so I just had to hustle, otherwise I'd have dropped in at the tandem shop in Ironbridge too
I like your films and the combination of history, archaeology and cycling but wish there was more tarmac. I have two bicycles - a folding Brompton and a Pashley Princess. I’ve been riding bikes since the early 1960s but struggle on bridleways and across fields. I went from your videos to look up Cycling UK and found to my huge disappointment that their promoted rides are really for mountain bikers or perhaps gravel bikers. What happened to cycling along country lanes, going through the villages, so much to see over the hedges and such easy cycling on the tarmac? I’ll continue to enjoy your lovely films but sadly it won’t be from a Brookes’ saddle 😕
So frustrating that more and more YHA's are moving to this type of model. I used to try and stay in them for all my route work but they're almost impossible to get space in these days so I haven't even bothered renewing my membership. Such a shame as they were absolutely pivotal when I was exploring the country on my bike as a youth
Never in my wildest dreams would I think I csn find a combination of my 2 loves: cycling and history.. and there you are! Wow! The best travel show imaginable. Thanks.
Really glad you enjoyed the combo. Check out the other Cycling UK routes I've done videos for too. King Alfreds Way, West Kernow Way, Rebellion Way and Traws Eryri
I'm very lucky because this is on my doorstep. We are blessed with some tremendous riding on and off road. Shropshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and east into Gloucestershire with the Cotswolds. You could spend months riding about and never use the same bridleway twice. It's a bit grim in winter but spring and summer are amazing.
Been to Shropshire for the last two years on summer family holidays. Year before last I rode up Titterstone Clee. Definitely worth the effort. Now I’ve seen this, I want to go back. Shropshire is such a lovely county.
@@PT456C it really is
Thanks for this! Can't wait to do this route in 2025.
Love these videos of you touring with the historic sites. So greatful from nz.
Glad you enjoyed it Brendan. Hope you get a chance to come over and ride them some day
I LOVE these videos Guy. 👏 Can’t stop and chat and I’m straight into number 2. 😉👍
Cheers Steve, glad you like em
Another great video. I'm loving the history content, makes it all so much more interesting than a standard bikepacking video.
Visited Shropshire this summer myself with the Mrs as a last minute break. I didn't really have many expectations though I knew it was popular for MTB. What a stunning place and that's before you get to the cycling options. The MTB options are fantastic. It really made me realise how ruined by traffic the Peak District is 😢....we really shouldn't be telling people how amazing Shropshire is.... honestly, it's rubbish everyone, don't go!
Looks a terrific route. 😍😍😍😍😍
Loving this. I'm from the area. I think you capture its essence perfectly.
@@davidraffe3445 thanks mate, glad I did it justice
Guy, really enjoyed this, keep this type of video style coming.
Glad you enjoyed it Michael. I've actually got another channel that's similar content to this but much shorter (25-60km) circular routes and generally filmed with my wife Sarah on our tandem. We've not had chance to do any this year though as Sarah blew a disc in her neck at the start of the year. There's a bakers dozen up on the site already though and hopefully we'll start adding more soon. www.youtube.com/@pedallingpast9350/featured
I spent 2 weeks in Shropshire hiking and a bit of mountain biking. What a lovely county. Thanks for sorting a route out to see some of the best bits, I'll be coming back.
Great video. Looks like a great route. I have walked or cycled many parts of the route and love the Shropshire countryside. I live in Shropshire and love the fact that most pass it by. I hope to do this route, on our mountain bikes, next year with my 14 year old son, or sooner if the weather is kind to us at the end of October.
I bikepacked from the South Wales Valleys to Keswick a few years back. My Komoot route took me up through Shropshire and I have to say it was absolutely stunning.
That sounds a cracking trip!
@GuyKesTV It was. I did it on an On One Bootzipper I built up as a drop bar bike after seeing your video review. I would love to do more bikepacking but life keeps getting in the way. It would be a dream to to the GDMBR route one day. This new route looks great by the way 👍👍
FANTASTIC VIDEO.
@@outdoors-e9v thanks, it’s the route that makes it though
What an amazing video.
The narration is how it should be, better than it should be. Even with me not understanding everything you said, I got a great deal of information, pleasure and delight from this video.
Best of wishes and thanks from the US.
Frank
@@frankducett9 wow, thanks Frank. So glad you enjoyed it even if I was hard to understand in places
Great video and great route. Stayed at Wilderhope thirty-odd years ago when we did LEJOG - stunning place.
amazing spot. Like I say I stayed there when I was about 11 with my mum
Superb video
@@cathschofield7488 thanks Cath, glad you enjoyed it
Nice one, very interesting route. Cheers Joe.
Saw it advertised in the current issue of Cycle, the Marches are a cracking area
They really are
"Massively under-appreciated & unvisited." Except by those of us whose stomping ground it is.
Thoroughly enjoyed your film, thank you, but let us hope it stays that way.
Brilliant as usual, already subscribed to you, now subscribed to Cycling UK
Awesome and thanks
Brilliant commentary as usual & learnt some history too, so thanks for doing this guy. I’ve done parts of that route as am local, looking forward to linking it all together soon tho. 👍🏼
You're lucky to have all that lucky. Great area for riding
@@GuyKesTVyou should come ride our local MTB trails 😂 next time your close to Hagley I’ll give you a tour, they are 🔥 E-bike essential 🤘🏼
@@tromansn I bet there’s some awesome stuff around there, might have to take you up on that 🤘🏻
Fantastic video that looks such an interesting route, when you do route guide be good to have a clue on gradients for the climbs which would help with a few decisions as to which bike and wether to camp or stay in accommodation. Also any comparisons e.g if you have done West Country way easier or harder or may be sandstone way. Keep up good work
There's some steep buggers on it that's for sure and more climbing than any of the other CUK routes apart from Great North Trail. Especially on days 2 and 3. If I went again I'd run MTB gears for sure but with fast tyres (or a gravel bike with MTB gears) as the terrain isn't as rocky as Traws Eyryi.
@@GuyKesTV More climbing than Traws Eyryri?
@@jonathangreen7111 Yup, about 600m more
@@GuyKesTV Ouch!
Please stop telling people how lovely Shropshire is. We like to keep it quiet and to ourselves…
Sorry, I won't mention it again
Interesting video. The 'drover's road' along the base of Wenlock Edge is actually an old railway track as you'd have found if you'd continued through the station at Longville-in-the-Dale (it's a private house now).
Sorry yes, first part out of Wenlock is drovers I think but further on it definitely had that railway feel
The top of the steep climb after crossing the road 18:10 is where it joins the old railway line, and if Guy got up that climb on a gravel bike I take my hat off to him.
@@78James I bloody wished I hadn’t bothered grunting up the last bit when I got to Brown Clee later 🤣
Great route. I live in Montgomeryshire, so could do in three day trips. Is there alternatives for those who ride audax road bikes rather than gravel? I do ride on towpaths, etc, but some bits look a bit rough for my Mercian on 28mm tyres.
Shame I missed you Guy, I live in Shrews and have ridden the start of that route often. BTW, did you stop in at Invisframe (they're in the industrial estate next to the end of the bridleway just before your edit at 4min 30secs)?
I was three hours later than I wanted to be leaving Shrewsbury so I just had to hustle, otherwise I'd have dropped in at the tandem shop in Ironbridge too
👍 Popping in there today as it happens. Interesting set up they have
I like your films and the combination of history, archaeology and cycling but wish there was more tarmac. I have two bicycles - a folding Brompton and a Pashley Princess. I’ve been riding bikes since the early 1960s but struggle on bridleways and across fields. I went from your videos to look up Cycling UK and found to my huge disappointment that their promoted rides are really for mountain bikers or perhaps gravel bikers. What happened to cycling along country lanes, going through the villages, so much to see over the hedges and such easy cycling on the tarmac? I’ll continue to enjoy your lovely films but sadly it won’t be from a Brookes’ saddle 😕
Wilderhope Manor is no longer a YHA in the traditional sense; more like an AirB&B, since you can only rent the whole thing or forget it.
So frustrating that more and more YHA's are moving to this type of model. I used to try and stay in them for all my route work but they're almost impossible to get space in these days so I haven't even bothered renewing my membership. Such a shame as they were absolutely pivotal when I was exploring the country on my bike as a youth
Didn't know Romans used cavalry, much less Thrakian one.
Yep, they used a lot of foreign troops as Auxiliary cavalry alongside the Legionary infantry
What a great route and I'm definitely buying your book. It'll go with the KAW guide I bought and did this year! Excellent.
@@nosferatu8293 glad you enjoyed the videos and KAW