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Shropshire Way - Wem, Whitchurch, Ellemere

Regional route59 km · 37 miBest Apr–Oct

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Best time to hike

Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 12–20 °C (54–68 °F)

  1. J7°2°62
  2. F7°1°46
  3. M9°3°54
  4. A12°4°53
  5. M15°7°57
  6. J18°10°58
  7. J20°12°55
  8. A19°12°66
  9. S17°10°65
  10. O13°7°77
  11. N9°4°70
  12. D7°2°71

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

About 59 km (37 mi) long, Shropshire Way - Wem, Whitchurch, Ellemere is a regional hiking route in Wrexham, United Kingdom. It is at Wem. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Apr–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length (signed)
59 km · 37 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
58 km · 36 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
At Wem (Shropshire, England) · GeoNames
Best months
Apr–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wrexham
Continent
Europe
Route type
Regional route
Ref
ShWwwe
Operator (OSM)
Shropshire Way Association
From / to
Wem → Ellesmere
Route centre
52.9186, -2.7722
Route start
52.8553, -2.7255
OpenStreetMap
relation 19253062
Official info
shropshireway.org.uk/plan-your-walk-1/north-rout
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Henry's Hike

9 mi · 15 km · Shropshire

Shropshire Way - link

10 mi · 15 km · Shropshire

Maelor Way

10 mi · 16 km · Wrexham

Marbury Circular Walk

10 mi · 17 km · Cheshire West and Chester

Food and Fungi Walk, Attingham Park

12 mi · 19 km · Shropshire

Wat's Dyke Way

19 mi · 31 km · Wrexham

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