Birmingham to shrewsbury

andy83
andy83 Posts: 1,558
edited August 2009 in Commuting chat
Wanted to go to shrewsbury to see gf family, but wanted to cycle there, has anyone done this. Only route i know is motorway and dont fancy going that way on bike lol.

or would it just be better to get a train there and do a nice loop to chester etc. anyone recomend and decent rides around there?

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,714
    Pretty easily doable. A few friends have done it from Selly Oak, including a couple of relative novices. They were fine, though they did get the train back.
  • andy83
    andy83 Posts: 1,558
    i was looking to go on a road bike so no off roading lol

    any idea which way they went?? dont mind a roads if have to go on them. im prob about 5 mile from selly oak so that would be fine going from there
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,714
    Some of them were on road bikes, so it was all on road.

    I'll try to find out the route for you.
  • camerone
    camerone Posts: 1,232
    dont know the exact routes, but i would head via stourbridge, bridgnorth and on to shrewsbury. a road routes but using google maps you will be able to work out quieter routes.
    other way would be wolverhampton and west from there
  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,714
    http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Bi ... Ironbridge

    Just put that together. That's probably the route I'd take, starting from Birmingham uni.
  • andy83
    andy83 Posts: 1,558
    thanks a lot , link doesnt work though :cry:

    as long as i know its possible and can tell the gf i wont be going on any really fast roads should be ok :D

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