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Calendar Competition

The competition is now closed. The winning entries are being selected.

3rd Shropshire Way Festival from 20th to 28th September 2021

Thank you to those walking groups who have sent in a walk for the festival. We have a record number of 30 walks this year. The schedule will be available here very soon.

Becoming a Registered Charity

We became a Registered Charity on 4th June 2021. Our Charity Number is 1194685

Shropshire 80k Ultra Run event

The Discovery Centre in Craven Arms is organising this event and has more than 400 entrants. The SWA Trustees will be manning a checkpoint at The Bog.

Congratulations!

Iain Prentice completed North and South loops of the SWMR from 26th to 30th April 2021. In all he did 193.5 miles in 52 hours of walking / running. He camped on the way and so had a heavy pack too!

Katie Waistell completed her ultra run from Mainstone to Ludlow on Friday 14th August 2020 in just over 7 hours.

Kerry Allison walked all the southern loop in four days.

Elaine Barnett and Sarah Williams completed 180 miles of the Shropshire Way in 7 days.

Grant Wilson, Centre Manager at the Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre completed all 120 miles of the Shropshire Way Southern Loop last weekend 5th to 7th June 2020. There is a link to his blog opposite, describing how he faced up to the challenge and achieved his goal.

See photo gallery below and links in the panel opposite for accounts of these achievements.