Extract:
'Welcome to Shropshire, a county full of contrasts and lots to offer cyclists - from quiet country lanes to urban cycle tracks and mountain biking routes in hills and forests. There are hundreds of village and towns to visit and plenty of space to relax in and take in some stunning scenery.

'Shropshire Regional Cycle Route 31 is a 28 mile signed route along lanes between Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch. Cycle it in a day or take a weekend, allowing more time to explore the north of Shropshire.'

Along the way:
Wat's Dyke - built by the Mercian's in about 600 AD to delineate the border with Wales ...Old Oswestry Hill Fort - chronicled as the birthplace of Arthur's Guinevere, defended by a series of ditches and ramparts, and a series of pits found at no other hill fort (purpose unknown) ... Whittington Castle - once guardian of the main roadway through swampy marshlands ... Shropshire Union Canal - lift bridges and stairway locks ... the Meres and its National Nature Reserves ...