Maesbury Walks

All-weather walks

All the walks on this page are entirely on compacted gravel and tarmac, making them suitable for wheelchairs/pushchairs etc., but also for the times when prolonged heavy rain makes Maesbury marsh live up to its name, and the fields can become too boggy to walk comfortably.

These are all circular (or figure 8) walks starting at the Maesbury Broadplace @ Canal Central. You could start at any other point on the walks and use the tea room to take a break, do the walks the other way round, or just make your own combination of the routes suggested.

If you're not feeling too energetic you can even take a virtual stroll by just following the links below for your chosen walk.

The maps used throughout are from the 1890 Ordnance Survey as this gives an interesting historical perspective (and it's copyright free...), but it is recommended that you acquire a modern OS map to take with you!

Most walks just have the maps and basic instructions so far, but the first few have some notes and photos about history, wildlife etc., more will be added in due course. The times given obviously depend how fast you walk and how often you stop to look at the scenery and wildlife . . .

Walk 1 - Circular - a short flat stroll along Coed y Rae Lane, and back along the towpath. Flat gravel & tarmac; 10-15 minutes

Walk 2 - Circular - a short flat stroll along the towpath to the Navigation Bridge, then through the village and back along Coed y Rae Lane. Flat gravel & tarmac; 10-15 minutes

Walk 3 - figure 8 - a combination of the above two walks. Flat gravel & tarmac; 20-30 minutes

Walk 4 - circular - towpath to the Navigation, then along the main road to Maesbury School; Morton Lane to Newbridge; Coed y Rae Lane to the Lift Bridge, back along the canal. Flat gravel & tarmac 35-45 minutes

Walk 21 - circular - towpath and lanes to Bromwich Park and Fox Hall Flat gravel & tarmac; about 2 hour