Walks Around Wem
Walks Around Wem is run by Wem Parish Paths Partnership to provide printed Walking Guides, meet-ups and updates on the work that we complete to make the pathways clear so you can enjoy the countryside.
Walks Around Wem
Walks Around Wem is run by Wem Parish Paths Partnership to provide printed Walking Guides, meet-ups and updates on the work that we complete to make the pathways clear so you can enjoy the countryside.
walk 1
An easy walk north from Wem along green, fenced country paths. You then return to the start down the northern spur of the Shropshire Way.
walk 6
20 gates; 7 stiles.
Soulton Wood and the Hundred Steps. From the town car park it takes you along quiet lanes, through woods, across meadows with distant views, up the Hundred Steps before returning you to Wem.
walk 2
A short walk around the
back streets, greens
and footpaths of Wem.
This is an accessibility friendly walk.
walk 7
16 gates; 4 stiles.
An easy/moderate walk heading west out of town and then circling north past the black & white timbered ‘The Ditches Hall’ before going up Belle Vue. After a section of country lanes past Lowe Hall the route returns to Wem via the official footpath diversion avoiding Reeves woodyard.
walk 3
25 gates; 13 stiles.
A train ride, a country
ramble down the
Shropshire Way via a
Norman Church, back to
Wem.
walk 8
23 gates; 3 stiles.
This delightful walk
starts with a train from Wem to Yorton. The route then heads up to Clive before ascending Grinshill to witness the amazing views of Shropshire and into Wales. The route follows the Shropshire Way across rolling countryside first to the historic village of Tilley before heading along the banks the River Roden back to Wem.
walk 4
20 gates; 5 stiles.
From the centre of town we follow the River Roden, passing close to the Ruewood Nature Reserve. It crosses meadows, joins a short section of the Shropshire Way before returning to town.
walk 9
28 gates; 14 stiles.
A moderate walk to the north of Wem up the Shropshire Way, then to the Grade I listed St Mary’s Church at Edstaston. Then east and along an official footpath diversion avoiding Upper Lacon Farm before returning to Wem via. the historic Soulton Hall and down Alderley Lane. Letters in brackets refer to the notes at the end of these directions.
walk 5
26 gates; 6 stiles.
Rivers, Meadows and a Historic Village Wem. Walk 5 follows the River Roden then passes through the picturesque village of Tilley with its many interesting buildings - including the Tilley Raven Pub!
walk 10
8 gates; 7 stiles.
A circular walk South East, via the River Roden, Brockhurst Farm and Aston Hall.
The walk is from the town centre (Jubilee Square) car park. It crosses the river Roden, then, via Brockhurst Farm, Aston Hall, Alderley Lane and Wem Cricket Club, it returns to Wem.
About Us
Wem Parish Paths Partnership is a small group of volunteers dedicated to the upkeep of public footpaths and rights of way across Wem Parishes.
It would also be great to get feedback from the wider community on the state of our footpaths and public rights of way
Join Us
Volunteers regularly go out to check paths and enjoy walking together. You’re more than welcome to come and join us.
Latest News
Keeping Wem Walks Clear
Our Ten Wem Walks need to be kept clear and this is the time of year when nature tries to undo our efforts. A couple of the team were out on Monday checking walks 1 & 7. Following their report a trio were out on Tuesday clearing more of Walk 1 up to the pond and...
Solution Wood
As part of our ongoing efforts to keep the Wem Walks clear, today’s task was Soulton Wood - Part of Wem Walk 6. It was necessary to clear the paths en-route to Soulton Wood, then the access bridge before attacking the mass of brambles and nettles completely blocking...
The Lovely Wem Countryside
Today a couple of us braved the forecast rain (60% - but it didn’t) to do some local path clearance. Spring/Summer is the time when nature tries its hardest to obliterate our ‘Ten Wem Walks’ and we have to go out and combat the nettles and briers. Today we tackled the...
Installing Two Stiles
The footpath from Love Lane (by the cemetery) to Creamore Mill has been an issue for some time so the team went out to install two stiles to open it up. The Love Lane end gets very ‘muddy’ in the winter but at this time of year it’s okay. You can go up...
Bank Holiday Or Not
Bank Holiday or not, four members of the group were out this morning tackling a couple of housekeeping tasks. The first job was “planting” a new fingerpost at Greenbank, before heading over to Oaklands Farm to clear around 250 yards of the Shropshire Way. We’re...
Another Monday
Sometimes you have to make decisions - What to do with the corner of a field with two heavy field gates and a cow-mire between them (I'll leave that to your imagination). Mr & Mrs Ford were concerned that sometimes people leave a gate open and, not surprisingly,...
Monday 2nd February – Sometimes things just work out
We'd been dreading installing this stile:- well off the road, across muddy fields, through two gates where cows congregate and the site itself - an 8ft thick overgrown bramble hedge with the old dilapidated stile to get out - Ugh! It's on the footpath between Soulton...
ANOTHER MONDAY 26/01/26
Water, water everywhere - so installing stiles and gates was out of the question. Time to catch up on some outstanding business - finish waymarking the pending Wem Walk 10. It wasn't exactly warm and the wind didn't help but at least in didn't rain. Four hardy...
VALIDATION WEEK
Sunday 18th Januarry 2026 was the day Wem Walks 9 & 10 were validated - by having some hardy souls from outside our area walk the walks and prove there are no major problems. In spite of the questionable weather - it didn't actually pour with rain - a group of 16...
A New Year – and unfinished business
Those of you who avidly follow our activities may remember we were finalising Wem Walk 10. Well, there was only one task remaining before we published - adding the sixth stile, at Brockhurst Farm. Last Monday the weather was fair and five of us loaded the cars...
Snowy Photos for Wem Walk 10
Here are a few snowy photos from the forthcoming Wem Walk 10 which will hopefully be published soon. This is a circular walk from Wem to Barkers Green and then onto Brockhurst Farm. It then returns to Wem via Aston, Church Lane and Station Road.
Aston Hall to Brockhurst Farm
Over the last two months we have worked over a hundred hours revitalising a footpath that runs between Aston Hall and Brockhurst Farm to the east of Wem. This section will be part of a future Wem Walk and was particularly in need of some renewal. We have added steps,...
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