(Garmin Connect is able to swap the start and finish over and then save the route) I started in Ludlow from the station, however the route started more central but was merely a case of turning right out of the station and following the road round, which then dropped you on to the route, the distance ending up the same....

Ian Pincher

After crossing the minor road south of Burrington, the Slow Ways route heads towards Brick Barn and the Willows, and although we could see the footpath there appeared to be no public right of way on the OS map, so we took the long way round, using the Herefordshire Trail and then turning right towards Marlbrook Hall. In fact we were not, and there was a public right of way across his land, which in just 10 metres or so was about to cross a stile into a neighbouring field....

swebbews

After some consideration I’ve given this route (which we did from east to west) a 3 star rating, but in reality this is an average of the different sections of the walk, which I’ve split into 5 sections:. This was a tough section, mainly due to the footpaths shown on the Slow Ways route and OS maps simply not existing in real life, maybe due to underuse and spread of vegetation. We did this walk in May, and saw nobody at all en route. As we weren’t confident that we could locate any kind of footpath leading up to Titterstone, we deviated from the Slow Ways route and turned left onto a small road leading down to cross the A4117 just east of Farnden. Conclusion: I’ve recommended Ludcle 2 for inclusion in the Slow Ways network, but anyone walking it may need to show some flexibility in adapting their actual route on the section between Hopton Bank and crossing the A4117 according to conditions....

swebbews

Great day’s walk, lots of interest and - mostly - well marked paths. Pub at Orleton is perfectly placed mid route. Takes you high at times for some good views....

J Walker

Easy, direct route, though I did feel that it could deviate from the A49 and railway line a little more often without adding too many miles - loads of paths around here. Still, I enjoyed this, great views of Stokesay from above Norton Camp Wood - lovely pint at the Apple Tree in Onibury too....

J Walker

I thought I knew the town well but this path was new to me, over the river at Ludford, weaving up and out of the town through some lovely old buildings, past a cemetery, eventually connecting with the main Overton road. There’s some lane walking from here, then you strike off on a footpath through fields towards Lydiatts to join a lane which runs into the Herefordshire Trail that takes you into Leominster....

C Hanson

The route follows the Shropshire Way through the Discovery Centre and then crosses the A49 towards Stokesay before crossing back again for a stretch alongside the road before diverting up a lane towards Norton Camp....

C Hanson

This route is passable and scenic and more direct to Ludlow than (the much more scenic) Route Three. Coming out onto Burway Lane, you get a great view of Ludlow Castle....

J Mitchell

Walking Ludlow to Leominster, all straightforward until a messy traveller's site on the edge of Moor Park School near Wheat Common Culvert. The timber yard at Broad needs some common sense navigation but I liked how it wasn't behind a high fence and that the casual coming across & walking through it, felt like the freer 1980s....

J Mitchell

By my reckoning, the plotting is inaccurate in many places and extremely so in Orleton (swerves through gardens off any PROW), Eye (short cuts across private land at The Field and then by Eye Manor), Luston (follows a track that is not a PROW from the village to Little Bury) and at The Broad (follows bank of stream across private land at Mile End, avoiding nearby Herefordshire Trail). I have created a more accurate .gpx, uploaded it as Leolud two, trialled and reviewed it....

nichowes

Negotiating the obstacle of the arable field, the route crosses the Manchester <> Cardiff railway line (photo four) to arrive at the small village of Eye. The route crosses the Manchester <> Cardiff railway line again and then another arable field crossing leads to the sad remains of the largely forgotten Kington, Leominster and Stourport canal (photo eight). Soon after, the route passes through the village of Orleton, passing alongside the Boot Inn (photo nine) and exiting the pub car park's left hand corner into an unassuming and unmarked PROW along a narrow alley (far left of photo ten). After doglegging through a residential area the route crosses a small stream, turns right and follows the brook's left bank past a sports ground and into a wood before branching left to cross a ditch to access a diagonal crossing of a large field to emerge onto the B4362 on the western edge of Comberton; careful attention to map reading is needed to find the diagonal path across the large field, although there is a nearby alternative path (not a PROW) continuing beside the brook that links up to the Herefordshire Trail (HT). The route passes between the barns on its left and the farmhouse on its right and then follows a hedge line and ridge crest to join the surfaced lane heading for Wheat Common. After turning left alongside the B4361 through Overton, the next PROW fingerpost is smothered by ivy but the route turns right off the B4361 and ascends the drive towards Overton House, crosses another drive and then continues as a path that contours across the slope before passing all-too-rare informative signage (photo fourteen) and descending gently to Mabbits Horn and the B4361 towards Ludford....

nichowes

The route doesn’t feel much used (I was scrambling through nettles and overgrown bushes in two places within the first km) although the footpaths were marked and matched pretty well to what was mapped....

Pasannamati

Crossing the railway line there's a fairly steep walk up to the woods and a great view back. This is a great woodland walk through Aldon Gutter!...

Neil Summersgill

Lots of the route is on the Herefordshire Trail, despite this there was also lots of very overgrown areas and sections with crops making it hard to find or traverse the footpaths....

Jo Jaunts

Having attempted to walk this route, we gave up as the footpath after Onibury don't actually exist on the ground. I will supply an alternative....

Mr Container

As a Ludlow resident, I believe the section between Stanton Lacy & Culmington is frankly dangerous. It's a fast road with no pavement. Avoid....

Mr Container