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Stiperstones

Stiperstones, Shropshire, England

11.99 KM

Stiperstones in the Shropshire Hills, is a quartzite ridge topped by several jagged outcrops of rock. This route starts near Snailbeach Mine and heads up across the moorland to the Devil's Chair, Manstone Rock and Cranberry Rock - three of the main features of the Stiperstone tors.

15 Sep 2021
Mountainous
5hrs, 15min (3hrs, 19min)
altitude Graph for stiperstones walk

Elevation: Max 537m, Min 232m, Gain 305m

Pictures from the walk

view of wooded hillside

View on the way up

selfie style image of 2 walkers wearing hats

Big hat selfie

black and white image of path across moorland with walker in distance

The path to Stiperstones

pathway with quartzite rock tor in the distance

Approaching Stiperstones

walker on stiperstones posing for picture

Photo opportunity!

couple taking photos on a quartzite rock tor

The Devil's Chair - a popular place for pictures

black and white image of quartzite tor

The Devil's Chair

black and white image of quartzite rock tor

Stiperstones quartzite rock tor

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