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Highley and Alveley Footbridge – Route 45 Mercian Way Signpost loop from Highley

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Highley and Alveley Footbridge – Route 45 Mercian Way Signpost loop from Highley

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Highley and Alveley Footbridge – Route 45 Mercian Way Signpost loop from Highley

01:46

6.14km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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588 m

Alveley Colliery Bridge (Miners' Bridge)

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The old Alveley Colliery bridge was given a temporary reprieve back in September, when engineers decided that it was too risky to work on its replacement over the winter. Thus …

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595 m

Highley and Alveley Footbridge

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The Highley and Alveley footbridge is a replacement bridge crossing over the River Severn between Highley and Alveley in Shropshire. Arup designed the bridge for Mowlem Construction Ltd with Ivor …

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2.23 km

St Mary's Church, Highley

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Highley Church is the oldest building in the village. The earliest parts were built when the creation of the Domesday book was still in living memory, in the early 1100s. …

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2.68 km

Miners’ Memorial Sculpture

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Sculpture of miner standing in colliery lift cage under a clock tower in the former colliery. Sculpture created by David Howorth 1999.

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3.58 km

Highley Colliery Winding Wheel Memorial

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Memorial for Highley Colliery at Severn Valley Country Park This is a winding wheel from the former Highley Colliery which closed in 1969. The site now forms part of the …

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3.98 km

The cutting is through beds of Highley Sandstone. They were deposited in the river channels on swampy deltas 310 million years ago. Their characteristic grey-green tinge indicates deposition in oxygen-poor …

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4.15 km

View of Horses on Countryside Path

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5.57 km

Route 45 Mercian Way Signpost

Highlight • Monument

6.14 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.79 km

1.55 km

1.01 km

564 m

220 m

Surfaces

2.21 km

2.10 km

778 m

754 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Thursday 23 July

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Highley and Alveley Footbridge – Route 45 Mercian Way Signpost loop from Highley

Alveley Colliery Bridge (Miners' Bridge)

Highley and Alveley Footbridge

St Mary's Church, Highley

Miners’ Memorial Sculpture

Highley Colliery Winding Wheel Memorial

Highley Sandstone Cutting

View of Horses on Countryside Path

Route 45 Mercian Way Signpost

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