Mortimer Trail
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| Mortimer Trail | |
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 A trail head is at Kington, Herefordshire |
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| Length | 30 miles (48 km)[1] |
| Location | Midlands, England |
| Trailheads | Ludlow Kington |
| Use | Hiking |
| Season | All year |
Mortimer Trail is a waymarked long distance footpath and recreational walk in the counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire in England.
[edit] The route
The route is named after the Mortimer family of ruling Marcher Lords, often titled Earl of March, whose rise through successive generations from Norman times through the medieval period helped to shape the history and geography of this area of the Welsh Marches.
The route runs between Ludlow the old seat of the Council of the Marches and the site of Ludlow Castle, a seat of Mortimer power, and Kington, Herefordshire, in the quiet west of the county near the Welsh border.
The route crosses the River Teme, enters the Mortimer Forest upland forest ridge area, passes Croft Castle, close to Wigmore, Herefordshire and the initial seat of Mortimer power, passes through quiet Aymestrey and crosses the River Lugg and the River Arrow and ends in Kington, Herefordshire.[2]
