Loamhole Dingle — Attraction in The Gorge

You need proper walking boots if your going to walk this route as it's very muddy. The council have created a newer path which sadly no longer follows the stream so you do really miss out as your walking higher up the valley. The wooden steps need repairing and could either do with posts driven into the gound to hold as you walk over the steps or a decent railing. The steps either side of the bridge are tiny and could do with being wider. I would have prefered a lower walkway similar to what is at the start along the side of the stream so you can take in it's beauty as the other lower path is no longer maintained due to flooding.

Not suitable for small children, wheelchairs or those with limited walking. The walk is nothing like what the map indicates and cannot be walked in a loop. We carried onto the Lyde (secret) waterfall, which is small but worth a look and at this time of the year really drowns out the road noise above. The walk down to the waterfall is very slippy this time of year as it's muddy tracks with no steps or railings. So in parts, some of the walk is a sheer steep drop. So you really do go at your own risk and a notice does state for experienced walkers. I could not have done it on my own without my husband. We had two very kind and energetic walkers show us the way ( I felt bad as I was slow and unfit but my husband was able to keep up with them for directions until I needed him going at a very sharp angle which I forsaw me going on my bum at times though lucky I didn't. To get to the waterfall you either go under or over a fallen tree, I chose to go under and ended up kneeling in it as well as my hands but my hubby and our dog went over. By this point my legs were shaking, so I didn't feek safe going over. It is a pretty but small waterfall and very zen like if you sit on some mossy logs to just listen to the water fall over the rocks. Easier to walk back up though by this time I no longer cared about getting muddy legs.

Rather than go back via Loomhole Dingle we walked back via ropewalk meadow and back to the enginuity carpark where we had parked the car. It costs £3 for 3 hrs to which we were parked...

Walked up past the loamhole which seems to have moved south on this map since our last visit. It's a nice dingle but only serves as route to the better part we recently discovered upstream, a splendor of waterfalls and walks through gorges forged by glacial melt. The path to the waterfall is obvious and the only one you can take as you head up adjacent to the stream. This was our second visit and was a sunny dry day, the path was good all the way and once there it is a beautiful place to sit for a while and take it all in. From the main falls we explored the surrounding woodland, finding many other waterfalls and headed further up the valley, ending up near Little Wenlock and the Wrekin, then taking a circular route back to Coalbrookdale. Great walk with such varied nature, terrain and sights...

I took the dogs along the Dingle because the new one hadn't been there yet. It looks good at this time of year, with the garlic coming up and everything mossy and verdant. The path is on the fringes of "accessible" but some sections could challenge those with restricted mobility. Recent work has cleared views and given a more open feel to the area around the wee bridge and has improved/moved the path in sections. It's looking lovely at the moment (late march 2023) softened by new growth but still quite airy. The algorithm demands images and I didn't take any this time but I've got a few from last year. Dog and child friendly in a "playing in the stream and woods" mode. Nearest public loos in coalbrookdale (I think 🤔 Not a guarantee) a bit damp for picnics but in summer it's...