 The centrepiece of the circuit is the famous 'Hawkstone Hill', a steep hill that eventually rises to a 1-in-3 ascent at the top of the hill.The crest of the hill can be seen from the A53 road (Shrewsbury to Market Drayton) several miles away.At the top of the hill, riders have to contend with a hard sandstone surface, before dropping back down the hill in a fearsome descent, beginning in an almost vertical drop, followed by a bumpy descent that tests riders' skill and bike control.