Cannock Chase Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 107 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 99 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 154 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 71 m
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 71 m - Start on Leyland Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Wolseley Road, B5075
  3. 3 : km 0.35 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  4. 4 : km 1.35 - alt. 93 m - Keep left onto Penkridge Bank
  5. 5 : km 1.41 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.9 - alt. 96 m - Keep left onto Chaseley Road
  7. 7 : km 2.25 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right onto Stonehouse Road
  8. 8 : km 2.74 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Shooting Butts Road
  9. 9 : km 3.23 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Penkridge Bank
  10. 10 : km 3.56 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Post Office Lane
  11. 11 : km 3.59 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 4.23 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 4.47 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 4.81 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 5.07 - alt. 117 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 5.52 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 5.53 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp left onto Cross Chase Walk
  18. 18 : km 5.73 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight right onto Cross Chase Walk
  19. 19 : km 5.88 - alt. 126 m - Keep left onto Cross Chase Walk
  20. 20 : km 6.85 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 6.86 - alt. 149 m - Turn slight right onto Cross Chase Walk
  22. 22 : km 6.95 - alt. 154 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 7.62 - alt. 141 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 7.63 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 7.9 - alt. 135 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 8.74 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Slitting Mill Road
  27. 27 : km 8.94 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 8.95 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight left onto Heritage Trail
  29. 29 : km 9.63 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right onto Heritage Trail
  30. 30 : km 9.93 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left onto Heritage Trail
  31. 31 : km 11.19 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left onto A460
  32. 32 : km 11.32 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hagley Road
  33. 33 : km 11.81 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Wolseley Road, B5075
  34. 34 : km 12.14 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Leyland Drive
  35. S/E : km 12.16 - alt. 71 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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Walking The Cannock Chase War Trail

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↔10.64 km ↗+148 m ↘-146 m ◔3h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Brocton (Staffordshire)

The war memorials on Cannock Chase provide a poignant reminder of our past history. This Staffordshire walk starts from the village of Brocton and offers an intresting insight into the landscape of Cannock Chase whilst visiting the war memorials.

Walking Seven Springs, Little Haywood and Shugborough Park from Milford

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↔10.11 km ↗+114 m ↘-123 m ◔3h 15 ▲Moderate
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A Staffordshire walk that explores some of the highlights of the northern part of Cannock Chase AONB. The route includes heathland, a section of canal and a walk through Shugborough Park.

Walking Seven Springs, Little Haywood and Shugborough Park from Milford

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↔10.14 km ↗+124 m ↘-124 m ◔3h 15 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Berkswich (Staffordshire)

This Staffordshire walk explores some of the highlights of Cannock Chase AONB in the vicinity of Milford. The route includes heathland, a section of canal and a walk through Shugborough Park.

Walking Cannock Chase from Milford

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↔11.40 km ↗+155 m ↘-155 m ◔3h 40 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Berkswich (Staffordshire)

The heathland of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire offers plenty of walks. This route starts from Milford, near Stafford, and visits some of the highlights of the area including the Stepping Stones and Seven Springs.

Walking Shugborough from Milford

Walker
↔6.71 km ↗+63 m ↘-65 m ◔2h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Berkswich (Staffordshire)

This Staffordshire walk begins with an exploratory look at a small part of Cannock Chase - now designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It then includes a walk through the parkland surrounding Lord Lichfield's Shugborough Hall before concluding with a look at some of Britain's canal heritage.

Walking Brocton from Walton-on-the-Hill

Walker
↔5.65 km ↗+34 m ↘-38 m ◔1h 45 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Berkswich (Staffordshire)

This short walk explores the Staffordshire countryside between the eastern outskirts of Stafford and the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The route offers views to Cannock Chase and the chance to explore the villages of Walton-on-the-Hill and Brocton.

Walking Sandon Park from Salt

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↔7.38 km ↗+80 m ↘-77 m ◔2h 20 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Salt and Enson (Staffordshire)

A short Staffordshire walk that begins by following a section of the Trent & Mersey Canal through the Trent Valley. The walk continues to include some pleasant Staffordshire countryside and the glorious parkland of Sandon Hall.

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