Cannock Chase AONB

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 62.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 19h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 564 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 563 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 231 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 69 m
  • ⚐
    District: Colwich 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 52.79106° / W 1.994161°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(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. 77 m - Start on Coley Lane
  2. 2 : km 1.48 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto Trent Lane
  3. 3 : km 1.63 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 1.65 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left
  5. 5 : km 2.02 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 2.66 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 2.67 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 8 : km 3.24 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Tixall Road
  9. 9 : km 4.24 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 5.25 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 5.26 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 6.21 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 6.38 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 6.52 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Main Road, A513
  15. 15 : km 7.08 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  16. 16 : km 7.09 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto School Lane
  17. 17 : km 7.38 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight right onto School Lane
  18. 18 : km 7.41 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  19. 19 : km 7.46 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto The Village
  20. 20 : km 7.47 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Cedar Way
  21. 21 : km 7.53 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Brocton Lane
  22. 22 : km 7.8 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight left onto Brocton Lane
  23. 23 : km 9.62 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Sawpit Lane
  24. 24 : km 10.03 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Cannock Road, A34
  25. 25 : km 15.02 - alt. 166 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Stafford Road, A34
  26. 26 : km 16.55 - alt. 155 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stafford Road, A34
  27. 27 : km 17.26 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Midland Road
  28. 28 : km 17.34 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Gravel Lane
  29. 29 : km 17.79 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left onto Gravel Lane
  30. 30 : km 17.82 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 18.01 - alt. 174 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 19.09 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 19.12 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Cocksparrow Lane
  34. 34 : km 19.35 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Cannock Road, B5012
  35. 35 : km 19.37 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Parkside Lane
  36. 36 : km 19.52 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 20.49 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Sheepwash Lane
  38. 38 : km 22.09 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Church Lane
  39. 39 : km 22.35 - alt. 122 m - Keep right onto Sandy Lane
  40. 40 : km 22.65 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Sandy Lane
  41. 41 : km 22.82 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 22.83 - alt. 130 m - Turn left onto Sandy Lane
  43. 43 : km 25.13 - alt. 190 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 26.51 - alt. 200 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 26.52 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 27.5 - alt. 215 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 47 : km 28.09 - alt. 226 m - Turn left onto Brindley Road
  48. 48 : km 28.38 - alt. 231 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 28.58 - alt. 220 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 50 : km 29.19 - alt. 220 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 29.24 - alt. 219 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 29.62 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 30.61 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Brindley Heath Road
  54. 54 : km 30.62 - alt. 156 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 30.66 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 31.22 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 31.23 - alt. 164 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 31.56 - alt. 171 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 31.85 - alt. 189 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 32.51 - alt. 187 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 32.62 - alt. 177 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 33.89 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Walkers Rise
  63. 63 : km 33.9 - alt. 171 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 64 : km 34.14 - alt. 157 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 34.74 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Brindley Heath Road
  66. 66 : km 34.79 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  67. 67 : km 34.92 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto A460
  68. 68 : km 35.03 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp left onto Rawnsley Road
  69. 69 : km 36.33 - alt. 178 m - Turn left onto Rugeley Road
  70. 70 : km 37.01 - alt. 195 m - Turn right onto Cannock Wood Street
  71. 71 : km 37.53 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 38.02 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  73. 73 : km 38.13 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp right
  74. 74 : km 38.35 - alt. 195 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 38.95 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 39.97 - alt. 198 m - Turn sharp left
  77. 77 : km 40.75 - alt. 190 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 40.98 - alt. 183 m - Turn left onto Sevens Road
  79. 79 : km 41.22 - alt. 179 m - Turn left onto Sevens Road
  80. 80 : km 41.86 - alt. 161 m - Turn left onto Hayfield Hill
  81. 81 : km 42.51 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 42.78 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 42.79 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp right
  84. 84 : km 42.99 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp left
  85. 85 : km 42.99 - alt. 152 m - Turn left onto Chorley Road
  86. 86 : km 43.71 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 44.02 - alt. 162 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 44.27 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 44.76 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 45.21 - alt. 165 m - Turn left onto Briertey Hill Lane
  91. 91 : km 45.37 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Windmill Bank
  92. 92 : km 45.81 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp right onto Malthouse Road
  93. 93 : km 49.1 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Bardy Lane
  94. 94 : km 49.55 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Lower Way
  95. 95 : km 49.57 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Huntsman's Hill
  96. 96 : km 49.68 - alt. 136 m - Turn sharp left onto Upper Way
  97. 97 : km 50.22 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 51.08 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 51.17 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 51.95 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 52.93 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Coppice Lane
  102. 102 : km 53.32 - alt. 119 m - Keep right
  103. 103 : km 53.41 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  104. 104 : km 53.79 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 54.03 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Hednesford Road, A460
  106. 106 : km 54.73 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Heritage Trail
  107. 107 : km 54.81 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  108. 108 : km 55.05 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Slitting Mill Road
  109. 109 : km 55.45 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Penkridge Bank
  110. 110 : km 56.06 - alt. 93 m - Keep left
  111. 111 : km 56.1 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left onto Chaseley Road
  112. 112 : km 56.54 - alt. 96 m - Keep right onto Peakes Road
  113. 113 : km 56.8 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Peakes Road
  114. 114 : km 56.84 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Peakes Road
  115. 115 : km 56.91 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp left onto Whitworth Lane
  116. 116 : km 57.13 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight left
  117. 117 : km 57.32 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
  118. 118 : km 57.32 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  119. 119 : km 57.41 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  120. 120 : km 57.51 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Bower Lane
  121. 121 : km 57.83 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 58.11 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right
  123. 123 : km 59.36 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto A51
  124. 124 : km 59.55 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto A51
  125. 125 : km 59.61 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto A51
  126. 126 : km 59.87 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  127. 127 : km 59.89 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 61.78 - alt. 73 m - Keep left
  129. 129 : km 61.8 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto Meadow Lane
  130. 130 : km 62.03 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Main Road
  131. S/E : km 62.03 - alt. 77 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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