Stone
Staffordshire
Slow Ways linking Stone and Baldwin's Gate, Cheadle (Staffordshire), Eccleshall, Hixon, Longton, Stafford, Stoke-on-Trent, Uttoxeter
Progress towards triple-checked route options for Stone’s eight Slow Ways: 38%
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Stone from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Baldwin's Gate—Stone
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Baldsto one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 212m | Descent 233m | |
Eccleshall—Stone
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Eccsto one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 89m | Descent 100m | ||
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Stone—Cheadle (Staffordshire)
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Stoche one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 20km/13mi | Ascent 330m | Descent 407m | ||
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Stone—Hixon
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Stohix one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 179m | Descent 176m | ||
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Stone—Longton
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Stonlon one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 108m | Descent 152m | ||
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Stone—Stafford
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Stosta one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 17km/11mi | Ascent 90m | Descent 114m | ||
Stone—Stafford
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Stosta two |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 113m | Descent 137m | ||
Stoke-on-Trent—Stone
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Stosto one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 65m | Descent 82m | |
Stoke-on-Trent—Stone
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Stosto two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 91m | Descent 108m | ||
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Stone—Uttoxeter
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Stoutt one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 336m | Descent 344m |
Collective progress
38% of Stone’s routes are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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4 people have contributed to Stone’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Stone
80km out of 158km have been walked and reviewed
108km of reviews have been shared in Stone
Latest Updates
I walked this route from Stone to Baldwin's Gate. Long story short: the route is probably a three star route (perfectly adequte, if not mind-blowingly amazing), but a short stretch of completely impassable footpath means I can't necessarily recommend this route. If it weren't for that short section, I'd give this route three stars....
mtormey
After a very short stretch of road walking, there's a long bit along a former railway line....
mtormey
David Sanderson added Stosto two, a new walk from Stoke-on-Trent to Stone
Walk this routeThe descent into the Trent Valley is across a number of quiet fields and is easy to follow. As you get nearer the River Trent, the fields become wetter and as I got closer to Burston I encountered a herd of cows who seemed incredibly keen to get close to me. Having crossed the Trent via a footbridge at Burston, you join the Trent and Mersey Canal which you follow all the way to Stone....
David Sanderson
Leaving Stone from outside the station, it crosses the railway via a bridge and goes straight through to the canal. You pass the Wedgwood Museum and then having crossed the border into Stoke City the canal becomes more wooded as it passes through the pretty surroundings of Trentham....
David Sanderson
I "started" this route from Stone, well "started" isn't really the word....
David Sanderson
Route through mostly lovely rural farmland, the start town of Stone has many facilities, pubs, cafes, places to stay, supermarkets etc on the route instelf there are almost no facilites, the first publically availabnle water is at around 18km. There are a number of tricky access issues where stiles have "disappeared" or vegentation needs to be beaten back....
simonalcock
Nice and pleasant walk along the canal from the pottery town of Stoke to Stone. A bit boring during the first mile after Stoke but it gets better. After Trentham, it can get a little muddy in winter....
Eve Donnadieu
Slow Ways added Baldsto one, a new walk from Baldwin's Gate to Stone
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Stoche one, a new walk from Stone to Cheadle (Staffordshire)
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Stosto one, a new walk from Stoke-on-Trent to Stone
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Stone’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SJ8970334520
Lat / Lon
52.90803° / -2.15455°
Easting / Northing
389,703E / 334,520N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Stone's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
Official ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town
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