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%

Drawn: 8/8
reviewed: 4/8
verified: 0/8
and surveyed: 0/8

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Walk to Stone from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Baldwin's Gate—Stone
Baldsto one

Double check Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 212m Descent 233m
Eccleshall—Stone
Eccsto one Pioneer me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 89m Descent 100m
Stone—Cheadle (Staffordshire)
Stoche one Pioneer me Distance 20km/13mi Ascent 330m Descent 407m
Stone—Hixon
Stohix one Pioneer me Distance 17km/11mi Ascent 179m Descent 176m
Stone—Longton
Stonlon one Pioneer me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 108m Descent 152m
Stone—Stafford
Stosta one Pioneer me Distance 17km/11mi Ascent 90m Descent 114m
Stone—Stafford
Stosta two Verify me Distance 16km/10mi Ascent 113m Descent 137m
Stoke-on-Trent—Stone
Stosto one

Review me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 65m Descent 82m
Stoke-on-Trent—Stone
Stosto two Review me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 91m Descent 108m
Stone—Uttoxeter
Stoutt one

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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drawn

5/10

reviewed

0/10

surveyed

0/10

verified

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

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After a very short stretch of road walking, there's a long bit along a former railway line....

mtormey

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Stone

simonalcock surveyed Stone

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Stoke-on-Trent—Stone

David Sanderson added Stosto two, a new walk from Stoke-on-Trent to Stone

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The 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

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David Sanderson took this photo on Stosta two

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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

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David Sanderson took this photo on Stosto two

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Stone—Stafford

David Sanderson added Stosta two, a new walk from Stone to Stafford

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I "started" this route from Stone, well "started" isn't really the word....

David Sanderson

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David Sanderson took this photo on Stosto one

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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

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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

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Baldwin's Gate—Stone

Slow Ways added Baldsto one, a new walk from Baldwin's Gate to Stone

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Eccleshall—Stone

Slow Ways added Eccsto one, a new walk from Eccleshall to Stone

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Stone—Cheadle (Staffordshire)

Slow Ways added Stoche one, a new walk from Stone to Cheadle (Staffordshire)

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Stone—Hixon

Slow Ways added Stohix one, a new walk from Stone to Hixon

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Stone—Longton

Slow Ways added Stonlon one, a new walk from Stone to Longton

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Stone—Stafford

Slow Ways added Stosta one, a new walk from Stone to Stafford

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Stoke-on-Trent—Stone

Slow Ways added Stosto one, a new walk from Stoke-on-Trent to Stone

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Stone—Uttoxeter

Slow Ways added Stoutt one, a new walk from Stone to Uttoxeter

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Stone, Mon 27 March

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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

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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