Route description
More direct route heading south out of Rugeley. Climbing out of Brereton via a quiet residential area and then going through the woods using the Brereton and Ravenhill Way. This reaches a triangulation pillar near a car park which you cross to get on to Stile Cop Road for a short section of road walking with spectacular views (there are no blind corners and if cars come there is always somewhere to step to). At the end of the road you pick up the Heart of England Way (also the Two Saints Way). From Startley Hill you follow a track surrounded by woodland which climbs up and down, this section might be challenging for some walkers. Eventually, having left the woods you take a fork off the main track which delivers you to the highest point of the route: Castle Ring. This gives you the option of a wander around this circular pre-Roman hill fort and its amazing panorama. The route leaves the car park, overlooking countryside and cityscapes south as far as the Clent Hills in Worcestershire. Continuing along Holly Hill Road in Cannock Wood you pass a reservoir and can see countryside for many miles to the east. Entering Gentleshaw you encounter the first pubs since leaving Rugeley. You then rejoin the footpath and make the gentle descent down Gentleshaw Hill with Burntwood ahead of you. The route into Burntwood goes along Chorley Road and then turns left into Rugeley Road. The pavement of which delivers you to the shops and eateries of Sankeys Corner, the Burntwood meeting place
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Survey Contents
- Grading
- Photos
- Facilities
- Challenges
- Obstacles
- Accessibility
- Measurements
- Successfully completed
- Expert recommendations
- Terrain
Grading
Path surface grading
Accessibility grading
Photos
Photos from surveys are coming soon.
Facilities
- Public toilet
- Wheelchair accessible toilet
- Supermarket
- Restaurant
- Vegan restaurant
- Accommodation
- Accommodation < £50
- Campsite
- Bothy
- Free wifi
- Public phone
- Mobile Phone Coverage
- Train station
- Bench
- Picnic table
- Bus stop
- Ferry
Challenges
- Scrambling
- Wading
- Swimming
- Climbing
- Stepping stones
- Very slippery
- Very muddy
- Very icy
- Likely to flood
- Long grass sections
- Crops encroaching on path
- Diverted path
Obstacles
- Stiles
- Step and kerbs
- Possible to avoid steps, if applicable
- Flights of steps
- Gates
- Kissing gates
- Locked gates
- Disables access gates
- Cycle barriers
- Ladders
- Cattle grids
- Fords
- Narrow bridges
- Ferry required
- Acceptable road walking
- Unacceptable road walking
- Dangerous road crossings
- Walking on paths beside roads
- Walking on verges beside roads
- Railway crossings
- River crossings
- Cattle possible
- Horses possible
- Tidal area
- Potential falls
- Exposed to elements
- Remote area
- Mountainous area
- Military training area
- No visible path
- Seasonal nesting birds
- Other hazards
Accessibility
- Free of stiles
- Free of single steps/kerbs
- Free of flights of steps
- Free of other obstacles
Measurements
Narrowest part of path: no data
The steepest uphill gradient East: no data
The steepest uphill gradient West: no data
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places
Successfully completed
- Small Pug-sized dog
- Small Labrador-sized dog
- Large St. Bernard-sized dog
- Standard pram
- Off-road rugged pram
- Standard wheelchair
- Off-road rugged wheelchair
- Standard mobility scooter
- Off-road rugged mobility scooter
Expert recommendations
- Small Pug-sized dog
- Small Labrador-sized dog
- Large St. Bernard-sized dog
- Standard pram
- Off-road rugged pram
- Standard wheelchair
- Off-road rugged wheelchair
- Standard mobility scooter
- Off-road rugged mobility scooter
Terrain
10.00% of the route is on roads
8.00% of the route is paved
5.00% of the route is lit at night
80.00% of the route is muddy
50.00% of the route is over rough ground
2.00% of the route is through long grass
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