Staffordshire walks

Alton Walks

These walks from Alton explore the peaceful Churnet Valley with a choice of short to longer countryside loops. You’ll wander through the village, c…

Apedale Country Park Walks

These walks at Apedale Country Park explore a fascinating landscape transformed from its mining past into rolling meadows and young woodland. With …

Aston Marina Walk

This walk from Aston Marina is a relaxed and scenic canal-side adventure with the bonus of a great restaurant and bar at the start or finish. You’l…

Baggeridge Park Walks

Set on the site of a former colliery, Baggeridge Park is now a wonderful mix of woodland, meadows and open views just waiting to be explored. With …

Barton Marina Walk

Barton Marina is a home for over 300 narrowboats and is linked to the Trent and Mersey Canal. The marina also offers a range of shops, restaurants …

Beacon Park Walk

This walk is a gentle and enjoyable stroll close to the heart of Lichfield, combining a touch of woodland, open green space and a wander around the…

Biddulph Grange Country Park Walk and Route Map

Biddulph Grange Country Park in Staffordshire covers about 73 acres of woodland, meadow, ponds and a large lake. It was once part of the Biddulph G…

Bishop's Wood Walks

Bishop's Wood in Staffordshire is a quiet area of woodland on the edge of the hamlet of Lipley, and it makes a pleasant setting for an easy walk am…

Blithfield Walk

Blithfield Reservoir is located near Rugeley in Staffordshire and is a beautiful 800 acre lake surrounded by scenic hills and ancient woodland. The…

Branston Water Walk

Branston Water Park is a wonderful local nature reserve which is home to lots of plant species and wildlife. There is a small visitor centre, child…

Brewood Walks

These walks from Brewood offer a wonderful mix of canal-side wandering, peaceful open countryside and time to explore this charming market town. Wh…

Brocton Walks

We have three walks starting from the Cannock Chase Brocton Coppice car park ranging from 1.25 miles to 5.25 miles.

Seven Springs Cannock Chase

Seven Springs car park is a great place to start a walk around the wonderful Cannock Chase.

Burnt Wood Walks

Loggerheads is a Staffordshire village close to the Shropshire border, with Market Drayton as its postal town. The Burnt Wood walk is a short two-m…

Cannock Chase Walks

Fairoak Pools Cannock Chase Walk and Map

The Fairoak Pools are a collection of small lakes in the middle of Cannock Chase. If you are looking for a family friendly walk, take a look at the…

Cannock Chase Walk

If you’re looking for a proper day out on Cannock Chase, this longer circular walk is a great way to experience just how varied the landscape can b…

Castle Ring Walks

Castle Ring is an ancient monument which is over 2,000 years old and one of at least seven hill forts in Staffordshire. It's a Green Flag Heritage …

Chasewater Country Park Walk and Map

Chasewater Country Park in Staffordshire is a scenic beauty spot and popular with walkers, nature lovers and water sports enthusiasts. It has a lov…

Cheeks Hill Walks

Cheeks Hill sits on Axe Edge Moor, on the western edge of the Peak District National Park, and is the county top of Staffordshire. The summit is op…

Consall Nature Park Walks and Route Maps

Consall Nature Park sits in the wooded Churnet Valley in Staffordshire, close to Consall Forge. It is a pleasing mix of woodland, pools, river and …

Coombes Valley Walks

Coombes Valley is the oldest RSPB reserve in the Midlands, set in a steep-sided valley on the southern edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands, about f…

Croxden Abbey Walk

The 12th century Croxden Abbey used to be the home to Cistercian monks. We have two walks that start from outside Croxden Abbey of 2.5 miles and 7.…

Danebridge Walks

These walks from Danebridge offer three circular options through the beautiful countryside around Wincle and the River Dane. The shorter routes mea…

Dartmouth Park Walks

These walks around Dartmouth Park offer easy, accessible routes that are perfect for a relaxed stroll in pleasant surroundings. The shorter option …

Dimmingsdale Valley Walk and Map

We have four Dimmingsdale walks in Staffordshire ranging from 1.25 miles to 4.25 miles. Take a look at the map below to see one of the routes.

Dovedale Walks

Dovedale is a scenic valley in the Peak District and a very popular beauty spot. Dovedale valley follows the River Dove near the Staffordshire and …

Thorpe Cloud Walk and Route Map

If you're looking for a Thorpe Cloud walk, these two routes let you explore one of the most distinctive landmarks in the Peak District. Standing at…

Downs Banks Walks

These walks at Downs Banks offer a wonderful mix of woodland, heath and far-reaching countryside views. The shorter route is a pleasant circular st…

Ellastone Walks

Ellastone is a linear village close to the River Dove, right on the Derbyshire and Staffordshire border. It is best known as the Hayslope of George…

Flash Walks

These walks from Flash offer a real taste of wild Staffordshire Moorland, with big skies, open hills and the iconic Three Shires Head as a memorabl…

Three Shires Head Walk

Three Shires Head is a picturesque spot where the counties of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire meet, high in the moorlands. On this wonderful…

Forge Mill Walk

This walk is a gentle circular stroll around Forge Mill Lake and the surrounding nature reserve, perfect for a relaxed outing. With firm, accessibl…

Fradley Junction Walk

Take a look at the map below for a lovely canal walk around Fradley Junction.

Hanbury Walk

This walk is a short circular route through open farmland with a powerful piece of history at its heart. You’ll pass the dramatic Fault Crater Monu…

Hanchurch Hills Walks

Tucked away in the Staffordshire countryside, these walks around Hanchurch Hills offer a wonderful mix of peaceful woodland, open farmland and far-…

Hanley Park Walk

This walk is a pleasant, family-friendly stroll around Hanley Park in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent. You’ll wander past the playgrounds and pavilion,…

Hawksmoor Wood Walk and Route Map

Hawksmoor is an area of ancient woodland in the Churnet valley, close to Oakamoor in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Cared for by the National Trust, …

Hen Cloud Walk

This walk is a short but rewarding climb up the striking Hen Cloud, perfect for stretching your legs and enjoying big Peak District views. Head ant…

Highgate Common Walk

Highgate Common Nature Reserve is owned by the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and is an ancient lowland heath with a network of paths crossing the wo…

Himley Hall Walk

Himley Hall and Park sits on the edge of the Black Country, close to the village of Himley in Staffordshire. The Hall began as a moated manor besid…

Hixon Walks

Set in the gentle countryside around Hixon, these walks offer two very different ways to explore the area. One route takes you on a fascinating loo…

Hollinsclough Walks

Tucked away in beautiful countryside, these walks from Hollinsclough offer something for every level of adventure. From gentler countryside loops w…

Hulme End Walks

Nestled close to the Staffordshire and Derbyshire border, Hulme End is a wonderful gateway to the beautiful Manifold Valley. These walks follow the…

Ilam Walks

Ilam is a village in the Staffordshire Peak District, at the entrance to the Manifold Valley and close to Dovedale. There has been a settlement her…

Jackson Bank Walk

Jackson Bank is a woodland car park on Brakenhurst Road, close to the hamlet of Hoar Cross in east Staffordshire. It sits within the National Fores…

Kinver Edge Walks

Kinver Edge is a high heathland and woodland in South Staffordshire that’s also home to the famous Rock Houses and an iron age hill fort. There are…

Knypersley Reservoir Walks

Knypersley Reservoir, also called Knypersley Pool, sits in Greenway Bank Country Park near Biddulph in Staffordshire. Built in the late 1820s to fe…

Leek Walks

Leek is perfectly placed for exploring the rolling countryside and waterways that surround this charming Staffordshire market town. These walks ran…

Longnor Walks

Longnor is a village in the Staffordshire Peak District, set among rolling farmland and hills close to the valleys of the River Dove and the River …

Loynton Moss Walks

Loynton Moss is a nature reserve in Staffordshire with a place in local conservation history. It was the first reserve of Staffordshire Wildlife Tr…

Mary Stevens Park Walk

Mary Stevens Park is a public park in the Norton area of Stourbridge, best known for Heath Pool, its boating lake, a traditional bandstand, a café,…

Merryton Low Walk

Merryton Low is the highest point of Morridge, a long ridge of high moorland a few miles east of Leek in the Staffordshire part of the Peak Distric…

Middleton Lakes Walks

Middleton Lakes is an RSPB nature reserve in the River Tame valley, close to Tamworth in Staffordshire. Its lakes were formed from former gravel wo…

Mow Cop Castle Walk

A short rewarding walk with a climb up to the striking Mow Cop Castle folly and breathtaking 360-degree views across Staffordshire and Cheshire. Th…

Musden Low Walks

Musden Low is a hill in the Staffordshire Moorlands, close to Waterhouses and within reach of the Manifold Valley and Thor's Cave. The summit stand…

Norbury Junction Walks

These walks from Norbury Junction offer a lovely mix of peaceful canal towpaths, quiet woodland trails and open countryside views. Whether you choo…

Oakamoor Walks

These walks from the pretty village of Oakamoor offer something for everyone, from a gentle riverside stroll to more strenuous adventures in the be…

Osmaston Walks

These walks from the small and peaceful village of Osmaston explore some truly lovely countryside close to the Staffordshire and Derbyshire border.…

Park Hall Country Park Walk and Map

Park Hall Country Park near Stoke-on-Trent is a fantastic place for a walking adventure where you can enjoy numerous different species of fauna and…

Perry Hall Park Walks

These walks around Perry Hall Park offer a refreshing slice of green space within the city. Following the River Tame and exploring the former groun…

Pooley Country Park Walk

Pooley Country Park sits on the edge of Tamworth, on the site of the former Pooley Hall Colliery. Today it is a green open space with water, grassl…

Pump Tree Woods Walks

These walks explore the varied landscapes of Park Hall Country Park, starting from the Pump Tree Woods area and branching out across this fascinati…

Queens Park Walk

This walk is a gentle stroll around the charming Victorian setting of Queens Park in Barlaston, with its tree-lined paths, pretty lake and historic…

Revidge Hill Walk

Revidge Hill rises above the Staffordshire village of Warslow, and this short walk takes you from the village up onto the hill and back down again.…

Rudyard Lake Walk and Route Map

Rudyard Lake is one of the most scenic beauty spots in Staffordshire and a very popular place to visit for tourists, walkers and water sports enthu…

Rugeley Walk

These walks from Rugeley offer a varied countryside adventure with a lovely mix of open fields, farmland, woodland and peaceful canalside paths. St…

Sandon Park Walk

This walk is a peaceful, off-the-beaten-track wander through the beautiful parkland and surrounding countryside of Sandon. You’ll pass the striking…

Seven Springs Walks

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Sheepwalks Hill Walk

Sheepwalks Hill sits in the countryside just outside Enville, a village in south Staffordshire on the county boundary, south-west of Wolverhampton.…

Shoal Hill Common Walks

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Silverdale Country Park Walk

Silverdale Country Park is a scenic area near Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire and is popular with walkers and nature lovers. The park was creat…

Stafford Walks

Set in the heart of Staffordshire, Stafford offers a choice between town and countryside, and these walks let you enjoy the best of both. The walks…

Sutton Park Walks

Sutton Park is a National Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest on the edge of Sutton Coldfield, covering roughly 2,400 acres. It …

The Cloud Walks

Right on the edge of Staffordshire and just over into Cheshire, The Cloud offers big views and even bigger adventures, and these walks make the mos…

Tittesworth Reservoir Walk

Tittesworth Reservoir lies close to Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands, where the River Churnet is held back to form a large expanse of water. It …

Tutbury Walk

Tutbury is a large village in east Staffordshire, sitting on the River Dove right on the Derbyshire border and dominated by the ruins of its castle…

Walsall Arboretum Walks

Walsall Arboretum is a charming Victorian park on the edge of town, and these walks are a lovely way to explore its lakes, lawns and leafy pathways…

Weag's Bridge Walks

Set in the beautiful Manifold Valley, these walks from Weag’s Bridge make the most of the scenic Manifold Track and the surrounding rolling country…

Westport Lake Walk

Westport Lake in Staffordshire is a popular beauty spot for walkers and nature lovers. It has a visitor centre and cafe with a lovely waterside ter…

Wetton Mill Walks

Nestled in the beautiful Manifold Valley, these walks from Wetton Mill offer a fantastic mix of limestone scenery, peaceful valleys and dramatic hi…

Thor’s Cave Walk and Route Map

Thor’s Cave is a spectacular natural cavern located in a limestone crag in the <a href="/staffordshire-walks-blog/manifold-valley-walks-map">Manifo…

Wheaton Aston Walks

Set in gentle South Staffordshire countryside, these walks from Wheaton Aston offer a relaxed mix of open farmland and peaceful waterside strolling…

Whitfield Valley Walk

Whitfield Valley Nature Reserve is one of the largest reserves in Stoke-on-Trent and includes a wide variety of wildlife and habitats. Here are 4 W…

Willots Wood Walks

Tucked within Park Hall Country Park, these walks from Willot’s Wood offer a wonderful mix of peaceful woodland and dramatic landscapes. From a gen…

Wolseley Centre Walk

The Wolseley Centre is the headquarters of Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and sits beside the River Trent at Wolseley Bridge, between Stafford and Ru…

The Wolseley Centre Walk

The Wolseley Centre is the headquarters and nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, beside the River Trent at Wolseley Bridge. The site…

Wombourne Walks

These walks from Wombourne make the most of the beautiful waterways and traffic-free trails around Bratch. With a choice of shorter loops or a long…