Staffordshire Walks

Barton Marina Walk and Map

Barton Marina walk, Staffordshire
Barton Marina · Photo: Graeme Hogg

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 and a number of lovely walks including the National Forest Silver Circuit.

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Walk information

Barton Marina


The first Barton Marina walk on the app is a short leisurely wander around the marina and it's network of paths that take you around the lakes and woodland. The second route option from Barton marina is a much longer walk known as 'The Silver Circuit'. It's a long walk provided to us by the National Forest and it was created to celebrate 25 years since trees were first planted in the National Forest. This lovely varied walk passes through Needwood Forest and down into the Trent Valley. It was designed to create a loop from the National Forest Way, which it follows between Tatenhill and the Trent & Mersey Canal.

You can find out more about Barton Marina here - https://www.bartonmarina.co.uk/

This Barton Marina walk starts at grid reference: 52.760842,-1.708777

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The app works without a phone signal, so you can keep following the route wherever the walk takes you.

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On a computer? Scan the QR code with your phone's camera to get the Staffordshire Walks app.

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  • Works without a phone signal
  • Includes 150+ Staffordshire walks
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Expanded route map for Barton Marina, a 1.5 mile circular walk in Staffordshire