Explore Cannock Chase Trails
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Explore Cannockw Chase trails So er Riv Little Haywood Trail information Milford N From Birches Valley Forest Centre A51 A513 Tre Route to Health nt a nd M 1.6km/1 miles ersey Canal S5 An easy, mostly flat, circular arts trail Wolsey Bridges Pub, Garden Centre River Trent created by local artists, students, & Wolsey Centre Seven Springs schools and community groups. The unique art pieces are all Brocton S4 Stepping Stones A51 themed around health issues and are designed to generate interest in areas such as exercise, relaxation, mental health and a healthy heart. Includes the popular ‘Fairy Trees’. Conservation area Fairoak Trail • • • Abraham’s Valley (No public access) 4km/2.5 miles An easy circular trail that takes in the magnificent Fairoak Valley and pools, a rich and important habitat Sherbrook Valley Chase Road that is home to many wildlife Gravel Quarry species. The area has an interesting d a coal mining past and was the o R Rugeley k location of a colliery in the late oo rd Br 19th century. This trail also provides Staffo h e a t h l a n d access to the Cannock Chase Visitor S6 Shooting Butts Road Centre at Marquis Drive and to the Start of trails: blue graded Sherbrook Trail. Route to Health S3 Fairoak Trail Slitting Pepper Slade Mill Sherbrook Trail • • • Kingsley Wood Road Birches Valley Pepper Slade loop: Conservation area Forest Centre (Please keep to paths) Silvertrees static 12km/7.5 miles caravan site (Distances include FairoakRugely Trail) S7 (some for hire) The Horns Pub Abraham’s Valley loop:station Pingle 20km/12.5 miles Slade Penkridge Bank Road (Distances include Fairoak Trail) Swinnerton Cycles Forest road and multi-use trail S2 Tackeroo Railway This trail takes in the picturesque Katyn caravan site SherbrookStile Cop Road Valley with its mixture Memorial F1 d a of woodlands and open heathland. o R l Two loops are available, the shorter l Fairoak Pools i Springslade M Pepper Slade loop and the longer Birches Valley Road Lodge g Camp Road n Abraham’s Valley loop which i t t S1 i F2 l A460 visits the Stepping Stones and S Abrahams Valley. War Start here: Sherbrook Trail Cemeteries Chase Heritage Trail • • • Marquis Drive Birches Valley to Rugeley 3km/2 miles Cannock Chase Birches Valley to Marquis Drive Pye Green Visitor Centre 3km/2 miles Tower Broad Hurst Green Birches Valley to Hednesford 8km/5 miles A34 This linear trail linking the towns Brindley Heath Road of Cannock and Rugeley passes throughCamping Cannock & Chase Forest takingCaravanning in sites Club of sitehistoric interest along the way. This trail helps explores the people, places and events that have made Cannock Pye ChaseRugeley and the Road surrounding area Green 0m 200 400 600 800 1km what it is today. A460 Golf course Conservation area (No mountain biking) Waymarkers Key Follow the Forest Code ! A working forest u Guard against all risks of fire Cannock Chase Forest is sustainably managed u Protect and respect and more trees are planted to replace those Orientation Car park Cycling facilities Walking trails posts wildlife, plants and trees cut down for timber. Good forest management Pay car park Cycle hire View point u Keep dogs under control benefits a wide range of wildlife and provides a Hednesford Toilets Cycle wash Camp site u Take your litter home landscape for people to enjoy. Remember, this is u Respect the quiet of the forest a working forest so access may be occasionally Information Picnic area Caravan site Multi-use trail Forest road u Take only memoriesHazelslade away restricted and trails diverted. Please pay Bridleway Visitor centre Play area Refreshments attention to and obey all forest signage. Hednesford station Cannock CC_zfold_inside.indd 2 24/03/2010 14:15.