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Glacial Boulder, Cannock Chase

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Glacial Boulder, Cannock Chase

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Cannock Chase National Landscape

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    December 14, 2020

    Hiking

    The Glacial Boulder is a chunk of granite which travelled from Scotland to Staffordshire in an ice sheet during the last Ice Age. After being found in a pit in …

    February 4, 2019

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    Exactly as the title states, this boulder has been here since the last big glacier melt in the area.

    October 5, 2019

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    Set upon a pedestal of Triassic pebbles, the boulder is of Granite which is out of place here on the Moorlands of South Staffordshire, there being no granite outcrops anywhere …

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    1. Tolkien Trail loop – Cannock Chase

    15.0km

    04:01

    170m

    170m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Elevation 190 m

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    Location: Brocton, Stafford, Staffordshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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