Downs Bank Brook – Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) loop from Stone

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Downs Bank Brook – Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) loop from Stone

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Downs Bank Brook – Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) loop from Stone

03:10

12.0km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.34 km

Coffee n’ Cones

Highlight • Cafe

September 2025 opening times -

Closed Weds

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri - 10am-3pm
Sat, Sun - 9:30am-5pm

Sells - coffee, tea, pop, slushies, cakes, biscuits, crisps & icecreams.

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2.47 km

Downs Bank Brook

Highlight • Forest

Apparently it hosts a healthy fish population, including European bullhead and brown trout.

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7.14 km

Plume of Feathers Pub

Highlight • Pub

This is a great gastro pub in the perfect location for walkers and cyclists. There are lots of tables and chairs right by the canalside.

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7.59 km

Boatyard Lane Cottages

Highlight • Viewpoint

A very pretty complex of cottages overlooking the canal.

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7.65 km

Barlaston Boatyard

Highlight • Structure

Barlaston Boatyard is now a house with a rather splendid private mooring space, but early OS maps do record that this was a working boatyard in the past.

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7.71 km

Sit and Rest Bench by the Canal

Highlight • Structure

Hospitality originally means, 'love of strangers'.

One of the local householders has placed this convenient and lovely bench outside their garden and gone to the expense of placing an etched metal invitation to rest for passersby to use.

Hospitality indeed!

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8.51 km

Trent & Mersey Canal

Lake

9.38 km

Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge)

Highlight • Historical Site

This beautiful cobbled bridge is utterly delightful. Its lovely construction was to allow boat horses of a bygone era to follow the towpath when it changed sides. It kind of …

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10.6 km

Stone Canal Lock and Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

One of many lovely resting spots along this stretch of towpath. The view from the bridge is particularly lovely. Just behind this bridge (you have to cross a road and …

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12.0 km

End point

Train Station

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