Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2025

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

32 m in total

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.5 km

Pye Green BT Tower

Built of reinforce concrete , one of fourteen like this in UK, 96m high.

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22.3 km

Penkridge Bank Road Climb, Cannock Chase Forest

Penkridge Bank road across the woodland of Cannock Chase. It's not a huge hill but it's a fun road.

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31.1 km

Stile Cop Road

0.9 miles, average gradient 5%

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33.1 km

Rugeley Road Climb

Good descent with plenty of run out.
Good climb but take it easy at bottom as it really kicks in halfway through after a slight left hand bend.

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44.1 km

Blithfield Reservoir Causeway

Blithfield reservoir was built in 1953 to supply drinking water to the surrounding area.
The reservoir and surrounding woodland have been designated as a a SSSI due to the important …

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44.6 km

Blithfield Reservoir

Lake

47.8 km

Cobwebs Coffee Stop

Cake and coffee, cyclists mecca. A regular choice of a dozen fresh homemade cakes and excellent coffee.
Open 10:00 - 16:00 but closed on Tuesdays.

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50.5 km

Between the Fields

Not sure what it was, but loved that bit of road, although its so similar to most of english countryside

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61.9 km

Vicar's Coppice

Forest

62.6 km

Tomhay Wood

Forest

80.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.0 km

6.10 km

2.64 km

676 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

63.3 km

16.5 km

759 m

Elevation

Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Rugeley Road Climb – Blithfield Reservoir Causeway loop from Shenstone

Pye Green BT Tower

Penkridge Bank Road Climb, Cannock Chase Forest

Stile Cop Road

Rugeley Road Climb

Blithfield Reservoir Causeway

Cobwebs Coffee Stop

Between the Fields

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