Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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Cannock Chase National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.83 km

Cannock Chase

Forest

7.29 km

Grounds Café, Birches Valley

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic little cafe. Lots of seating indoors and outdoors. Plenty of bike parking and bowls for dogs at all outside tables. Food was delicious with a range of options for …

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7.38 km

Cannock Chase Visitor Centre and Grounds Café

Highlight • Trail

Very good facilities. Cafe, toilets, massive car park.

All day parking is £6.
Take the correct change.
The car park closes at 5.

Many trails are signposted for hiking and …

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7.51 km

Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Very handy if you need spare parts. Has everything you expect from a bike shop

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7.58 km

Cannock Chase Forest Trailhead

Highlight • MTB Park

The starting point for your Cannock Chase trail centre rides! Here you'll find maps of each route as well as crucial trail closures information, as they constantly need upkeep to …

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7.86 km

Fairoak Trail Pine Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

Setting out on the green-rated Fairoak trail, the shared use gravel road leads you from the trail centre towards the pools through this section of magnificent tall pine trees.

Visit …

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9.08 km

Cardiac Hill, Follow the Dog Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

As the name might suggest, this is a meaty climb on the red-rated The Dog trail. It's not technical, just straight up a fairly wide, gravelly track, but it'll certainly get the lungs going!

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10.4 km

Trail Junction: Follow the Dog & The Monkey Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

Both trails are fabulous. If you have time deffo do both. But if time stretched then choose depending on just how much time you have. Either way the trails all …

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12.5 km

Lower Cliff Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

After the "Incidious Incline" you're rewarded with this awesome downhill. Not technical but great fun if ridden fast!

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17.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

3.39 km

1.45 km

837 m

835 m

267 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

4.89 km

1.80 km

416 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Sunday 3 May

14°C

8°C

51 %

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