Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) – Stone Canal Lock and Bridge loop from Barlaston

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Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) – Stone Canal Lock and Bridge loop from Barlaston

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Bridge 100 (Turnover Bridge) – Stone Canal Lock and Bridge loop from Barlaston

03:36

14.1km

40m

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

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After 7.09 km for 266 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.66 km

Boatyard Lane Cottages

Highlight • Viewpoint

A very pretty complex of cottages overlooking the canal.

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1.72 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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2.58 km

Trent & Mersey Canal

Lake

3.45 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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4.63 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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5.41 km

Stoneycombe Sidings Signal Box

Highlight • Structure

Not the thing you would expect to see in a garden.

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6.18 km

Horse Tunnel and Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Notice the cobbled tunnel for tow horses of a bygone age.

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6.31 km

Joule's Stone Ales Brewery

Highlight • Structure

Joules Ales used these canals to transport their goods to Liverpool and Hull. On a public hanging day (they used to hang the poor convicts outside nearby Stafford gaol), they …

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6.62 km

Workhouse Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The road above this bridge used to lead directly to the old workhouse.

Another interesting fact is that it has a little plaque on with the name 'Christine'

Christina Collins …

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14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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