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Stepping Stones, Cannock Chase – Fairoak Pools Loop from Slitting Mill

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Stepping Stones, Cannock Chase – Fairoak Pools Loop from Slitting Mill

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July 30, 2021

Stepping Stones, Cannock Chase – Fairoak Pools Loop from Slitting Mill

Hard

06:42

24.9km

3.7km/h

310m

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Start point

Parking

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482 m

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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1.48 km

Stony Brook Pools

Highlight • Natural

Enjoy a moment on the footbridge to hear the rushing water beneath.

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4.31 km

Burma Star Memorial Copse

Highlight • Natural

The memorial at the junction of Marquis Drive and the entrance to the former RAF Camp, RAF Hednesford. This is very close to the Cannock Chase Visitors Centre. The placed …

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9.44 km

Glacial Boulder, Cannock Chase

Highlight • Natural Monument

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 …

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12.0 km

Sherbrook Stepping Stones

Highlight • River

This is a popular beauty spot in the lovely Cannock Chase AONB. A series of stepping stones cross the pretty Sherbrook, which is lined with alders and huge tussock hedge …

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21.6 km

Brocton Camp Information Board

Highlight • Historical Site

In the autumn of 1914, only months after the start of the First World War, construction of two large camps began on Cannock Chase. The camps (known as Brocton Camp …

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23.0 km

Fairoak Pools

Highlight • Lake

Just beautiful to watch the sunshine on the water. To sit in peace in the sunshine and take it all in.

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24.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

6.88 km

2.19 km

1.24 km

459 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.69 km

9.02 km

3.75 km

1.24 km

585 m

568 m

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Stepping Stones, Cannock Chase – Fairoak Pools Loop from Slitting Mill

Cannock Chase Visitor Centre and Grounds Café

Stony Brook Pools

Burma Star Memorial Copse

Glacial Boulder, Cannock Chase

Sherbrook Stepping Stones

Brocton Camp Information Board

Fairoak Pools

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