Guided Walks in Staffordshire, Shropshire and the UK Mountains.

Cannock Chase Guided War Trail Walk

• Dates for this Walk: 

  E-mail chris@guidemywalk.com to discuss dates

• Meeting Point: Coppice Hill Car Park Chase Road Brocton WS15 2UA

• Meeting Time: 10:00am

• Distance: 6 – 10 miles depending on number of sites visited

• Duration: 3-5 hours

• Difficulty: Easy

• Price: (Contact me to discuss)

Cannock Chase in South Staffordshire is a 26 square mile designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The landscape dates back thousands of years and was a medieval royal hunting forest for William the Conqueror in 1086. The herds of Fallow Deer you see today are believed descendants from the original herd introduced in Norman times.

In more recent history Cannock Chase’s prime location and lines of communication were of significant logistical importance in World War 1. This led to its then landowner the Earl of Lichfield granting permission for two large military training camps to be built. Each was designed to hold 20,000 troops and in total 500,000 soldiers passed through them during the war.

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Staffordshire 3 Peaks Challenge

• Dates for this Walk: 

  Sunday 24th October 2021 (*SOLD OUT*)

• Meeting Point: Flash Bar Stores Café (next to The Knight’s Table pub) A53 Quornford Buxton SK17 OTF – parking also available 150 metres in layby opposite turning for Flash Village.

• Meeting Time: 08:30 hours

• Distance: 15 miles 

• Duration: Between 7 – 7.5 hours (including lunch stop)

• Difficulty: Challenging

• Price - £20 per person

You’ll have certainly heard of the National 3 Peaks Challenge (Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike & Snowdon), you may have heard of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge; some of you may have completed one or both before.

Here’s the Staffordshire 3 Peaks Challenge, and it’s not a poor relation!

If you’re considering a charity challenge event, if you’re training for a similar 3 Peaks Challenge event, whether you’re preparing for another endurance event or if you just want a different challenge experience, then this is the event for you and/or your team.

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Cannock Chase Trig Point Challenge

• Dates for this Walk:

  E-mail chris@guidemywalk.com to discuss dates

• Meeting Point: Car Park (free) Milford Common Brocton Road Milford ST17 0UH

• Meeting Time: 09:30am

• Distance: Circa 18 miles

• Duration: Between 6 – 6.5 hours (including lunch stop)

• Difficulty: Moderate

• Price: (Contact me to discuss)

A good 18 mile navigation test between the four trig points on Cannock Chase.

This experience provides an opportunity for those that would like to learn the basics of navigation using a map and compass, those wanting to dust off their navigation skills and/or those preparing for other bigger challenges at home and abroad.

This opportunity provides options to improve your navigation and/or endurance capability in a safe setting with guidance, coaching and support from someone that has been there and done it!

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Ironbridge to The Wrekin

• Dates for this Walk:

  E-mail chris@guidemywalk.com to discuss dates

• Meeting Point: We will meet on the bridge itself TF8 7JP (there are numerous car parks nearby). If you prefer to start and finish at the Wrekin then we will meet at The Wrekin Glen Forest Car Park (junction with Ercall Lane) TF6 5AL

• Meeting Time: 08:00

• Distance: 14 miles

• Duration: 7 - 8 hours (including lunch stop)

• Difficulty: Moderate

• Price: (Contact me to discuss)

A 14 mile walk from Ironbridge and through Coalbrookdale to the iconic landmark of The Wrekin. Some steep ascents and descents over uneven paths

The route – Walking north from Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site and Coalbrookdale we will rise steadily uphill through woodland and open fields towards the iconic landmark of The Wrekin.

Ironbridge Gorge was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1986 in recognition of the area’s unique contribution to the birth of the Industrial Revolution. The town was named after the first Iron Bridge built by Abraham Darby III in 1779.

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Caer Caradoc & Lawley Sunday Lunch Walk

• Dates for this Walk:

  E-mail chris@guidemywalk.com to discuss dates

• Meeting Point: Car Park (free) next to The Royal Oak Pub - Cardington Church Stretton Shropshire SY6 7JZ

• Meeting Time: 08:00

• Distance: Circa 10 miles

• Duration: Approx 5 hours

• Difficulty: Easy/Moderate

• Price: (Contact me to discuss)

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Trek ‘n Track (TNT) – Bridgnorth to Bewdley and back!

• Dates for this Walk:

  E-mail chris@guidemywalk.com to discuss dates (SVR C-19 Restrictions Permitting)

• Meeting Point: Outside the Railwayman’s Arms at Bridgnorth Severn Valley Railway Station Hollybush Road Bridgnorth WV16 4AX.

• Meeting Time: (TBC - Based on SVR Timetable)

• Distance: 14.5 miles*

• Duration: Between 5 – 7 hours depending on pace and number of refreshment stops!

• Difficulty: Easy

• Price: (Contact me to discuss)

This experience starts and finishes in Shropshire’s historic market town of Bridgnorth.

We will walk south from Bridgnorth to Bewdley tracking the course of the River Severn through Shropshire’s beautiful countryside to the riverside town of Bewdley.

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