Walk s110 Consall Forge and The Caldon Canal from Ipstones

This 4¾ mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Ipstones & will take about 2½ hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4¾mls (7.5km)
Ascent:742ft (226m)
Time:2½hrs
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Route outline for walk s110:

Ipstones  -  Booth's Hall Farm  -  Cherryeye Bridge  -  Caldon Canal  -  The Staffordshire Way  -  Podmores Bridge  -  Booth's Wood  -  Consall New Lock  -  Crowgutter Wood  -  Churnet Valley Railway  -  Consall Forge  -  River Churnet  -  Devil's Staircase  -  Belmont Hall  -  Noonsun Common  -  Ipstones

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Staffordshire Way, a 153km (95 miles) linear footpath connecting Mow Cop in Cheshire, England with Kinver Edge in Staffordshire, England. The Staffordshire Way is waymarked by a knotted rope motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Staffordshire Way.


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Some Photos and Pictures from Walk s110 Consall Forge and The Caldon Canal from Ipstones

In no particular order . . .

The Caldon Canal at Consall Forge

The Caldon Canal at Consall Forge

Photo: Greg Bushell (3)

The Caldon Canal from Basford Bridge, Cheddleton

The Caldon Canal from Basford Bridge, Cheddleton

Photo: Greg Bushell (16)

The 200 steps of the Devil's Staircase

The 200 steps of the Devil's Staircase

Photo: Tim Simmonds (15)

The Caldon Canal in the Churnet Valley

The Caldon Canal in the Churnet Valley

Photo: Greg Bushell (7)

The Caldon Canal near Cheddleton

The Caldon Canal near Cheddleton

Photo: Greg Bushell (13)

Swing Bridge on The Caldon Canal

Swing Bridge on The Caldon Canal

Photo: Greg Bushell (12)

Lock 15 on The Caldon Canal near Cheddleton

Lock 15 on The Caldon Canal near Cheddleton

Photo: Greg Bushell (15)

Bridge at Lock 16 on The Caldon Canal

Bridge at Lock 16 on The Caldon Canal

Photo: Greg Bushell (10)

 Lock 16 on The Caldon Canal

Lock 16 on The Caldon Canal

Photo: Greg Bushell (11)

Old Lime Kilns and The Caldon Canal at Consall Forge

Old Lime Kilns and The Caldon Canal at Consall Forge

Photo: Greg Bushell (4)


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To steep and difficult descent, trusting ourselves, we wound from crag to crag, where passage could be won - William Wordsworth: 1770-1850
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