Walk Consall Forge and The Caldon Canal from Cheddleton
Farmland and canal towpaths
This 6½ mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Cheddleton & will take you about 3¼ hrs to complete.
Detailed walk route map PDF | ||
Vital Statistics: | ||
| Walk No.: | s128 | |
| Length: | 6½ miles (10.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 738 ft (225m) | |
| Time: | 3¼ hours | |
| Grade: | ![]() | |
Route outline for this walk:
Cheddleton - Basford Bridge - Monk's Wood - Basfordbridge Farm - Felt House Farm - Consall - Consall Forge - River Churnet - Churnet Valley Railway - Caldon Canal - The Staffordshire Way - Consall Wood - Cheddleton
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 English Mountains |
![]() 0 Wainwrights |
![]() 0 English Nuttalls |
![]() 0 English Deweys |
![]() 0 Wainwright Outlying Fells |
![]() 0 Marilyns |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
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.
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 258 Stoke-on-Trent & Newcastle-under-Lyme is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
Some Photos and Pictures from Walk Consall Forge and The Caldon Canal from Cheddleton
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