Walk s249 Gun (Staffordshire) from Rudyard Reservoir

Vital Statistics:

Length:	10mls (16km)
Ascent:	1,404ft (428m)
Time:	5hrs
Grade:

Route outline for walk s249:

Rudyard Reservoir  -  The Staffordshire Way  -  Ryecroft Gate  -  Rushton Spencer  -  Heaton Lodge Farm  -  Weathercock Farm  -  Gun End House  -  Gun (Staffordshire)  -  Fould Farm  -  Fould Villa  -  Poolend  -  Willgate Farm  -  Rudyard  -  Black Wood  -  Rudyard Reservoir

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Rudyard Reservoir was constructed in the late 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal. During the 19th century, it was a popular destination for daytrippers taking advantage of easy access using the newly constructed North Staffordshire Railway. Visitors included John Lockwood Kipling & Alice Macdonald, the parents of Rudyard Kipling, who met there on a trip from Burslem. They liked the place so much they named their son after it.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

0 English Mountains

0 Wainwrights

0 English Nuttalls

0 English Deweys

0 Wainwright Outlying Fells

1 Marilyn

0 Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Gun (Staffordshire) at 385m (1264ft). Gun (Staffordshire) is classified as an English Marilyn (102nd highest in England, 1232nd highest in the UK). The summit of Gun (Staffordshire) is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

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 s249 Gun (Staffordshire) from Rudyard Reservoir

In no particular order . . .

Shutlingsloe from Heaton

Photo: Stuart Greig (1)

Gun (Staffordshire) summit trig point

Photo: Mike Walker (33)

The Staffordshire countryside from near Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: Mike Walker (36)

The Trig Point on the summit of Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: James Lees (1)

Unusual building on the shores of Rudyard Reservoir

Photo: Stuart Greig (4)

The Staffordshire countryside from near Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: Mike Walker (35)

Cliffe Park, Rudyard Reservoir

Photo: Stuart Greig (5)

A gentle walk on the shore of Rudyard Reservoir for little legs

Photo: Lucy Richards (2)

The Roaches and Hen Cloud from Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: Stuart Greig (2)

The Roaches and Hen Cloud from the summit of Gun (Staffordshire)

Photo: Mike Walker (34)

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