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Walkers & Runners

Walking is the Best Medicine!

It’s free and a great way to get active whilst benefiting your health and wellbeing.

Cannock Chase is the perfect place for a stroll, no matter your ability or how much time you have to spare.

There are spectacular routes for all and this page will help you choose where to start!

Also of interest

Explore Cannock Chase

Download walk guides put together by the Cannock Chase National Landscape team.

EXPLORE THE HIDDEN CORNERS

Forest Running Trails

Choose from a number of new way marked running routes that range from 3-10km.

RUN FOREST!

Shugboroughs Rambling Routes

Pick up an Estates Walks map from the Visitor Reception. There's plenty of Parkland for you to enjoy.

EXPLORE THE ESTATE

Forest Leisure Trails

From a gentle stroll to longer walks around the picturesque Fairoak, there's a great day out for everyone.

ONE STEP, TWO STEP

The Wolseleys Boardwalk

A popular raised walkway that weaves above tranquil pools and will bring you up close to water-loving wildlife.

EXPLORE THE GROUNDS

Orienteering

Try your hand at orienteering, a map reading challenge for all levels.

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Walking at Chasewater

Self guided walking trails which vary in both length and difficulty are available from The Innovation Centre.

TAKE IN THE VIEWS

The Heart of England Way

100 miles of recreational walking, between Milford in the north, and Bourton on the Water in the Cotswolds.

VISIT THE WEBSITE

The Two Saints Way

A 92-mile pilgrimage route between the cities of Chester and Lichfield. Walk it from the north or the south.

VISIT THE WEBSITE

Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation Partnership

An Internationally Important Landscape in the Heart of Cannock Chase

cannockchase-sac@staffordbc.gov.uk

  • Stafford Borough Council
  • Cannock Chase Council
  • Lichfield District Council
  • South Staffordshire Council
  • East Staffordshire Borough Council
  • City of Wolverhampton Council
    • Forestry England
    • National Trust