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Rails to Trails Station Walks

Rails to Trails Station Walks

Welcome to Rails to Trails – our guide to station walks in Staffordshire and Cheshire. Our stations are important gateways to contrasting landscapes: farmland, picturesque villages, market towns, urban centres and industrial heritage. The walks described here are designed to give you a flavour of the different areas as explored on foot.

You can also download a PDF booklet featuring all the walks below. The booklet is a 6MB PDF file that opens in a new window.

Derby - Derby to Darley Abbey

5 Miles (8km)

Penkridge - Historic Village & Canal

1.7 Miles (2.72km)
Approximately 1 hours

Stone - Canal & Market Town

1.5 Miles (2.4km)
Approximately 0.75 hours

Tutbury & Hatton - Historic Castle & Village

2 Miles (3.2km)
Approximately 2 hours

Uttoxeter - Historic Market Town

1.2 Miles (1.92km)
Approximately 1 hours

Blythe Bridge - Heritage Railway & Village

2 Miles (3.2km)
Approximately 2 hours

Longton - The Twenty Bottle Kilns

1.7 Miles (2.72km)
Approximately 1 hours

Stoke to Longport - The Heart of the Potteries

6 Miles (9.6km)
Approximately 3 hours

Kidsgrove - Bathpool Country Park

3 Miles (4.8km)
Approximately 2 hours

Alsager - A dementia friendly walk

1 Miles (1.6km)

Alsager - Town & Country

3 Miles (4.8km)
Approximately 1.5 hours

Do you know of any great destinations nearby?

Please let us know of any other visitor attractions that you think we should add to our website. They should be within easy walking or cycling distance of one of our stations.