Stoke-on-Trent to Stone
A station-to-station walkStaffordshireWest Midlands
Gentle
8
MI
Recommended: A direct, almost entirely flat waterside route along the Trent and Mersey Canal towpath. Surface varies from good bonded gravel to loose stone and with cobbled ramps at the roving bridges and a stepped bridge near Stone station. Generally dry with only the odd puddle after rain.
Waterway: almost all along the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Lunch: A pub and supermarket at Barlaston and a filling-station shop at Trentham roughly halfway.
Warnings: The towpath is a traffic-free cycle route shared with cyclists who can approach fast with little warning. A stepped footbridge over the railway at the Stone end and steps at road crossings.
Credits
Walk details: Slow Ways.