Around Caldonlow

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"A spectacular walk with a geological backdrop"
Walk directions

From the road corner head east along the gravel track, walking away from Cauldon. At the first corner go straight on for a track along a small valley. Pass a barn on your right, go through a slot or swing gate and then take the right fork along a wide dirt track. Go through the second gate ahead of you and after 25 paces go right, through an overgrown area, for a small stile into a wide, sloping field. Carry on straight up the hill.

At the far top corner of the field, go through a gate and straight across the next field to a gap in the wall ahead. After the gap, head for the far left-hand corner of the next field and cross a stile onto the A52. Bear left for 100yds (91m), then turn right along the narrow metalled road past Weaver Farm. As the road veers to the left it meets a fence. Go right, back on yourself, up the hill towards a gate in the dry-stone wall.

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  Terrain  - Field and woodland paths, can be muddy, many stiles
  Landscape  - Farmland, quarry and hilltop
  Dog friendliness  - Must be kept on lead near livestock
  Parking  - Roadside parking at start point near cement works
  Toilets en route  - None on route
About the walk
The story of Caldon Low begins around 350 million years ago. Thanks to the whims of continental drift, the North Staffordshire moorlands and the Peak District of Derbyshire were much further south than they are today, and the region was covered by a shallow tropical sea. Over millions of years, a...
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Staffordshire features lofty moors, deep dales and tremendous views of both. Further south are the six sprawling towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent, which historically have had such an impact on Staffordshire’s fortunes, not to mention its culture and countryside.
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Around Caldonlow

Recommended by
Our view
"A spectacular walk with a geological backdrop"
Location
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Additional information
  Terrain - Field and woodland paths, can be muddy, many stiles
  Landscape - Farmland, quarry and hilltop
  Dog friendliness - Must be kept on lead near livestock
  Parking - Roadside parking at start point near cement works
  Toilets en route - None on route
About the walk
The story of Caldon Low begins around 350 million years ago. Thanks to the whims of continental drift, the North Staffordshire moorlands and the Peak District of Derbyshire were much further south than they are today, and the region was covered by a shallow tropical sea. Over millions of years, a...
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Staffordshire
Staffordshire features lofty moors, deep dales and tremendous views of both. Further south are the six sprawling towns that make up Stoke-on-Trent, which historically have had such an impact on Staffordshire’s fortunes, not to mention its culture and countryside.