Canal Horse Ramp – Cherryeye Bridge No. 53 loop from Ipstones

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Staffordshire Moorlands

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Canal Horse Ramp – Cherryeye Bridge No. 53 loop from Ipstones

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Canal Horse Ramp – Cherryeye Bridge No. 53 loop from Ipstones

01:09

9.18km

210m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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3.29 km

Caldon Low Wagonway Horse Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

This horse tunnel carried the second Caldon Low wagonway (constructed in 1785) below a fourth one (1847) and suggests that the earlier route must still have been in use at …

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4.40 km

Willow Wood Workshop

Highlight • Structure

This is certainly worth a highlight. They run classes as well as repairing existing items.

We took the kids to a willow weaving class held at Ford Green Hall when they were little. Very therapeutic!

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4.41 km

Hetty's Café at Froghall Canal Basin

Highlight • Cafe

Beware that the official Foxt segment starts before this place. Therefore if you decide to take a rest here, pedal back a couple of meters before starting the Foxt climb.

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4.43 km

Bridge No. 55

Highlight • Bridge

Grade II listed arched road bridge circa 1785

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5.96 km

Canal Horse Ramp

Highlight • Rest Area

'Occasionally a horse would fall into the canal, this ramp enabled them to get out safely. It isn’t an original feature, but one added when the canal was restored and …

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6.00 km

Etruria–Uttoxeter Distance Marker and Original Milestone

Highlight • Monument

Here is a replacement cast iron milestone 'and the original stone one rescued from the waterways museum at Stoke Bruerne where it had languished face down in a shed for years.'

source: audiotrails

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6.22 km

Cherryeye Bridge No. 53

Highlight • Bridge

The gothic arch of Cherry Eye Bridge is a splendid sight, but it is its name that gives a hint to this now tranquil region's industrial past. It is named …

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9.15 km

The Golden Lion Pub

Highlight • Pub

A great traditional pub, good atmosphere and friendly locals!
Finished serving food at 2pm (not sure about evening food times), however you can get bar baps and snacks.

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