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Staffordshire Moorlands

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Rudyard Lake – Rudyard Lake loop from Rudyard

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West Midlands Region

Staffordshire

Staffordshire Moorlands

Horton

Rudyard Lake – Rudyard Lake loop from Rudyard

Easy

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Rudyard Lake – Rudyard Lake loop from Rudyard

01:16

4.64km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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39 m

Rudyard Lake

Highlight • Lake

The lakeside village of Rudyard is a gorgeous place to start a walk. Circuits of the famously beautiful Rudyard Lake are deservedly popular, while hillwalkers will enjoy a romp to …

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793 m

Rudyard Lake Café

Highlight • Cafe

A nice stop off for a freshly cut roll and a cup of tea

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832 m

Rudyard Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Rudyard Lake is in fact a reservoir, constructed in the 18th century to feed the Caldon Canal. It became a centre for recreation thanks to the North Staffordshire Railway, which …

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1.04 km

Blondin Statue

Highlight • Monument

Look up or you might walk straight past it 😊

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2.18 km

Rudyard Lake provides some of the most dramatic scenery to be found in the Staffordshire Moorlands and over 500,000 visitors come to her shores each year.

The Lake covers some 168 acres and is over 2.5 miles long.

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2.46 km

Rea Cliffe Wood

Forest

3.89 km

View of Rudyard Lake from the dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view up the lake from the dam, easy access to the Rudyard railway, lovely ice creams etc from the cafe

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4.64 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.77 km

1.43 km

310 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.54 km

1.40 km

1.39 km

214 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

26°C

15°C

79 %

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Rudyard Lake – Rudyard Lake loop from Rudyard

Rudyard Lake

Rudyard Lake Café

Rudyard Lake

Blondin Statue

Rudyard Lake

View of Rudyard Lake from the dam

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