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Fairoak Pools – Grounds Café, Birches Valley loop from Rugeley

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West Midlands Region

Fairoak Pools – Grounds Café, Birches Valley loop from Rugeley

Moderate

4.7

(3)

18

hikers

Fairoak Pools – Grounds Café, Birches Valley loop from Rugeley

02:09

7.91km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Cannock Chase National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

1.35 km

Wooden Bridge over Fairoak Waterfall

Highlight • Bridge

2

1.79 km

Fairoak Pools

Highlight • Lake

Just beautiful to watch the sunshine on the water. To sit in peace in the sunshine and take it all in.

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3

3.04 km

Marquis Drive

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

4

3.17 km

Burma Star Memorial Copse

Highlight • Natural

The memorial at the junction of Marquis Drive and the entrance to the former RAF Camp, RAF Hednesford. This is very close to the Cannock Chase Visitors Centre. The placed …

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5

6.60 km

Cannock Chase Visitor Centre and Grounds Café

Highlight • Trail

Very good facilities. Cafe, toilets, massive car park.

All day parking is £6.
Take the correct change.
The car park closes at 5.

Many trails are signposted for hiking and …

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6

6.70 km

Grounds Café, Birches Valley

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic little cafe. Lots of seating indoors and outdoors. Plenty of bike parking and bowls for dogs at all outside tables. Food was delicious with a range of options for …

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7

6.88 km

Go Ape Cannock Chase

Highlight • Forest

So you have tried hiking. And you've tried biking.
So how about this for a new 'high'?
(See what I did there 😂)

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B

7.91 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.53 km

994 m

225 m

164 m

Surfaces

4.38 km

2.31 km

759 m

409 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 18 October

13°C

7°C

82 %

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