Helly's Tea Room – The Hopestone Rock Formation loop from Werrington

Staffordshire Moorlands

Werrington

Helly's Tea Room – The Hopestone Rock Formation loop from Werrington

Moderate

riders

Helly's Tea Room – The Hopestone Rock Formation loop from Werrington

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29.3km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.7 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

10.4 km

Froghall Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

A popular place it would seem as there were a few canoes in use along the canal today.

The perfect social distancing sport.

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10.6 km

Limestone was brought to the wharf by tramway from the quarries at Caldon Low. Here it was burnt in these kilns to produce quicklime, or put directly onto canal barges for shipment to the potteries at Etruria.

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10.7 km

Helly's Tea Room

Highlight • Rest Area

A popular tea room with an extremely good reputation in a very picturesque spot.

Sadly it was closed because of Covid but I look forward to using these pleasant facilities soon.

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10.8 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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14.1 km

The Hopestone Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Go to the gate of Hopestone Cottage and you will find a public footpath marker on the left of the gate to enter.

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18.8 km

Calcroft Sprink

Forest

21.1 km

Cheddleton Station, Churnet Valley Railway

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a must visit location!

They have lots of events throughout the year usually.

Step back in time and have a browse around.
Be sure to look inside too.
It is stuck in a time warp.

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23.0 km