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Staffordshire Moorlands

Forsbrook

Wetley Rocks – Rudyard Lake loop from Blythe Bridge

Staffordshire Moorlands

Forsbrook

Wetley Rocks – Rudyard Lake loop from Blythe Bridge

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Wetley Rocks – Rudyard Lake loop from Blythe Bridge

03:21

59.4km

780m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.7 km for 57 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.8 km

Narrowboats on the Caldon Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Some are beautifully painted with exquisite detail.

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22.7 km

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 would bring daytrippers to this beautiful spot. To this day, a range of activities take place on and around the lake.

In 1863, two visitors were so taken with its beauty that they named their son after the lake. The son was Rudyard Kipling, the famous author who went on to write the Jungle Book and the Man Who Would be King.

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29.8 km

Tittesworth Water Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Visitor Centre with Cafe/Restaurant at Tittesworth Water. Plenty of coffee and cake as well as more substantial food.

visittittesworth.co.uk
Site open everyday, apart from Christmas Day!

April - September:
10.00am - 6.00pm

October:
10.00am - 5.00pm

November - January:
10.00am - 4.00pm

February - March:
10.00am – 5.00pm

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41.1 km

RSPB Coombes Valley

Nature Reserve

41.4 km

Ferny Hill Wood

Forest

46.2 km

Truckers Tucker

Highlight • Restaurant

Great food at a good price, my sausage bap was 3 quid

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59.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.3 km

6.13 km

3.57 km

1.42 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.6 km

23.9 km

1.29 km

534 m

106 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Friday 10 July

28°C

15°C

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Wetley Rocks – Rudyard Lake loop from Blythe Bridge

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Woody Lane

Narrowboats on the Caldon Canal

Rudyard Lake

Tittesworth Water Visitor Centre

Truckers Tucker

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