Staffordshire Way
The Staffordshire Way is a long distance walk in Staffordshire, England. The path links with the Heart of England Way
The Route
The route runs for 147km/92 miles from Mow Cop Castle to Kinver traversing Staffordshire from north to south, setting out from gritstone hills on the edge of the Peak District southeast via Congleton, Leek, the Caldon Canal and the Churnet Valley to Uttoxeter. Here the route turns southwest via the Trent Valley, parkland at Shugborough Hall and Cannock Chase. From Penkridge it turns south, passing to the west of Wolverhampton through gentle pastoral scenery and parkland via Brewood to the dramatic sandstone ridge of Kinver Edge.
The Way was opened in three stages by Staffordshire County Council between 1977 and 1983 and was resurveyed and refurbished with the assistance of the Ramblers' Association to mark the Association's 60th anniversary in 1995.
The 76km/47.5-mile section between Rushton Spencer and Cannock Chase is now part of European path E2.
Hazards
It is recommended that you take an ordnance survey map when walking the Staffordshire Way as there are patches of the route that are poorly signposted.
Parts of the route are frequented less than others and as such can become intensely boggy, especially after heavy and/or prolonged rainfall.
As some parts of the route are across farm fields, expect the way ahead to be blocked by occasional herds of dairy cattle and itinerant horses.
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