Sher Brook Stepping Stones – Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase loop from German War Cemetery
Sher Brook Stepping Stones – Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase loop from German War Cemetery
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Sher Brook Stepping Stones – Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase loop from German War Cemetery
00:47
8.02km
120m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: September 9, 2026
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Cannock Chase National Landscape
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
598 m
German Military Cemetery Cannock Chase
Highlight • Historical Site
4.51 km
Stepping Stones in Cannock Chase National Landscape
Highlight • Viewpoint
4.52 km
Sher Brook Stepping Stones
Highlight • River
Tip by
6.29 km
Forest Path in Cannock Chase National Landscape
Highlight • Trail
6.44 km
Katyn Memorial, Cannock Chase
Highlight • Historical Site
Inscription Reads:
In memory of 25,000 Polish prisoners of war and professional classes who were murdered on Stalin's orders by the Soviet Secret Police in 1940 at Katyn Forest, Kharkov, Miednoye, Kozielsk, Starobielsk, Ostaszkov and elsewhere.
Finally admitted in 1990 by the USSR after 50 years of shameful denial of the truth.
About the memorial:
Situated on a small road off Camp Road, Cannock Chase, in Remembrance of 25.000 Polish Prisoners of War. Rock with a model of a bird in flight at the top also the Polish emblem and the Polish Flag are shown. Written on what appears to be marble in gold lettering. Bricked paving up to and around the Memorial
Tip by
6.59 km
Springslade Lodge
Highlight • Cafe
Tip by
8.02 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.54 km
3.45 km
577 m
432 m
Surfaces
6.90 km
644 m
264 m
166 m
< 100 m
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