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High Voltage Trail – Cannock Chase Forest Trailhead loop from Rugeley Town

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High Voltage Trail – Cannock Chase Forest Trailhead loop from Rugeley Town

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High Voltage Trail – Cannock Chase Forest Trailhead loop from Rugeley Town

01:45

21.8km

240m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.75 km for 79 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

5.69 km

Stony Brook Pools

Lake

7.61 km

Cardiac Hill, Follow the Dog Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

As the name might suggest, this is a meaty climb on the red-rated The Dog trail. It's not technical, just straight up a fairly wide, gravelly track, but it'll certainly get the lungs going!

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8.08 km

Breeze the Trees Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Breeze the Trees section of The Dog

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8.32 km

High Voltage Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

High Voltage is a 600m long section of wonderful downhill singletrack on the red graded trails.

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8.99 km

Trail Junction: Follow the Dog & The Monkey Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

Both trails are fabulous. If you have time deffo do both. But if time stretched then choose depending on just how much time you have. Either way the trails all include a good mix of obstacles and paths to test your skill and provide hours of fun.

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9.65 km

Aunt Flow Section, The Dog Trail

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Aunt Flow section of The Dog

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10.3 km

Billy Goats Gruff Section — The Dog Trail, Cannock Chase

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Billy Goats Gruff section of The Dog

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18.3 km

Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

Bike hire and equipment shop at the heart of Cannock Chase, the perfect place to pick up last minute kit or snack essentials. Friendly, helpful and knowledgeable staff here and the bike hire service was brilliant.

cannockchasecyclecentre.co.uk

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18.4 km

Cannock Chase Forest Trailhead

Highlight • MTB Park

The starting point for your Cannock Chase trail centre rides! Here you'll find maps of each route as well as crucial trail closures information, as they constantly need upkeep to keep them flowing sweet.

Choose between the green-rated gravel road loop around the lakes, the new Perry's Trail blue-rated singletrack, or the red-rated trails Follow The Dog and Monkey Trail, with some very spicy black optional segments.

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21.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.4 km

2.34 km

2.23 km

1.61 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.35 km

6.05 km

3.83 km

3.23 km

302 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 22 August

22°C

6°C

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Comments

February 16, 2026,Cannock Feb 26

The final part of The Dog is closed so its fire road back to base. Perrys trail now reopened and they have massively improved the berms and rollers.

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