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Fairoak Pools – Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre loop from Rugeley

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Fairoak Pools – Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre loop from Rugeley

Moderate

4.7

(3)

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Fairoak Pools – Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre loop from Rugeley

02:08

7.88km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Cannock Chase National Landscape

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.76 km

Fairoak Pools

Highlight • Lake

Just beautiful to watch the sunshine on the water. To sit in peace in the sunshine and take it all in.

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3.00 km

Burma Star Memorial Copse

Highlight • Natural

The memorial at the junction of Marquis Drive and the entrance to the former RAF Camp, RAF Hednesford. This is very close to the Cannock Chase Visitors Centre. The placed …

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6.57 km

Cannock Chase Visitor Centre and Grounds Café

Highlight • Trail

Very good facilities. Cafe, toilets, massive car park.

All day parking is £6.
Take the correct change.
The car park closes at 5.

Many trails are signposted for hiking and …

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6.67 km

Grounds Café, Birches Valley

Highlight • Cafe

Fantastic little cafe. Lots of seating indoors and outdoors. Plenty of bike parking and bowls for dogs at all outside tables. Food was delicious with a range of options for …

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6.75 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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6.85 km

Go Ape Cannock Chase

Highlight • Forest

So you have tried hiking. And you've tried biking.
So how about this for a new 'high'?
(See what I did there 😂)

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7.88 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.53 km

770 m

403 m

174 m

Surfaces

4.18 km

2.39 km

661 m

570 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 2 July

23°C

9°C

0 %

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Fairoak Pools – Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre loop from Rugeley

Fairoak Pools

Marquis Drive

Burma Star Memorial Copse

Cannock Chase Visitor Centre and Grounds Café

Grounds Café, Birches Valley

Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre

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