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Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre – Fairoak Trail Pine Forest Path loop from Cannock

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Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre – Fairoak Trail Pine Forest Path loop from Cannock

Hard

5.0

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Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre – Fairoak Trail Pine Forest Path loop from Cannock

02:33

30.9km

290m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 14.4 km for 158 m

After 15.0 km for 268 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.6 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 everyone.

Would personally recommend the onion bahji wrap but other choices look great too. Ice cream servings seem pricey but are very generously portioned.

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13.7 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 biking.

You can 'go ape' here too if you like heights 😊

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13.8 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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15.7 km

Dutton's Pool

Lake

17.1 km

Perry's Trail, Cannock Chase

Highlight • Cycleway

The blue trail at Cannock is called Perry's Trail. It's fun and perfect for developing your riding skills without any features that require drops or jumps. Features on this trail include flowing single track and gentle berms, rollers, gradual climbs and rollable rock gardens.

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17.4 km

Fairoak Trail Pine Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

Setting out on the green-rated Fairoak trail, the shared use gravel road leads you from the trail centre towards the pools through this section of magnificent tall pine trees.

Visit in June for the most spectacular array of purple foxgloves beneath the canopy and verdant bracken.

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17.8 km

Stony Brook Pools

Lake

18.4 km

Watch Out Trolls! Boardwalk, Follow the Dog Trail

Highlight • Structure

Great little section of boardwalk to test you on the 'Watch Out For Trolls!' section of the red-rated 'Follow The Dog' trail here on Cannock Chase.

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18.9 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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20.4 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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30.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

6.97 km

3.16 km

2.25 km

1.83 km

1.43 km

148 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

7.43 km

5.29 km

1.40 km

163 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

25°C

16°C

0 %

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Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre – Fairoak Trail Pine Forest Path loop from Cannock

Grounds Café, Birches Valley

Cannock Chase Visitor Centre and Grounds Café

Swinerton Cycles Forest Centre

Perry's Trail, Cannock Chase

Fairoak Trail Pine Forest Path

Watch Out Trolls! Boardwalk, Follow the Dog Trail

Cardiac Hill, Follow the Dog Trail

Trail Junction: Follow the Dog & The Monkey Trail

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