Join the IWA Lichfield Branch for a canal based walk around Penkridge and the Staffs & Worcs Canal.
This easy 5½ mile walk will start and end from Penkridge village and take in towpaths, parkland and quiet country lanes. There are 5 stiles.
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Penkridge and the Staffs & Worcs Canal
Join the IWA Lichfield Branch for a canal based walk around Penkridge and the Staffs & Worcs Canal.
This easy 5½ mile walk will start and end from Penkridge village and take in towpaths, parkland and quiet country lanes. There are 5 stiles.
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Time
10:15am
This is an easy 5½ mile walk with 5 stiles, on the towpath, across parkland, and along quiet country roads*. We first head northwards along the towpath, and shortly after crossing under the M6 we leave the canal by Teddesley Park Bridge. We head across parkland negotiating several stiles in quick succession. We traverse the B5012 (see * below) and carry on towards the village of Pillaton, and from there back to Penkridge, where we re-join the canal briefly back to our starting point.
Meet 10:15 for a 10:30 start on Thursday 2nd March 2023 in the car park of The Boat Inn, Cannock Road, Penkridge, Staffordshire ST19 5DT. Contact Clive Walker: clive.walker@waterways.org.uk
NB* The B5012 is a fast and busy road connecting Penkridge with Cannock and Rugeley. We need to take care to walk approximately 300 yards along a stretch of road, where there is no pavement and only a minimal verge in parts. I suggest we walk briskly as a group in single file on one side of the road only with a front and back marker, both adorned in high visibility yellow vests!
