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Staffordshire Moorlands
11 running routes in Staffordshire Moorlands
The running in Staffordshire Moorlands is mostly off-road, so trail shoes are the safer bet, covering anything from 5km to 12km. The ground rolls gently, without any long climbs. Most are loops, so you finish back where you started.
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Runs in Staffordshire Moorlands
Around Rudyard from Leek
Staffordshire Moorlands, England
Around Rudyard Lake starting from Leek and back.
Around Rudyard Lake
Staffordshire Moorlands, England
Around Rudyard Lake starting from Rudyard and returning via Lake Road.
Cheadle Railway Path
Staffordshire Moorlands, England
From Majors Barn to Totmonslow and back along the Railway Walk.
Hangingstone Loop
Danebridge, Peak District, England
With most of the climbing over in the first quarter of the run it is a tough start but rewarded afterwards.
Hulme End - Manifold Way 9
Warslow and Elkstones, Peak District, England
A flat run, part on multi-use old railway path and also lanes. Incudes a section through the 150 metre long Swainsley Tunnel.
Leek to Horse Bridge and Back
Staffordshire Moorlands, England
From Ladderedge Country Park to Horse Bridge along the Caldon Canal and back.
Oakamoor and Churnet Valley
Staffordshire Moorlands, England
From Oakamoor to Farley Lane via the Churnet Valley Cycleway.
Park Hall Park Loop
Weston Coyney, England
An off-road anticlockwise circuit of Park Hall Country Park starting from the visitor centre.
The Roaches
Staffordshire Moorlands, Peak District, England
A climb to the ridge on peaty paths. On the ridge the path is wide with plenty of route choice to avoid rocky obstacles and puddles.
Tittesworth Reservoir
Staffordshire Moorlands, England
From Tittesworth Water visitor centre and then making an anti-clockwise circuit of the Reservoir and finishing on the other side by the…
Wetley Moor from Werrington
Staffordshire Moorlands, England
A clockwise route from Werrington following Washerwall Lane then skirting the edge of Wetley Moor and returning via Armshead and Ash Bank…