Ladyhill Trail, Cannock Chase Forest: 1-mile circular walk

Ladyhill Trail, Cannock Chase Forest

1 mile (1.6 km), circular. Starts and finishes at Cannock Chase Forest, Birches Valley. Under an hour, easy.

Start: SK 019 170, and finish. OS grid.

Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.

Getting there

Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.

Bus stops: Harleys Corner, 420 m from the start. Directions SK 015 171Kingsley Wood Road, 710 m from the start. Directions SK 014 175The Horns, 960 m from the start. Directions SK 029 172
Car parks: Birches Valley Forest Centre (pay), 200 m from the start. Directions SK 018 172Car park, 730 m from the start. Directions SK 026 169

No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 6 m.

From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.

Cafés: Grounds Cafe Birches Valley Kiosk, Slitting Mill: at the start and finish. Seats outside.Grounds Café Birches Valley, Slitting Mill: at the start and finish. Seats outside, step-free.

As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.

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Walks nearby

WM 1331Chase Heritage Trail, Cannock Chase10 miles, one way. Starts in the same place

WM 1270Cross Chase Walk1 mile, one way. Starts 2.5 miles away

WM 110Staffordshire WayLong-distance route, 92 miles, one way. Starts 2.6 miles away

WM 1009Tolkien Trail Cannock Chase Walk10.7 miles, one way. Starts 2.8 miles away

WM 1051Tolkien Trail Great Haywood Walk6.2 miles, one way. Starts 3.2 miles away

WM 147Cannock Chase GeotrailLong-distance route, 22.3 miles, circular. Starts 3.3 miles away

Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.

Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
Facts: forestryengland.uk