Section 4 of 14, Staffordshire Way
Abbots Bromley to Rocester
12.3 miles (19.7 km). About 4½ hours, moderate.
Start: SK 080 246. Finish: SK 109 393. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 201 m of climbing and 230 m of descent; highest point 158 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Abbots Bromley.
- Bus stops
- Butter Cross, 90 m from the start. Directions SK 080 245Goose Lane, 380 m from the start. Directions SK 077 247Ashbrook Lane, 420 m from the start. Directions SK 083 243
- Car parks
- Car park, 50 m from the start. Directions SK 081 246Car park, 180 m from the start. Directions SK 079 247Car park, 190 m from the start. Directions SK 079 247
Getting back
The section finishes at Rocester. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Ashbourne Road Garage, 60 m from the finish. Directions SK 109 393Riversfield Drive, 140 m from the finish. Directions SK 108 393Northfield Avenue, 220 m from the finish. Directions SK 109 395
Planning the Staffordshire Way
- Planning the whole trail: staffordshire.gov.uk.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 28%, paved or flagged 19%, earth, rock and mud 14%; the rest (39%) isn't recorded.
About 21% on roads with traffic.
On the way: 58 stiles, 2 kissing gates, 14 gates, 1 stream crossing, 5 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 40 m in a kilometre (1 in 25), starting 8.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Coach and Horses, Abbots Bromley: 0.3 miles in, about 300 m off the way. Food, seats outside.Black Swan, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Horse and Dove, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Old Star, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Old Swan, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 200 m off the way. Step-free.Ye Old Talbot, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Darwen and Bear, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 300 m off the way.The Bank House Hotel, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Post, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 350 m off the way.The Steeplechase, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 200 m off the way.And 2 more within a quarter of a mile.
- Cafés
- Starbucks, Uttoxeter: 7.2 miles in.Sid's Deli, Rocester: at the finish.Buttercross Cafe, Rocester: at the finish.Liaisons, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Costa, Uttoxeter: 7.1 miles in, about 300 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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