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Mid Staffordshire Group

We are the Mid Staffordshire Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

A walk from Staffordshire County Council car park next to The Knot Inn along the old railway track to Rudyard Lake. Then up along a country lane to the picturesque village of Horton. Then on along tracks and fields to lovely countryside overlooking the lake. There are some stiles on the way through occasional farms until we come to the church of St Lawrence overlooking the village of Rushton Spencer. 

Sunday, 29 March 2026
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
15.3km / 9.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

Please bring your own refreshments for a coffee stop and a lunch stop. The coffee stop will be at Rudyard Lake where there are toilets and a cafe. 

Please let the leader know if you are coming.

Starting point

Grid reference:
SJ 93624 62400
Nearest postcode:
SK11 0QU
what3words:
lifetimes.flopping.forkful
Start time:
10:00 am

Please park on the free County Council car park which is next to the pub and not on the pub car park.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking