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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 at Rushton Spencer along the old railway track to Rudyard Lake where we will have a coffee stop and toilets are there. We make our way up to the village of Horton then over fields and tracks where there are some stiles with good views across Biddulph Moor. We walk to Rushton Church with good views over Rushton Spencer then back to the railway track and the car park. 

Sunday, 12 April 2026
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
15.3km / 9.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

We will have a coffee stop and a lunch stop so please bring your own refreshments. The Knot pub is at the end of the walk.

Please let the leader know you are coming. 

Starting point

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

Park at the free Staffs CC car park next to the pub. Don't park at 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