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South Cheshire Group

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

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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

Buy West Midlands Anytime Day return ticket from Crewe to Stoke on Trent departing at 8:33am. Alight at Longport Station at 8:52am.

From Longport station we follow the Trent & Mersey canal to Festival Park and then into Hanley to visit the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery where we eat our picnic lunch.

The route then continues through Hanley Park to reach the Caldon canal which leads back to the T & M canal which we follow to Stoke station.

We return to Crewe on any train from Stoke on Trent (roughly half hourly)

 

Thursday, 4 December 2025
Start time:
9:10 am
Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
12.1km / 7.5mi
Ascent:
45.7m / 150ft
Type:
linear

Features

  • Toilets available
  • Car parking available

Starting point

Grid reference:
SJ 85645 49451
Nearest postcode:
ST6 4ND
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Start time:
9:10 am

Longport Station, Longport, Staffs

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SJ 87974 45625
Nearest postcode:
ST4 2AB
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Estimated finish time:
3:00 pm

Stoke-on-Trent railway station

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