trail information - forestry england...pepper slade decision point: the mo nkey trail (mountain...

Trent and Mersey Canal

River Trent

Hednesford

Little Haywood

Slitting Mill

Hazelslade

Rugeley

Pye Green

Cannock

Brocton

Milford

Penkridge Bank Road

Birches V

alley Road

Marquis Drive

Brindley Heath Road

Camp Road

Broad Hurst G

reen

Chase Road

A51

A51A513

A460

A34

A460

Rugeley Road

Stile Cop Road

Railway

Shoo

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Butts

Roa

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Kingsley Wood Road

Stafford Brook Road

Slitt

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Mill

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Pepper Slade

Decision point:The Monkey Trail (Mountain bikes only)

S1

D4

D5

D3

M9M8

M7

M6

M5

M4M3

M2

SC2

SC1

D1

D2

M1

Silvertrees staticcaravan site

(some for hire)

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Tackeroocaravan site

Stile Cop Bike Park

Camping &Caravanning Club site

Pye GreenTower

War Cemeteries

The Horns PubPingle Slade

Wolsey Bridges Pub,Garden Centre

& Wolsey Centre

Springslade Lodge

KatynMemorial

Cannock ChaseVisitor Centre

Sherbrook Valley

Stepping StonesAb

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m’s

Valle

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Seven Springs

Birches ValleyForest Centre

Fairoak Pools

Twist & Shout

Stegosaurus

Watch Out Trolls!

HighVoltage

BreezeThe Trees

Uncle Arthur

Lower Cliff

Upper Cliff

Snap It

Absinthe

Woodbank

Gully

OriginalMonkey

Pot ofGold

Over TheRainbow

RainbowValley

Tight Squeeze

Lung Buster

Deer Skull

Rollercoaster

FiveWays

Monkey’sUncle What

Goes up

InsidiousIncline

Devil’sStaircase

KitBag Hill

Zig Zak

BombHole

Time ForA Brew

Evil Slab

Son of Chainslapper

Snow White

SevenDwarfs

Pain in TheHardtail

Let Loose

Are WeThere Yet?

Billy Goats Gruff

AuntFlow

Rock ‘N’ Rollers

Golf courseConservation area

(No mountain biking)

Conservation area(No mountain biking)

Conservation area(No mountain biking)

River Sow

Hednesford station

Rugelystation

Follow the Dog

The Monkey Trail

Key

Trail informationFrom Birches Valley Forest Centre

Pay car park

Toilets

Information

Visitor centre

Cycling facilities

Cycle hire

Cycle wash

Picnic area

Play area

Walking trails

View point

Camp site

Caravan site

Refreshments

Water

Singletrack (One way MTB only)

Shared Trails

Numbered postsM3

Biketrails

Follow the Dog 10.8km/6.7 miles 75% singletrack One way MTB trail

Cannock Chase’s original and much loved dedicated mountain bike trail. A technical singletrack mountain bike trail which includes technical trail features. Built and maintained by volunteer group Chase Trails, Follow the Dog is constantly evolving and being improved. Current highlights include the ‘High Voltage’, ‘Bomb Hole’ and Son of Chainslapper’.

The Monkey Trail

22.8km/14.2miles 80% singletrack (Distance includes Follow the Dog) One way MTB trail

The Monkey Trail start is reached via the Follow the Dog Trail. More physically and technically demanding than Follow the Dog, this singletrack mountain bike trail contains technical trail features and several black options (all black options and technical trail features rejoin the main trail). The Monkey Trail was built and designed in partnership with Chase Trails and features technical rock gardens, boardwalks, jumps and drops. The trail finishes with the awesome ‘Lower Cliff’ descent.

Stile Cop Bike ParkStile Cop features several extreme/ bike park graded downhill trails. Expect large, unavoidable technical trail features which require commitment and are not suitable for inexperienced riders. Stile Cop has been developed and managed in partnership with Chase Trails.

500m

Scale

Suitable for: Beginners in good health with basic bike skills. Most types of bike. Trail: Relatively flat and wide.

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Suitable for: Riders in good health with basic off-road riding skills. Basic mountain bikes. Trail: Some ‘single-track’ sections & small obstacles of root & rock.

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Suitable for: Proficient mountain bikers with good off-road skills & fitness. Good mountain bikes. Trail: Challenging climbs, tricky descents & technical features such as drop-offs & large rocks.

Red

Diffi

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Suitable for: Expert mountain bikers with high level of fitness. Quality off-road mountain bikes. Trail: Greater challenge & difficulty. Large & unavoidable features.

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How our cycle trails are graded

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Extre

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Suitable for: Extreme level riders with expert technical skills & good fitness. Technical bike skills important. Jumping ability obligatory. Trail: Extreme levels of exposure & risk. Large features.

Forest roads

Suitable for: Cyclists in good health. Map reading useful (routes not always marked). Most bikes. Trail: Gradients can vary. Surfaces may be uneven or potholed in places. Look out for vehicles & other users.

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Waymarkers

Multi-usetrail

Mountain biking trail

Slitting Mill

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Penkridge Bank Road

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BirchesValley Cafe

Forestoffice

P l a ya r e a

SwinnertonCycles

PingleSlade

Trail start

Tree houseeducationcentre

Hideawayclassroom

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Entrance

Start of trails:Follow the Dog &The Monkey Trail (Mountain bikes only)

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Birches Valley

Forest Centre

Forest roadBridleway

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