Huntington to Penkridge Littleton Green 11½ Miles

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Huntington to Penkridge Approximately 11.5 mile circular route

A steady 111/2 mile walk with lots of countryside views, wildlife and historical landmarks and which linksHuntington and Penkridge.

Start at the Littleton Arms in Penkridge, postcode WS12 4PD.

For those who arrive at the walk needing somewhere to park ask at either the pub for use of its car park, orelse park on one of the many public highways in the area.

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For further details email: walking@fitnessengland.co.uk or mobile: 07516 115268

Special Note: Please remember, You walk at your own Risk. The South Staffordshire Partnership, South Staffordshire Council and it’s health contractor whichmanages South Staffordshire Health Watch Walking Schemes, AL C&T Ltd, and any associated partners and affiliates will not accept responsibility for anyloss or damage to property nor injury to any persons before, during and after walks undertaken that are part of South Staffordshire Health Watch WalkingSchemes.

Turn left heading for the new roundabout on the A34 oppositethe new community school, Littleton Green. Turn left, uphill intoLimepit Lane, opposite the school. Walk for approximately 500metres to the hill summit and then turn left and enter thewoodlands known as Belt Wood and follow the well used pathfor approximately one kilometre. Be careful, this path is strewn with tree roots in many places whilst it is also a little undulating.However, it is a wildlife haven.

Follow Pottal Pool Road for approximately 500 metres toMansty Lane on the left. Go past this laneand the ancientwoodland next to it and known as Newlands Wood. Look for alane on the right signposted Newtown and Bagley Park. Take thislane going past some cottages on the right until the lanebecomes a track. Follow bearing left past a field on the left thatis the site of a former mill. The track leads to a farm house wherea right turn to a gate will lead into Hayes Wood, which is alsobelieved to be ancient woodland. Once through the gate turnimmediately left and follow the grass track around the edge ofthe wood to a small footbridge over a stream where there is astile to negotiate into a field. At this point bear left and negotiatea ladder stile on the left.

Follow the path keeping a barbed wire fence on the right untilreaching a metal gate/stile. Negotiate this and then follow afence on the right going past a marsh area called Mill Pool whichis the site of a former pool belonging to Bone Milll. This area isadjacent to Wolgarston Farm clearly visible on the right andsituated on higher ground.

Keep walking until reaching the field boundary then gothrough a small gate into a farm track. Cross the track to reach asmall causeway and the remains of an old sluice gate. Follow thetrack uphill, through trees until it changes to concrete and takethe stile at the end (not the one on the left) into Wood Bank Lane.Follow the lane left, under the M6 Motorway and over the canalbridge. Take the steps down and turn right onto the towpath ofthe Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal.

Continue along the towpath under Penkridge Bridge (itsnumbered 86) to the next bridge (numbered 85). Bear right hereand up the path to Francis Green Lane and then left back overthe canal to follow the lane through the housing estate to themain road called Wolgarston Way.

At Wolgarston Way cross the road and enter Moor Hall laneand follow this over the M6 motorway. Follow until reaching Moor Hall Cottages on the left and afterpassing these go through a small gate on the right and followthe bridle track.

While following the bridle track a field is visible ahead, andbeyond is Pillaton Hall and the Chapel of St. Modwena. Keepgoing until reaching a T junction then turn left onto a concretetrack. Follow uphill to the top and over and carry on through thefarm yard of Pillaton Hall farm onto Cannock Road. Turn right andhead for Cannock.

Continue along Cannock Road for approximately ¾ mile untilreaching Mansty Lane on the left. Pass the lane and continue foranother 300 metres until reaching Cocksparrow Lane on the left.

Enter Cocksparrow Lane and follow for approximately 100 metresand turn right into a Nature Reserve (signposted). Follow thepathway for 300 metres through woodland and heathland untilidentifying a left fork in the path heading uphill. Continue on thispath until meeting wired fencing and bear right past the naturereserve pool on the left. Continue for about 500 metres pastwoodland on the right until meeting a quarry on the left and abroad pathway to the right.

Take the broad pathway and head towards an area known asShoal Hill bearing left until eventually meeting a municipal GolfCourse ahead. Follow the path past houses on the left keepingthe golf course boundary on the right. The path leads to the A34Stafford Road.

Cross the A34 and turn left, heading downhill for approximately60 metres then turn right into a small drive that leads to anotherarea of woodland known as Cavans Wood. Once in Cavans Woodfollow the path forward for approximately 50 metres going pasta residential area on the right. Take the left fork and follow thepathway heading East for approximately 800 metres pastresidential areas on both left and right until reaching an area onthe left that is open farmland. Go past the farmland continuingfor 200 metres until reaching Limepit Lane. Turn left and retraceback 500 metres to the A34 opposite Littleton Green CommunitySchool then turn right back to the Littleton Arms pub.

Good Walking!