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West Midlands Region

Staffordshire Moorlands

View of Croxden Quarry – Denstone Hall Farm Shop & Café loop from Checkley

Road cycling routes

West Midlands Region

Staffordshire Moorlands

View of Croxden Quarry – Denstone Hall Farm Shop & Café loop from Checkley

Moderate

39

riders

View of Croxden Quarry – Denstone Hall Farm Shop & Café loop from Checkley

02:08

49.1km

350m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.4 km for 58 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

1.47 km

View of Croxden Quarry

Highlight • Viewpoint

Before turning left, head to the viewing point, it's worth a look.

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2.13 km

Rakeway Head

Forest

3

20.4 km

Bear Café Uttoxeter

Highlight • Cafe

4

20.9 km

Uttoxeter Market Square and St. Mary’s Church

Highlight • Monument

Uttoxeter is a market town in east Staffordshire.
The town's name has been spelt at least 79 ways since it first appeared in the Doomsday book of 1086.

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5

29.5 km

End of the Churnet Valley Cycleway in Denstone

Highlight • Settlement

Be sure to check the information boards and look around Denstone village whilst here.

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6

29.8 km

Denstone Hall Farm Shop & Café

Highlight • Rest Area

A very welcome pit stop after coming off the cycleway.

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B

49.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.7 km

21.3 km

1.99 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.1 km

4.90 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Saturday 8 August

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13°C

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