Arrow Straight to a Broken Boulder
Walk Midlands is such an excellent resource. Subscribe to their mail list and as regular as clockwork on the 1st of the month your inbox will be filled with wonderful ramblers inspiration. I had my eye on today's walk as it ended in the never explored before Cannock. As usual, I ask AI what there is to do there. Let's just say ChatGPT is not going to get employed by the Cannock Tourist Board.
If you're expecting a picturesque market town full of historic buildings, Cannock itself can feel a bit underwhelming.
As surprising as that sounds, it's quite a fair assessment. Who says we need to worry about the veracity of AI?
Still, its probably better than Walsall. In the rain. I look to make my escape as soon as possible and pick up the McClean Way. A former railway line, its arrow straight, offers no views and makes canals seem exciting.
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| It's like this for miles |
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| Until you escape at Pelsall |
Cadman's Lane offers little to lift the boredom - a green lane dividing cow pastures. There's an oddly placed blue plaque in a thicket and even this is a memorial to something that no longer exists. John Wesley, founder of the Methodists, preached from a large sandstone boulder near Fishey. The boulder no longer exists. Kind of fitting for the walk, somehow.
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| Unexpected Plague |
Impossible to say where Great Wyrley ends and Cannock begins but the last couple of miles are along the A34. At least there are three pubs for needed refreshment. I picked well at the first - The Star Inn. A community pub trying to be all things to all people. Food, entertainment and sometimes both. The upcoming England World Cup games can be enjoyed with a half time chip butty.
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| Well kept beer - HPA, Butty Bach or Timothy Taylor |
Over two horrible roundabouts - and then I am in Cannock. A town where the planners really don't want the pedestrian to make it into.
Three Good Beer Guide Ticks await.
Walk Details
Distance - 10 miles
Geocaches - 1
Walk Inspiration
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