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Starting point: Rugeley Trent Valley railway station. Facilities: Parking is available at Rugeley Trent Valley railway station (OS049191), there are two pubs along the walk and all other facilities ...

Continue to follow Ross Lane, which is now little more than a track (and can get very muddy in wet weather), into a field and down the field boundary on the right to reach a railway bridge in the ...