Meeting time: 12pm at the cafe next to the Activity Centre
Start time: 12:30pm
Distance: 1.5 hrs
Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
How much? £28

This session will be led by qualified instructors and is aimed at complete beginners to offer you the chance to try out some canoeing at Rudyard Lake on the beautiful Staffordshire-Cheshire border. Rudyard lies in the beautiful Staffordshire Moorlands and provides walkers with many opportunities, from a brief stroll along the shore to a walk all the way around the lake. Convenient car parking is provided, much of it free. The walk around the lake is about five miles long and divides into two parts:-

- The East side of the lake follows the line of the railway track so it is flat and straight with relatively easy walking and just a few puddles in wet weather.

- The path to the West of the lake ascends a gentle hill to Cliffe Park Hall through a field (formerly a golf course) after which it descends through a field again and then along a rutted path through Reacliffe wood.