Maiden Castle
Departure from Broxton (Cheshire West and Chester)
A steady climb through heath and woodland to the Sandstone Trail and Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hillfort.
Bickerton Hill and Raw Head
Departure from Broxton (Cheshire West and Chester)
An extended walk along the Sandstone Trail, giving fine views and including highlights of the mid-Cheshire ridge.
Bulkeley Hill
Departure from Burwardsley (Cheshire West and Chester)
Enjoyable farmland and woodland walking with superb views over the Peckforton Hills and the surrounding Cheshire Plain.
Waste Hill
Departure from Burwardsley (Cheshire West and Chester)
A short but satisfying walk featuring good views, quiet lanes and tracks, and sunlight-dappled woodland.
Beeston Castle
Departure from Burwardsley (Cheshire West and Chester)
A fine scenic walk with views of two castles, one an authentic medieval fortification, the other a Victorian country house now used for weddings and conferences. Much of the walk is wooded. The walk can be extended to include the climb up to Beeston Castle (English Heritage: admission charge).
Sandstone Trail
Departure from Tarporley (Cheshire West and Chester)
Fairly level, with several stiles. Two busy road crossings; may be muddy in places after rain.
Tiverton
Departure from Tarporley (Cheshire West and Chester)
Field paths and canalside walking with views of Beeston Castle. May be muddy in places after rain. Multiple stiles.
Eaton
Departure from Tarporley (Cheshire West and Chester)
Field and golf-course walking to a pretty village. May be muddy in places; several stiles.
Little Budworth Common
Departure from Utkinton and Cotebrook (Cheshire West and Chester)
Gentle green lanes to an attractive area of lowland heath and woodland designated an SSSI.
Utkinton Hall
Departure from Utkinton and Cotebrook (Cheshire West and Chester)
Field paths over rolling Cheshire farmland, passing an attractive millpond and historic houses.
Eaton and Luddington Hill
Departure from Utkinton and Cotebrook (Cheshire West and Chester)
Skirt the Shire Horse Centre to pretty Eaton, returning via a sunken quarryman’s way.
Little Switzerland
Departure from Kelsall (Cheshire West and Chester)
A scenic walk featuring wide views over Kelsall and beyond, and a pretty wooded valley.
Shay Lane and Kelsall
Departure from Kelsall (Cheshire West and Chester)
A short farmland walk featuring a pretty green lane and extensive views to Liverpool and the Clwydian mountains, and an exploration of Kelsall village.
Old Pale and the Urchin’s Kitchen
Departure from Kelsall (Cheshire West and Chester)
An extended farmland and woodland walk along the Sandstone Trail, with fine views over seven counties!
Great Barrow and Plemstall
Departure from Barrow (Cheshire West and Chester)
Two contrasting villages, one on a hilltop and the other in the lonely valley of the River Gowy. Wet grass and muddy sections, and after prolonged rain some of the low-lying meadows may be impassably flooded.
Great Barrow circular
Departure from Barrow (Cheshire West and Chester)
Stroll through watermeadows and along a hollow way to a ridge-top village, returning via Watling Street
Tarvin and the Roman Bridges
Departure from Barrow (Cheshire West and Chester)
A few paths may be under crops, or muddy after rain. Includes some road walking
Budworth Pool
Departure from Little Budworth (Cheshire West and Chester)
Follow tracks and green lanes through the village and countryside to an attractive lake.
Oulton Park
Departure from Little Budworth (Cheshire West and Chester)
Passing Budworth Pool and Little Budworth Common, returning via a park circuit.
Little Budworth Common
Departure from Little Budworth (Cheshire West and Chester)
Explore our local country park, a rare area of lowland heathland designated as an SSSI.
Primrose Hill & Utkinton
Departure from Delamere and Oakmere (Cheshire West and Chester)
A mixture of woodland and farmland walking, with good views and a visit to a pleasant Cheshire village (no pub). Some modest climbs and occasional rocky ground. Mud after rain.
The Urchin's Kitchen
Departure from Delamere and Oakmere (Cheshire West and Chester)
A short woodland stroll visiting an interesting and atmospheric geological curiosity. Some steep and uneven ground, and mud may be encountered.
Old Pale & Eddisbury Hillfort
Departure from Delamere and Oakmere (Cheshire West and Chester)
A rewarding walk with wide views and a visit to a well-preserved Iron Age fort. Some modest climbs, and occasional mud after rain.
Whitegate Way, Petty Pool woods and Sandiway sandpit
Departure from Whitegate and Marton (Cheshire West and Chester)
An accessible, easy and varied walk that crosses woods, fields and makes the most of the lovely Whitegate Way. Free parking at Whitegate station and a lovely coffee shop run by volunteers.
More walks in Bickerton
Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Agden
- Aldersey
- Aldford and Saighton
- Alpraham and Calveley
- Ashton Hayes and Horton-cum-Peel
- Bache
- Baddiley
- Barrow
- Barton
- Beeston
- Brindley
- Broxton
- Bulkeley and Ridley
- Bunbury
- Burland and Acton
- Burwardsley
- Carden
- Chester Castle
- Chidlow
- Cholmondeley
- Chorley
- Chorlton
- Chowley
- Christleton
- Churton
- City of Chester
- Clotton Hoofield
- Clutton
- Coddington
- Cuddington
- Delamere and Oakmere
- Dodcott cum Wilkesley
- Duckington
- Duddon
- Eaton and Eccleston
- Egerton
- Faddiley
- Farndon
- Golborne David
- Great Boughton
- Guilden Sutton
- Handley
- Hargrave and Huxley
- Harthill
- Haughton
- Huntington
- Ightfield
- Kelsall
- Little Budworth
- Littleton
- Maelor South
- Malpas
- Marbury and District
- Newhall
- No Man's Heath and District
- Peckforton
- Rowton
- Rushton
- Shocklach Oviatt and District
- Sound
- Spurstow
- Stoke and Hurleston
- Stretton
- Tarporley
- Tarvin
- Tattenhall and District
- Threapwood
- Tilston
- Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall
- Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley
- Upton-by-Chester
- Utkinton and Cotebrook
- Wardle
- Waverton
- Wettenhall
- Whitchurch Rural
- Whitchurch Urban
- Whitegate and Marton
- Wigland
- Willington
- Wrenbury cum Frith