Mow Cop
Departure from Odd Rode (Cheshire East)
Field and quarry paths up to the famous folly, with superb views in all directions, and a pleasant canalside return.
Two Canals
Departure from Odd Rode (Cheshire East)
Locks, bridges and aqueducts on the Trent & Mersey and Macclesfield Canals (with an optional 1-mile extension to their junction).
Lawton Hall
Departure from Odd Rode (Cheshire East)
A wooded stroll with a visit to a rewarding church, passing a stately home (private) and some interesting remnants of its estate.
Apedale Country Par
Departure from Audley Rural (Staffordshire)
A fine walk with the chance to descend a coal mine or ride a steam train.
Wedgwood’s Monument
Departure from Audley Rural (Staffordshire)
A stroll through woodland to a historic blast furnace and then a monument with a fine view.
Wheelock Rail Trail and the Trent & Mersey Canal
Departure from Sandbach (Cheshire East)
An easy stroll that packs a lot into its short distance.
Sandbach Crosses, River Wheelock and the Trent & Mersey
Departure from Sandbach (Cheshire East)
A historic town centre, pretty stream valleys and an easy canalside return.
River Wheelock and the Trent & Mersey
Departure from Sandbach (Cheshire East)
Two contrasting waterways lead you through pleasant Cheshire countryside.
Stage 3 of the Gritstone Trail - Congleton to Kidsgrove
Departure from Congleton (Cheshire East)
The Gritstone Trail runs for 56 km through the Cheshire countryside, west of the Peak District, from Disley to Kidsgrove. This third stage picks up the trail at The Cloud, having left Congleton in a circular route using the Dales Valley Way and the towpath along the Macclesfield Canal to the aqueduct over the River Dale. The route passes Timbersbrook, Nick i' th' Hill, Cheshire's Close, Mow Cop and rejoins the Macclesfield Canal before following the Trent & Mersey Canal into Kidsgrove.
Timbersbrook to Rushton Spencer
Departure from Congleton (Cheshire East)
Nice walk passing by The Cloud, Rushton Bank and Bridestones.
Brereton Heath
Departure from Swettenham (Cheshire East)
A straightforward there-and-back walk to a local lake, heathland and woodland country park.
Twemlow and the Dane Valley
Departure from Swettenham (Cheshire East)
A longer walk with historic buildings en route and lovely riverside views on the return.
Swettenham Brook
Departure from Swettenham (Cheshire East)
Explore our intimate local valley around Holmes Chapel.
The Moat and Watch Lane Flash
Departure from Warmingham (Cheshire East)
An interesting walk that visits several of the Sandbach Flashes, a series of intriguing lakes formed by subsidence after salt extraction.
Warmingham Circular
Departure from Warmingham (Cheshire East)
A short farmland walk offering good views over the village, and a brief but pleasant stretch alongside the River Wheelock, frequented by Kingfishers.
Sandbach Flashes and the River Wheelock
Departure from Warmingham (Cheshire East)
An extended walk visiting many of the Sandbach Flashes (lakes formed by subsidence following salt extraction) and including sections along the Trent and Mersey Canal and River Wheelock.
Wybunbury Moss
Departure from Wybunbury (Cheshire East)
Stroll round a National Nature Reserve, featuring a rare bog habitat known as a schwingmoor.
Dagfields and the Weaver
Departure from Wybunbury (Cheshire East)
A field walk to a popular local craft centre, returning via the valley of the River Weaver.
Warning : The bridge at waypoint 4 is closed. It isn't scheduled to be reopened until 2023. For now we suggest this walk as a return and not as a loop until an alternative is found.
Hough Common and Lea Hall
Departure from Wybunbury (Cheshire East)
A farmland stroll to a historic house through Wybunbury.
The Cloud from Rushton Spencer
Departure from Rushton (Staffordshire)
This North Staffordshire linear walk starts in the village of Rushton Spencer near Leek and follows the Staffordshire Way to the summit of the Cloud. This local landmark offers some wonderful views across north Cheshire and north Staffordshire.
Redesmere & Capesthorne Hall
Departure from Siddington (Cheshire East)
Walk beside beautiful lakes, with thatched cottages and a fine country house.
Redesmere To Capesthorn Hall
Departure from Siddington (Cheshire East)
In spring there are delightful patches of bluebells along some paths.
Gawsworth & Danes Moss
Departure from Gawsworth (Cheshire East)
Five minutes’ drive to a fascinating village, with a mossland nature reserve and gentle canal scenery.
Rossen Clough to Croker Hill
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
This circular walk offers some great views around Rossen Clough.
Rossendale Ramble
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
This Cheshire Walk was produced to assist fundraising for the Rossendale Trust. The route covers a section of the Gritstone Way and other scenic parts of Cheshire. Some of the route lies within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park.
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