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Marford Quarry
Walk through a wooded nature reserve, with good views across the Dee valley on the return journey.
Along the Dee and Alyn
A pleasant level walk through meadows, with stretches alongside the rivers Dee and Alyn.
Cook’s Bridge and Trevalyn
A short level stroll on lanes and footpaths, with a couple of stretches along the pretty River Alyn.
Poulton and the River Alyn
A peaceful walk in the low-lying Dee valley using a mix of farm tracks, quiet country lanes and field paths, includinga pleasant stretch along the River Alyn.
Poulton and Pulford Brook
A pleasant and undemanding walk through the low-lying meadows of the Dee Valley.
Pulford and Lavister
A short stroll round two villages, one in England and one in Wales.
Bickerton Hill and Raw Head
An extended walk along the Sandstone Trail, giving fine views and including highlights of the mid-Cheshire ridge.
Maiden Castle
A steady climb through heath and woodland to the Sandstone Trail and Maiden Castle, an Iron Age hillfort.
Bulkeley Hill
Enjoyable farmland and woodland walking with superb views over the Peckforton Hills and the surrounding Cheshire Plain.
Waste Hill
A short but satisfying walk featuring good views, quiet lanes and tracks, and sunlight-dappled woodland.
Beeston Castle
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).
Great Barrow and Plemstall

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
Stroll through watermeadows and along a hollow way to a ridge-top village, returning via Watling Street
Tarvin and the Roman Bridges
A few paths may be under crops, or muddy after rain. Includes some road walking
Gardden hillfort
A short walk full of history: ancient Offa’s Dyke, a 19th-century icehouse and an Iron Age hillfort.
Wynnstay Estate
A glimpse of the family seat of the Wynn family, after which the pub is named.
Erddig and Wat’s Dyke
An all-day walk to a historic house set in a riverside country park, plus a long section of Wat’s Dyke.
Little Switzerland
A scenic walk featuring wide views over Kelsall and beyond, and a pretty wooded valley.
Shay Lane and Kelsall
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
An extended farmland and woodland walk along the Sandstone Trail, with fine views over seven counties!
Mouldsworth circular
An easy stroll along quiet lanes and footpaths around The Goshawk.
More walks in Farndon
Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Malpas
- Mickle Trafford and District
- Mollington
- Moston
- Mouldsworth
- No Man's Heath and District
- Poulton and Pulford
- Rowton
- Saughall and Shotwick Park
- Shocklach Oviatt and District
- Stretton
- Tarvin
- Tattenhall and District
- Threapwood
- Tilston
- Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley
- Upton-by-Chester
- Waverton
- Wigland
- Willington