A part of Lymm Heritage Trail
Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
Using a part of Lymm Heritage Trail, this circular walk will take you around Lymm Dam. It was created in 1824 by a dam built during the construction of what is now the A56 road.
Bridgewater Canal
Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
An easy stroll through fields and woods and along the canal towpath.
Dunham Massey
Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
Visit a magnificent deer park and stately home, with peaceful canalside interludes.
Lymm and the Dam
Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
An extended stroll through historic Lymm and round its picturesque wooded lake.
Trans-Pennine Trail
Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
A fairly level bike ride along a converted railway, bridleways and quiet country lanes.
Two Canals
Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
Varied rural walking including contrasting sections of canals that are among England’s youngest and oldest.
Lymm Dam
Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
An easy stroll around Lymm’s best-known beauty spot, plus a visit to the historic village centre.
Grappenhall stroll
Departure from Grappenhall and Thelwall (Warrington)
An easy stroll around the pretty village of Grappenhall, including woodland walks.
Grappenhall Heys & The Dingle
Departure from Grappenhall and Thelwall (Warrington)
Easy walking through woodland and former parkland, with the picturesque valley of Lumb Brook as a highlight.
Lymm & the Penny Ferry
Departure from Grappenhall and Thelwall (Warrington)
Much of interest, including a visit to historic Lymm and an (optional) crossing of the eccentric Penny Ferry.
Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm
Departure from Ashley (Cheshire East)
Great walk from Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm.
Pennington Flash Circular
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts from the car park on Slag Lane and follows a clockwise circular route around Pennington Flash.
Sunbank Wood
Departure from Ringway (Greater Manchester)
This a pleasant little walk and sadly part of it is disappearing under concrete. Manchester Airport have developed on either side of Sunbank Lane. There was a petition to stop it but sadly it failed. There are some before and after pictures on the slideshow.
Lowton via Golborne
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts from Pennington Flash car park and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Golborne Park and Lowton.
Airport to Higherhouse Farm
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Easy and flat walk from Wood Lane to Higherhouse Farm.
Smith Lane to Booths Mere
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Great and flat walk from Smith Lane to Booths Mere.
Lady Lane to Valewood Farm
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Nice and flat walk from Lady Lane to Valewood Farm.
Manchester Airport to Styal Mill
Departure from Styal (Cheshire East)
This walk starts at the big roundabout on Altrincham Road just before the airport tunnels.
Bickershaw Amberswood Circular
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts from Bickershaw and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Amberswood, Low Hall and Victoria Fields.
Mobberley to Mountpleasant Farm
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Great and flat walk from Mobberley to Mountpleasant Farm.
Abram Bickershaw Circular
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts at Abram by Kingdown Flash (01Start) and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Bickershaw Park and Fan Lodge ponds.
Pick Mere
Departure from Pickmere (Cheshire East)
An easy, scenic stroll around a popular lake called Pick Mere.
Arley Hall & Great Budworth
Departure from Pickmere (Cheshire East)
A lengthy walk to a country house and delightful village.
Mobberley to Paddockhill Lane
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Nice and flat walk from Mobberley to Paddockhill Lane.
Tabley Estate and Holford Moss
Departure from Plumley (Cheshire East)
Skirting Tabley Hall to the birch woodland of Holford Moss and its intriguing brine wells and lime beds.
Holford Hall
Departure from Plumley (Cheshire East)
An easy stroll visiting a historic house and the site of a former watermill.
Pickmere Radio Telescope
Departure from Plumley (Cheshire East)
An impressive radio telescope and an optional circuit of the beautiful lake at Pickmere.
Graveyard Lane
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Farmland walking along tracks and field paths, returning via Saltersley Hall and an area of heathery peatland.
Rossmere & Lindow Common
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
An interesting, level walk around the peatlands and heathlands of Lindow Moss, passing two attractive lakes.
Saltersley Hall and Rossmere
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Historic farmhouses, a picturesque lake and wildlife-rich woodland and peatland.
Rotherwood Road to Lindow Moss
Departure from Wilmslow (Cheshire East)
This is a short walk around Lindow Moss. The area became famous when Lindow Man was discovered by peat cutters in August 1984. The footpath skirts the edge of Lindow Moss where peat is still extracted. There is a Lindow Moss website here and you can find information about Lindow Man here. This route keeps to the public footpaths, but there are many unofficial routes across the moss.
Moor Lane to Mobberley Golf Course
Departure from Wilmslow (Cheshire East)
Walk from Moor Lane to Mobberley Golf Course passing through Nature Reserve.
Westhoughton Common
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts opposite Cowburn St Hindley and follows anti-clockwise circular route around Westhoughton Common.
Noahs Ark Lane to Carter Lane
Departure from Great Warford (Cheshire East)
Circular and flat walk from Noahs Ark Lane to Carter Lane.
Borsdane Wood
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
The walk starts from Mill Lane in Hindley and follows the clockwise circular route via Borsdane Wood and Westhoughton Common.
Pennington Green Circular via Borsdane Wood
Departure from Wigan (Greater Manchester)
Walk starts from Hindley Mill Lane and follows anticlockwise circular route via Borsdane Wood, Pennington Green, Kirkless Wood and Hindley Hall.
Upcast Lane to Clay Lane
Departure from Wilmslow (Cheshire East)
Easy walk from Upcast Lane to Clay Lane and around Row-of-Trees.
Sandle Bridge Lane to Peover Hall
Departure from Marthall (Cheshire East)
Great walk through Little Watford, Over Peover, Snelson and Marthall.
Chelford Road to Knutsford Road
Departure from Chorley (Cheshire East)
Lovely walk around the Wilmslow Golf Course from Chelford Road to Knutsford Road.
Dutton Viaduct & the Weaver
Departure from Little Leigh (Cheshire West and Chester)
A walk through rolling countryside to an impressive viaduct with a straightforward riverside return.
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