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.
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.
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).
Marford Quarry
Departure from Rossett (Wrexham)
Walk through a wooded nature reserve, with good views across the Dee valley on the return journey.
Along the Dee and Alyn
Departure from Rossett (Wrexham)
A pleasant level walk through meadows, with stretches alongside the rivers Dee and Alyn.
Cook’s Bridge and Trevalyn
Departure from Rossett (Wrexham)
A short level stroll on lanes and footpaths, with a couple of stretches along the pretty River Alyn.
Poulton and Pulford Brook
Departure from Poulton and Pulford (Cheshire West and Chester)
A pleasant and undemanding walk through the low-lying meadows of the Dee Valley.
Poulton and the River Alyn
Departure from Poulton and Pulford (Cheshire West and Chester)
A peaceful walk in the low-lying Dee valley using a mix of farm tracks, quiet country lanes and field paths, including
a pleasant stretch along the River Alyn.
Pulford and Lavister
Departure from Poulton and Pulford (Cheshire West and Chester)
A short stroll round two villages, one in England and one in Wales.
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
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 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!
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.
More walks in Stretton
Discover also walks in surrounding cities:
- Malpas
- Marbury and District
- No Man's Heath and District
- Peckforton
- Poulton and Pulford
- Rowton
- Shocklach Oviatt and District
- Tarporley
- Tarvin
- Tattenhall and District
- Threapwood
- Tilston
- Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall
- Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley
- Upton-by-Chester
- Utkinton and Cotebrook
- Waverton
- Whitchurch Rural
- Whitchurch Urban
- Wigland
- Willington