List of recreational walks in Cheshire explained

This is a list of recreational walks in the ceremonial county of Cheshire. The list includes walks that are wholly inside Cheshire and also those that pass through to another county. The walks are generally through countryside on a variety of trails and footpaths. Small walks of local interest only are not included. There are 1,864 miles[1] (3,000 km) of public rights of way in Cheshire, England.

List of walking trails in Cheshire

NameImageRoute LengthNotesRefs
13 miles (19 km) Starts at Chester railway station and finishes at Delamere railway station
34 miles (55 km)
Bollin Valley Way 25 miles (40 km) Follows the River Bollin [2]
97miles Circular walk alongside six canals
29 miles (47 km) A circular walk around the two towns [3]
Dane Valley WayBuxton to Northwich48 miles

(77 km)

[4]
21 miles (33 km) Goes via Delamere Forest
16 miles (26 km)
583 miles (938 km) [5]
35 miles (56 km) Passes through Teggs Nose Country Park
Ladybrook Valley Interest Trail 12 miles (20 km) Finishes at the National Trust's Lyme Park [6]
10 miles (16 km)
24 miles (39 km) Finishes in Shropshire
200 miles (320 km) Initially following the River Dee to Farndon, then passing through the border counties
10 miles (16 km)
Linking the Wirral Way, Sandstone Trail and Gritstone Trail
Buxton circular The Cheshire section is between the Dane Valley near Wincle and past Lyme Park towards Whaley Bridge
Salter's Way 25 miles (40 km) [7]
Frodsham to Whitchurch, Shropshire 34 miles (55 km)
32 miles (51 km) Can be used as a link between the Sandstone Trail and the Gritstone Trail
207 miles (333 km)
92 miles
40 miles (65 km) [8]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Public Rights of Way. Cheshire County Council . 2007-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080508225353/http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/countryside/Walking/index.htm . 2008-05-08.
  2. Web site: Bollin Valley Way. www.bollinvalley.org.uk.
  3. Web site: Crewe and Nantwich Circular Walk Home. https://web.archive.org/web/20080829124244/http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/countryside/Walking/circularwalks_long/crewe_nantwich/crewenantwichcircular.htm . dead . 2008-08-29 . Cheshire County Council .
  4. Web site: Dane Valley Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths. www.ldwa.org.uk.
  5. Web site: Great English Walk - LDWA Long Distance Paths. www.ldwa.org.uk.
  6. Web site: Ladybrook Valley Interest Trail - LDWA Long Distance Paths. www.ldwa.org.uk.
  7. Web site: Salter's Way - LDWA Long Distance Paths. www.ldwa.org.uk.
  8. Web site: Weaver Way (Cheshire) - LDWA Long Distance Paths. www.ldwa.org.uk.