Mouldsworth circular

An easy stroll along quiet lanes and footpaths around The Goshawk.

Technical sheet

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A Mouldsworth walk posted on 02/11/21 by Walks from the Door. Last update : 03/11/21
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.76 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 40 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 35 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 73 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 37 m
  • ⚐
    District: Mouldsworth 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 53.231229° / W 2.732773°

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Description

(S/E) From the car park, cross the road and turn right, following the pavement downhill. Cross the end of Delamere Road then, after crossing a stream, turn immediately left through a kissing gate onto a footpath. Follow the path through a patch of woodland with the stream on your left, then walk along the left-hand edge of the field beyond to a kissing gate and into a narrow lane.

(1) Turn left along the lane for half a mile, passing some fishing lakes along the way. At a junction turn sharp left (Old Lane). Cross Delamere Road into a descending track and follow it downhill past a smallholding. Cross the stream via a stone slab bridge and follow the ascending path beyond, passing under a railway bridge.

(2) When you reach Stable Lane, with a quarry entrance on your left, follow the road ahead. At the main street in Mouldsworth, a shortcut to the Goshawk can be had by turning left. Otherwise, cross over the staggered junction and follow Chapel Lane (signposted to Manley Mere).

(3) After 300 yards, just beyond a converted chapel on the left, turn left through a gate next to a ladder stile. Follow a gravelled path along the bottom edge of the field, then turn left at the end to another gate by a stile in the corner. Cross two paddocks to reach a gate into a driveway, where you turn left.

(4) At the end of the drive, turn right along the road for a few yards before turning left into the driveway to Rose Bank Farm. When the drive swings right into the farm, follow the fenced footpath across the field ahead of you. On regaining the B5393, turn right and walk back to the Goshawk.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 56 m - Car park
  2. 1 : km 0.5 - alt. 49 m - Grange Road
  3. 2 : km 1.97 - alt. 57 m - Stable Lane
  4. 3 : km 2.78 - alt. 71 m - Ladder stile
  5. 4 : km 3.16 - alt. 67 m - Smithy Lane
  6. S/E : km 3.76 - alt. 56 m - Car park

Useful Information

One moderate ascent.

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Clarity of route description
5 / 5
Clarity of route map
4.5 / 5
Walk interest
4 / 5
Davidcroft80
Davidcroft80

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : 27/02/23
Clarity of route description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I extended the walk for an elderly group of friends by using a road section rather than an uphill path 500m after the start from the Goshawk.We all enjoyed the spring flowers and birdsong. Thank you.

petebarritt
petebarritt

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : 25/02/23
Clarity of route description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Walk interest : ★★★★☆ Good

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