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Cheshire East walks
Three Shires Head from Danebower Hollow
Visorando Member 
4.65 mi
+528 ft
-515 ft
2h 35
Moderate
Departure from Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough (Cheshire East)
A short Peak District walk that explores the area around Three Shires Head where the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet. The route uses sections of old packhorse routes as well as footpaths.
Shutlingsloe from Trentabank
Visorando Member 
2.99 mi
+705 ft
-709 ft
2h 00
Easy
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
A short walk in the Cheshire sector of the Peak District National Park. Shutlingsloe is known as the Cheshire Matterhorn and offers some excellent views.
Wildboarclough & Shutlingsloe
Visorando Member 
6.82 mi
+1,289 ft
-1,263 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
A route to the summit of the Cheshire Matterhorn and more!
Black Rocks & Bollinhurst Reservoir from Disley
Visorando Member 4.98 mi
+738 ft
-745 ft
2h 55
Moderate
Departure from Disley (Cheshire East)
This is a nice short walk offering wonderful views. The seasonal colour changes of the countryside make this Cheshire walk worth repeating during the year. The route starts from Disley and climbs onto Black Rocks offering some great views.
Arley Hall & Great Budworth
Association / Club / Walk leader 8.68 mi
+138 ft
-135 ft
4h 05
Moderate
Departure from Pickmere (Cheshire East)
A lengthy walk to a country house and delightful village.
Langley and Tegg’s Nose
Association / Club / Walk leader 6.82 mi
+988 ft
-994 ft
4h 00
Easy
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
Featuring rolling hills, wooded reservoirs and an optional climb to a viewpoint with geological and industrial interest.
Lyme Park from Poynton
Visorando Member 10.20 mi
+1,099 ft
-1,079 ft
5h 40
Moderate
Departure from Poynton-with-Worth (Cheshire East)
A route that takes in the delights of the countryside surrounding Lyme Park
Twemlow and the Dane Valley
Association / Club / Walk leader 6.18 mi
+203 ft
-217 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Swettenham (Cheshire East)
A longer walk with historic buildings en route and lovely riverside views on the return.
River Wheelock and the Trent & Mersey
Association / Club / Walk leader 4.03 mi
+36 ft
-36 ft
1h 55
Easy
Departure from Sandbach (Cheshire East)
Two contrasting waterways lead you through pleasant Cheshire countryside.
Bollington to White Nancy
Association / Club / Walk leader 4.90 mi
+531 ft
-531 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
This walk takes in Bollington Village, Macclesfield Canal and White Nancy along Kerridge Hill.
Tegg's Nose from Trentabank
Visorando Member 7.04 mi
+1,214 ft
-1,184 ft
4h 20
Moderate
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
This Cheshire walk lies within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park and provides a pleasant excursion into this surprisingly beautiful part of Britain. The walk includes the viewpoint of Tegg's Nose and the trio of reservoirs in the valley.
Nether Alderley
Association / Club / Walk leader 6.65 mi
+413 ft
-397 ft
3h 25
Easy
Departure from Alderley Edge (Cheshire East)
A fine church, a historic watermill, and some lesser-known paths on Alderley Edge.
Rainow to Lamaload Reservoir
Association / Club / Walk leader 5.75 mi
+732 ft
-738 ft
3h 15
Easy
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
Nice walk from Rainow and around Lamaload Reservoir.
Flash & Three Shires Head from Danebower Hollow
Visorando Member 6.42 mi
+791 ft
-787 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough (Cheshire East)
A pleasant Peak District walk in the Staffordshire Moorlands. The route uses a mixture of paths, tracks and quiet country lanes to explore the area. For many, the highlight will be Three Shires Head with its packhorse bridge and waterfalls.
Bridgend Centre Trail 1 - Bee Happy, Bollington
Tourist office 2.74 mi
+312 ft
-318 ft
1h 30
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Walk to Whiteley Green through Bollington’s unique landscape, taking in stunning views, majestic mills, local tracks and peaceful waterways. Discover intriguing places and half-forgotten artifacts including traces of ancient beekeeping.
Sandbach Flashes and the River Wheelock
Association / Club / Walk leader 6.25 mi
+66 ft
-66 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Warmingham (Cheshire East)
An extended walk visiting many of the Sandbach Flashes (lakes formed by subsidence following salt extraction) and including sections along the Trent and Mersey Canal and River Wheelock.
Pick Mere
Association / Club / Walk leader 2.60 mi
+72 ft
-72 ft
1h 15
Easy
Departure from Pickmere (Cheshire East)
An easy, scenic stroll around a popular lake called Pick Mere.
Exploring Alderley Edge
Association / Club / Walk leader 4.38 mi
+404 ft
-387 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Alderley Edge (Cheshire East)
A more complete exploration of Alderley Edge, with a return route via farmland.
Bridgend Heritage Trails, Revolving in time, Bollington
Tourist office 4.16 mi
+453 ft
-453 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
A circular walk following the River Dean to Rainow and returning through farmland. The fourth of the Bridgend Heritage Trails takes you back to the Industrial Revolution with an insight into the lives of mill workers and farm labourers beyond who helped to create the landscape that surrounds Bollington today. Find out about the people who trod the ancient packhorse trails and stone slab paths which have echoed the ring of hooves and the clatter of clogs over the centuries.
Sandbach Crosses, River Wheelock and the Trent & Mersey
Association / Club / Walk leader 5.07 mi
+75 ft
-75 ft
2h 25
Easy
Departure from Sandbach (Cheshire East)
A historic town centre, pretty stream valleys and an easy canalside return.
Saltersley Hall and Rossmere
Association / Club / Walk leader 2.89 mi
+33 ft
-36 ft
1h 20
Easy
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Historic farmhouses, a picturesque lake and wildlife-rich woodland and peatland.
Gawsworth & Danes Moss
Association / Club / Walk leader 4.96 mi
+79 ft
-79 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Gawsworth (Cheshire East)
Five minutes’ drive to a fascinating village, with a mossland nature reserve and gentle canal scenery.
Moor Lane to Mobberley Golf Course
Association / Club / Walk leader 3.89 mi
+43 ft
-43 ft
1h 50
Easy
Departure from Wilmslow (Cheshire East)
Walk from Moor Lane to Mobberley Golf Course passing through Nature Reserve.
Kettleshulme & Sponds Hill
Visorando Member 7.64 mi
+1,204 ft
-1,224 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Pott Shrigley (Cheshire East)
The Cheshire sector of the Peak District National Park is often seen as uninteresting and this route goes some way to dispel this myth. The route does have a couple of lengthy steep ascents towards the end but effort is rewarded with excellent and varied landscapes. Conditions underfoot can be very wet after heavy rain so appropriate footwear is essential.
Shutlingsloe, Cat & Fiddle and the Macclesfield Forest from Trentabank
Visorando Member 7.70 mi
+1,627 ft
-1,608 ft
4h 55
Moderate
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
A Cheshire walk that explores the area around the Macclesfield Forest. The route includes Shutlingsloe, views towards Wildboarclough, the Cat & Fiddle and the Macclesfield Forest
Bridgend Heritage Trails, Woods & Wildflowers, Bollington
Tourist office 4.87 mi
+548 ft
-548 ft
2h 45
Moderate
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Circular walks that explore the local countryside and bring Bollington’s past to life. This walk follows Harrop Brook through enchanting woodland before returning via an ancient Salt Trail (A). A feast for the senses in every season, look out for bluebells in spring and an abundance of wildflowers in summer. Packed with history, from battlefields to buildings, mineshafts to trade, along the way you’ll meet some intriguing characters, such as the ‘Midnight Milkman’ and the Black Prince.
Swettenham Brook
Association / Club / Walk leader 1.72 mi
+66 ft
-66 ft
0h 50
Easy
Departure from Swettenham (Cheshire East)
Explore our intimate local valley around Holmes Chapel.
Holford Hall
Association / Club / Walk leader 2.33 mi
+36 ft
-36 ft
1h 05
Easy
Departure from Plumley (Cheshire East)
An easy stroll visiting a historic house and the site of a former watermill.
Middlewood Way & Styperson Pool
Association / Club / Walk leader 5.22 mi
+344 ft
-367 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Mostly level walking, with an extension to a pretty wooded lake with fine views from the adjacent hills.
Ladybrook Valley to Lockgate Farm
Association / Club / Walk leader 6.37 mi
+325 ft
-325 ft
3h 15
Easy
Departure from Poynton-with-Worth (Cheshire East)
Lovely walk from Ladybrook Valley to Lockgate Farm along Macclesfield Canal.
Kettleshulme & Taxal Edge from Lamaload
Visorando Member 10.54 mi
+1,778 ft
-1,778 ft
6h 25
Moderate
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
The Cheshire sector of the Peak District offers a great variety of walking and this route is no exception. The route includes a section of ridge walking with a lower level return through quiet countryside to complete the walk.
Barges, Bridges and the ‘Bollington Bug’, Bridgend Heritage Trails
Tourist office 5.98 mi
+276 ft
-256 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
Circular walks that explore the local countryside and bring Bollington’s past to life. Trail N° 7 - Travelling in time. Heading north from Bollington this largely flat walk follows towpath and disused railway line to reach Adlington before returning via Whiteley Green through farmland footpaths and tracks. This trail guides you along, towpath, bridleway, footpaths, farm tracks and roads to discover the different modes of transport used through the centuries.
Dagfields and the Weaver
Association / Club / Walk leader 7.27 mi
+102 ft
-102 ft
3h 25
Easy
Departure from Wybunbury (Cheshire East)
A field walk to a popular local craft centre, returning via the valley of the River Weaver.
Warning : The bridge at waypoint 4 is closed. It isn't scheduled to be reopened until 2023. For now we suggest this walk as a return and not as a loop until an alternative is found.
Wybunbury Moss
Association / Club / Walk leader 1.71 mi
+39 ft
-39 ft
0h 50
Easy
Departure from Wybunbury (Cheshire East)
Stroll round a National Nature Reserve, featuring a rare bog habitat known as a schwingmoor.
To the Swan at Kettleshulme
Association / Club / Walk leader 5.35 mi
+817 ft
-830 ft
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Rainow (Cheshire East)
A hilly walk over a scenic ridge to a pretty Cheshire village and its splendid pub.
Ridgegate to Tegg's Nose
Association / Club / Walk leader 5.90 mi
+1,158 ft
-1,158 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Sutton (Cheshire East)
From Ridgegate to Tegg's Nose, this walk passes through small hills and forests.
Congleton Lane to Catchpenny Pool
Association / Club / Walk leader 5.28 mi
+43 ft
-43 ft
2h 30
Easy
Departure from Lower Withington (Cheshire East)
This is a lovely walk through woodland, along quiet roads and bridleways.
Smith Lane to Booths Mere
Association / Club / Walk leader 5.86 mi
+79 ft
-69 ft
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Great and flat walk from Smith Lane to Booths Mere.
Noahs Ark Lane to Carter Lane
Association / Club / Walk leader 5.55 mi
+75 ft
-72 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Great Warford (Cheshire East)
Circular and flat walk from Noahs Ark Lane to Carter Lane.
Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm
Association / Club / Walk leader 7.43 mi
+89 ft
-85 ft
3h 30
Easy
Departure from Ashley (Cheshire East)
Great walk from Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm.
Peover Lane to Bate Mill
Association / Club / Walk leader 6.48 mi
+115 ft
-128 ft
3h 05
Moderate
Departure from Chelford (Cheshire East)
This walk is along a number of quiet roads and footpaths.
The Disley Lanes from Lyme Park
Visorando Member 4.03 mi
+413 ft
-390 ft
2h 15
Easy
Departure from Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley (Cheshire East)
This Cheshire walk explores Lyme Park and the lanes around Disley. Most of the route is within the boundaries of the Peak District National Park. It visits Lyme Cage prior to leaving the park. It then proceeds along quiet lanes before returning to the park. The Cage dominates the walk as it is rarely out of sight.
Sandle Bridge Lane to Peover Hall
Association / Club / Walk leader 9.85 mi
+72 ft
-75 ft
4h 35
Easy
Departure from Marthall (Cheshire East)
Great walk through Little Watford, Over Peover, Snelson and Marthall.
Over Peover Trek
Visorando Member 5.57 mi
+52 ft
-52 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Peover Superior and Snelson (Cheshire East)
Great walk through the picturesque village of Over Peover starting and ending from The Dog.
Dale Top (Park Moor) from Lyme Park
Visorando Member 6.22 mi
+876 ft
-876 ft
3h 35
Moderate
Departure from Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley (Cheshire East)
Lyme Park in Cheshire is popular with visitors yet this walk explores quiet paths and tracks to the south of the Country Park. Navigation is generally easy and the reward for your efforts are some fine views.
Shutlingsloe
Visorando Member 6.80 mi
+1,194 ft
-1,194 ft
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough (Cheshire East)
Nice popular walk to Shutlingsloe summit. Dog friendly
Bridgend Tree Trail 4, Bollington
Tourist office 5.21 mi
+571 ft
-568 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
In the middle of trees discover or rediscover iconic places of Bollington like Harrop Woods, Billinge Head, Rainowlow and Ingerlsey Vale ! This walk encourage us to really look at the grace, beauty and majesty of the trees that grow in our local countryside.
Bridgend Tree Trail 3, Bollington
Tourist office 6.99 mi
+472 ft
-456 ft
3h 35
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
In the middle of trees discover or rediscover iconic places of Bollington like Whiteley Green, Adlington, Styperson, and Pott Shrigley! This walk encourages us to really look at the grace, beauty, and majesty of the trees that grow in our local countryside.
Bridgend Tree Trail 2, Bollington
Tourist office 5.32 mi
+299 ft
-272 ft
2h 40
Easy
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
In the middle of trees discover or rediscover iconic places of Bollington like Tinkers Clough, Dumbah Hollow, Butley Town and the Lowerhouse! This walk encourage us to really look at the grace, beauty and majesty of the trees that grow in our local countryside.
Bridgend Tree Trail 1, Bollington
Tourist office 3.27 mi
+515 ft
-515 ft
1h 55
Moderate
Departure from Bollington (Cheshire East)
In the middle of trees discover or rediscover iconic places of Bollington like White Nancy, Kerridge Ridge and the Rally Road! This walk encourage us to really look at the grace, beauty and majesty of the trees that grow in our local countryside.
This walk is a similar version of this trail. This Tree trail contain more forest and grassland path than the Heritage one.
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