Partington walks

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.

An easy stroll through fields and woods and along the canal towpath.

Visit a magnificent deer park and stately home, with peaceful canalside interludes.

An extended stroll through historic Lymm and round its picturesque wooded lake.

A fairly level bike ride along a converted railway, bridleways and quiet country lanes.

Varied rural walking including contrasting sections of canals that are among England’s youngest and oldest.

An easy stroll around Lymm’s best-known beauty spot, plus a visit to the historic village centre.

An easy stroll around the pretty village of Grappenhall, including woodland walks.

Easy walking through woodland and former parkland, with the picturesque valley of Lumb Brook as a highlight.

Much of interest, including a visit to historic Lymm and an (optional) crossing of the eccentric Penny Ferry.

Great walk from Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm.

The walk starts from the car park on Slag Lane and follows a clockwise circular route around Pennington Flash.

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.

The walk starts from Pennington Flash car park and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Golborne Park and Lowton.

Easy and flat walk from Wood Lane to Higherhouse Farm.

Great and flat walk from Smith Lane to Booths Mere.

Nice and flat walk from Lady Lane to Valewood Farm.

This walk starts at the big roundabout on Altrincham Road just before the airport tunnels.

The walk starts from Bickershaw and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Amberswood, Low Hall and Victoria Fields.

Great and flat walk from Mobberley to Mountpleasant Farm.

The walk starts at Abram by Kingdown Flash (01Start) and follows the anticlockwise circular route via Bickershaw Park and Fan Lodge ponds.

An easy, scenic stroll around a popular lake called Pick Mere.

A lengthy walk to a country house and delightful village.

Nice and flat walk from Mobberley to Paddockhill Lane.

Skirting Tabley Hall to the birch woodland of Holford Moss and its intriguing brine wells and lime beds.

An easy stroll visiting a historic house and the site of a former watermill.

An impressive radio telescope and an optional circuit of the beautiful lake at Pickmere.

Farmland walking along tracks and field paths, returning via Saltersley Hall and an area of heathery peatland.

Historic farmhouses, a picturesque lake and wildlife-rich woodland and peatland.

An interesting, level walk around the peatlands and heathlands of Lindow Moss, passing two attractive lakes.

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.

Walk from Moor Lane to Mobberley Golf Course passing through Nature Reserve.

The walk starts opposite Cowburn St Hindley and follows anti-clockwise circular route around Westhoughton Common.

Circular and flat walk from Noahs Ark Lane to Carter Lane.

Short, easy walk from the excellent Marbury Hall Nurseries garden centre and visiting the Marbury Country Park.

The walk starts from Mill Lane in Hindley and follows the clockwise circular route via Borsdane Wood and Westhoughton Common.

Walk starts from Hindley Mill Lane and follows anticlockwise circular route via Borsdane Wood, Pennington Green, Kirkless Wood and Hindley Hall.

Easy walk from Upcast Lane to Clay Lane and around Row-of-Trees.

Great walk through Little Watford, Over Peover, Snelson and Marthall.

Lovely walk around the Wilmslow Golf Course from Chelford Road to Knutsford Road.

A walk through rolling countryside to an impressive viaduct with a straightforward riverside return.

A varied walk by way of village, canal tunnel, capacious locks and quiet riverside fields.

A simple and pleasant stroll beside the River Weaver, returning along the Trent & Mersey Canal.