Upcast Lane to Clay Lane

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

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.71 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 6 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 6 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 75 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 66 m
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Description of the walk

(S/E) Take the straight footpath from Upcast Lane and turn left at Clay Lane. Follow the path around to Gore Lane Farm and continue across Edge View Lane and across some fields until you reach Prospect Cottages.

(1) Turn left here along the footpath.

(2) Turn left at Gore Lane. Continue up to Edge View Lane on the right and follow the track back towards Clay Lane.

(3) Turn right at Clay Lane where you may see Alpaca’s in the fields.

(4) After some farm building on the left at a bend in the track, take the footpath on the right towards Row-of-Trees. This is a very attractive stretch.

(5) Turn left at Knutsford Road and take the short and overgrown footpath to Upcast Lane on your left. This will take you back to the start of the walk.(S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 72 m - Upcast Lane
  2. 1 : km 0.88 - alt. 71 m - Cottage
  3. 2 : km 2.37 - alt. 72 m - Gore Lane
  4. 3 : km 3.12 - alt. 69 m - Clay Lane
  5. 4 : km 3.37 - alt. 72 m - Farm building
  6. 5 : km 4.14 - alt. 75 m - Knutsford Road
  7. S/E : km 4.71 - alt. 72 m - Upcast Lane

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