Balterley walks

Wedgwood’s Monument ( Download : PDF )

5.75mi +371ft -397ft 3h00 Moderate
Starting point in Audley Rural - Staffordshire

A stroll through woodland to a historic blast furnace and then a monument with a fine view.

Apedale Country Par ( Download : PDF )

7.38mi +528ft -538ft 3h50 Moderate
Starting point in Audley Rural - Staffordshire

A fine walk with the chance to descend a coal mine or ride a steam train.

Wybunbury Moss ( Download : PDF )

1.71mi +33ft -33ft 0h50 Easy
Starting point in Wybunbury - Cheshire

Stroll round a National Nature Reserve, featuring a rare bog habitat known as a schwingmoor.

Dagfields and the Weaver ( Download : PDF )

7.27mi +105ft -102ft 3h25 Easy
Starting point in Wybunbury - Cheshire

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.

Hough Common and Lea Hall ( Download : PDF )

4.8mi +98ft -98ft 2h20 Easy
Starting point in Wybunbury - Cheshire

A farmland stroll to a historic house through Wybunbury.

Wheelock Rail Trail and the Trent & Mersey Canal ( Download : PDF )

1.13mi +23ft -23ft 0h30 Easy
Starting point in Sandbach - Cheshire

An easy stroll that packs a lot into its short distance.

Sandbach Crosses, River Wheelock and the Trent & Mersey ( Download : PDF )

5.07mi +72ft -72ft 2h25 Easy
Starting point in Sandbach - Cheshire

A historic town centre, pretty stream valleys and an easy canalside return.

River Wheelock and the Trent & Mersey ( Download : PDF )

4.03mi +33ft -33ft 1h55 Easy
Starting point in Sandbach - Cheshire

Two contrasting waterways lead you through pleasant Cheshire countryside.

Mow Cop ( Download : PDF )

5.48mi +636ft -646ft 3h05 Easy
Starting point in Odd Rode - Cheshire

Field and quarry paths up to the famous folly, with superb views in all directions, and a pleasant canalside return.

Two Canals Walk ( Download : PDF )

3.92mi +82ft -82ft 1h55 Easy
Starting point in Odd Rode - Cheshire

Locks, bridges and aqueducts on the Trent & Mersey and Macclesfield Canals (with an optional 1-mile extension to their junction).

Lawton Hall ( Download : PDF )

2.2mi +82ft -82ft 1h05 Easy
Starting point in Odd Rode - Cheshire

A wooded stroll with a visit to a rewarding church, passing a stately home (private) and some interesting remnants of its estate.

The Moat and Watch Lane Flash ( Download : PDF )

4.04mi +46ft -46ft 1h55 Easy
Starting point in Warmingham - Cheshire

An interesting walk that visits several of the Sandbach Flashes, a series of intriguing lakes formed by subsidence after salt extraction.

Sandbach Flashes and the River Wheelock ( Download : PDF )

6.25mi +46ft -46ft 2h55 Easy
Starting point in Warmingham - Cheshire

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.

Warmingham Circular ( Download : PDF )

1.84mi +39ft -39ft 0h55 Easy
Starting point in Warmingham - Cheshire

A short farmland walk offering good views over the village, and a brief but pleasant stretch alongside the River Wheelock, frequented by Kingfishers.

Stage 3 of the Gritstone Trail - Congleton to Kidsgrove ( Download : PDF )

19.56mi +1483ft -1490ft 10h15 Moderate
Starting point in Congleton - Cheshire

The Gritstone Trail runs for 56 km through the Cheshire countryside, west of the Peak District, from Disley to Kidsgrove. This third stage picks up the trail at The Cloud, having left Congleton in a circular route using the Dales Valley Way and the towpath along the Macclesfield Canal to the aqueduct over the River Dale. The route passes Timbersbrook, Nick i' th' Hill, Cheshire's Close, Mow Cop and rejoins the Macclesfield Canal before following the Trent & Mersey Canal into Kidsgrove.