With a hermit's cave to explore, and a scramble up to a lookout rock fit for smugglers this is a walk to delight the children, and most of the grown-ups too. Then, emerging from the trees you climb to the top of Troughstone Hill. It's quite a remarkable viewpoint high above the Cheshire plain where, on a clear day, you can even pick out the mountains of North Wales. Finally quiet paths and little lanes lead across the open hillside to finish at a pub. Combine the walk with a visit to the famous Biddulph Grange Garden, which has a splendid National Trust tearoom, for a memorable day out.
LOCATION: Three miles south-east of Congleton
START: Biddulph Country Park, Grange Road. Signed from A527, toilets Grid ref: SJ893594 Postcode: ST8 7RZ
DISTANCE: 4 miles
GRADE: Moderate
TIME: 2 hours
MAP: Explorer Wilmslow, Macclesfield & Congleton Landranger 118
NOTE: Explorer Wilmslow, Macclesfield & Congleton
REFRESHMENTS: The Talbot
EN ROUTE: Talbot Inn, Hermit's Cave, Troughstone Hill, Round Rock
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News