Sitting above the salt meant being placed at table with the distinguished guests, which must make Winsford folk very grand for there are mountains of the stuff beside the River Weaver. This is the home of Britain's only Rocksalt Mine and the Whitegate Line was built to carry its salt. Now it's a quiet path through attractive countryside, and if you stop for a picnic, then you too will be sitting above the salt.
LOCATION: Winsford, Cheshire
START: Turn off A5018 at Morrisons roundabout, down Weaver Valley Rd, to Weaver Parkway car park Grid ref: SJ655670 Postcode: CW73BU
DISTANCE: 5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 2.5 hours
MAP: Explorer - Northwich & Delamere Forest Landranger 118
REFRESHMENTS: Red Lion
EN ROUTE: Whitegate Way
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News