Meandering through Delamere Forest it's easy to think of it as flat, a glorious stroll through stately pines. But here you tramp along a Roman Road, climb to an Iron Age Hillfort and visit a viewpoint with a panorama over seven counties.
LOCATION: 6 miles west of Northwich
START: Linmere Lodge Visitor Centre beyond Delamere Station, signed from B5152. Pay & display car park, toilets
Grid ref: SJ549704 Postcode: CW8 2JD
DISTANCE: 5 miles
GRADE: Easy
TIME: 3 hours
MAP: Explorer - Northwich & Delamere Forest Landranger 117
REFRESHMENTS: Visitor Centre cafe
EN ROUTE: Watling Street, Old Pale, Pale Heights, Eddisbury Hill, Nettleford Wood, Sandstone Trail
This walk was originally published by
The Manchester Evening News