North Cheshire Way

The North Cheshire Way is a 71-mile (114 km) long-distance footpath in Cheshire, England. It runs approximately eastwards from Hooton railway station on the Wirral peninsula to Disley railway station on the edge of the Peak District,[2] where it connects with the Gritstone Trail. There is a 6-mile (9.7 km) spur from Chester to Croughton.

North Cheshire Way
Waymark near Pott Shrigley
Length	71 mi (114 km)
Location	Cheshire, England
Trailheads	Hooton railway station Disley railway station
Use	Hiking
Elevation
Highest point	Lyme Park 260 m (853 ft)[1]

The path was developed by the Mid-Cheshire Footpath Society and opened in September 2006. It is Cheshire's longest long-distance footpath[3] and is waymarked with yellow disks marked "NCW".[4]

Route

The North Cheshire Way passes through or near the following places:[2]

Hooton Ledsham Capenhurst Backford Croughton Blacon Chester railway station Stoak Bridge Trafford Dunham on the Hill Alvanley

Helsby Hill Frodsham Hill Crewood Hall Dutton Viaduct Acton Bridge Barnton Anderton Boat Lift Marbury Country Park Great Budworth Arley and Arley Hall Tabley

Knutsford Mobberley Manchester Airport Quarry Bank Mill (Styal) Wilmslow Alderley Edge Mottram Hall Adlington Hall and Adlington Lyme Park Disley

Intersections with other long-distance paths include the Wirral Way at Hooton, the Sandstone Trail near Helsby, the Cheshire Ring at Barnton and near Bollington, and the Gritstone Trail at Lyme Park and Disley. The route crosses the Shropshire Union Canal near Stoak and the River Gowy at Bridge Trafford. It follows the River Weaver between Frodsham and Barnton, the Trent and Mersey Canal near Marbury Country Park, the River Bollin from Styal to Wilmslow, and the Macclesfield Canal briefly near Adlington.[5][6][7]

See also

• South Cheshire Way
• List of recreational walks in Cheshire

References

1. OL1 Dark Peak area (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0319242404.
2. The North Cheshire Way. The Mid-Cheshire Footpath Society. 2006. ISBN 978-0955357305.
3. "The North Cheshire Way". Mid-Cheshire Footpath Society. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
4. "North Cheshire Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
5. 266 Wirral and Chester (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0319244636.
6. 267 Northwich and Delamere Forest (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0319244644.
7. 268 Wilmslow, Macclesfield and Congleton (Map). 1:25000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0319244652.