Free Walk Leaflets
Please find below links to a number of popular walk
leaflets provided by Cheshire East Council Ranger Service and the
Public Rights of Way Team that you are free to download and print
off.
We recommend that these leaflets are printed in colour to ensure
that the included maps are as clear as possible. Due to the
age of a number of these leaflets, it has not been
possible, as of yet, to make them fully accessible. Should you
require assistance to access the information contained the PDF
documents, please contact the Public Rights
of Way Team who will endeavour to provide assistance.
Rail Walks in Knutsford and surrounding villages - win a
meal for 4
Choose one of the walks in the Rail Walks leaflet and
leave the car behind. Prepared by Knutsford Local Area
Partnership and the Mid Cheshire Rail Users’ Association, the
leaflet offers 5 circular routes from local railway stations:
Plumley, Ashley, Knutsford, Mobberley and Chelford – and all routes
include a pub for a refreshment stop!
This leaflet is a new edition containing updated maps,
directions and information. The Ashley Rail Trail and
the Chelford Village Walk routes within this leaflet are now
free from stiles, making the paths easier for all.
Download: Knutsford Rail Walks (PDF,
1.1MB) and be in with a chance to win a meal for 4. Please note
this PDF is not accessible to screen reader technology, if you
require it in a different format please contact the web team.
Walks for All in Cheshire East
Steps and stiles can be a problem for many of us, so why
not take a walk where you won’t encounter any? Ten routes of
varying lengths are suggested here to give you a flavour of the
Cheshire East countryside. Explore, take healthy exercise and enjoy
a sense of wellbeing from being outdoors!
This leaflet contains a selection of walks for all
abilities, including those with pushchairs, wheelchairs and
mobility scooters.
Download: Walks for All
leaflet (PDF, 7.44MB)
Nantwich Riverside Loop
Walkers can stretch their legs on the pleasant
Nantwich Riverside Loop walk and enjoy getting to know the
countryside within such easy reach of Nantwich town
centre. The Loop follows a 5km (3 mile) circular route
alongside the River Weaver, across the fields to the canal, up to
the aqueduct and then back to town via the historic Welsh Row.
Download: Nantwich Riverside Loop leaflet
(PDF, 2.50MB)
Ranger Service Circular Walks
These circular walks are of various lengths and difficulties and
range from a gentle stroll along the Middlewood Way through to a
six mile hill walk up into Lyme Park and beyond.
The walks depart from 2 locations within Cheshire East:
We recommend that these leaflets are printed in colour to ensure
that the included maps are as clear as possible.
8 Circular Walks from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
All the walks below depart from and return to the Rangers
Visitors Centre - Nelson Pit in Higher Poynton. Directions to
the visitors centre are as follows: From the main lights in
Poynton, go up Park Lane, after 1km fork left down Middlewood Road
(signposted Davenport Golf Club). Take first right (brown sign for
Nelson Pit). Centre is opposite the Boar’s Head pub. (Map
ref: SJ 945833). If you are using satellite
navigation, the nearest postcode is SK12 1TH. See a Google
Map of Nelson Pit.
Walk 1 from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
Distance: About 3 miles
Time: About 1hour 30 minutes
Terrain: Easy
Route: Macclesfield Canal, Middlewood
Station,
Jacksons’ Brickworks and Middlewood Way
Download: Nelson Pit Walk Leaflet 1 (PDF,
310KB)
Walk 2 from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
Distance:
About 4.5 miles (please note that the distance is overstated
in the leaflet)
Time: About 2hour 30 minutes
Terrain: Some uphill sections
Route: Lyme Park, The Cage, Middlecale
Wood
and Middlewood Way
Download: Nelson Pit Walk Leaflet 2
(PDF, 281KB)
Walk 3 from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
Distance: About 4 miles
Time: About 1hour 40 minutes
Terrain: Easy
Route: Macclesfield Canal, Hagg Farm,
Poynton Coppice and Anson Road
Download: Nelson Pit Walk Leaflet 3
(PDF, 343KB)
Walk 4 from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
Distance: About 2 miles
Time: About 1hour 10 minutes
Terrain: Easy
Route: Macclesfield Canal, Lyme View Marina,
and Middlewood Way
Download: Nelson Pit Walk Leaflet 4
(PDF, 666KB)
Walk 5 from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
Distance: About 3 miles
Time: About 1hour 30 minutes
Terrain: Moderate
Route: Middlewood Way, Poynton Coppice,
Poynton Brook and Macclesfield Canal
Download: Nelson Pit Walk Leaflet 5
(PDF, 1,459KB)
Walk 6 from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
Distance: About 3-4 miles
Time: About 2 hours
Terrain: Moderate
Route: Macclesfield Canal, Platt Wood Farm,
Lyme Park and Haresteads Farm
Download: Nelson Pit Walk Leaflet 6
(PDF, 1,287KB)
Walk 7 from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
Distance: About 6 miles
Time: About 3 hours
Terrain: Strenuous in parts
Route: Macclesfield Canal, Lyme Park,
Gritstone
Trail, Bowstones, Lyme Hall
and Mount Vernon Wharf
Download: Nelson Pit Walk Leaflet 7
(PDF, 489KB)
Walk 8 from Nelson Pit Visitors Centre
Distance: About 2.5 miles
Time: About 1hour 15 minutes
Terrain: Easy
Route: Middlewood Way, Middlewood Station,
and Macclesfield Canal
Download: Nelson Pit Walk Leaflet 8
(PDF, 646KB)
4 Circular Walks from Adlington Road Car Park, Bollington
All the walks below depart from and return to the Rangers Office
- Adlington Road Car Park in Bollington. Directions to the
car park are as follows: From A523 follow signs into Bollington.
After 2km, the road goes under the old railway viaduct. 75m past
here, turn left at the Dog and Partridge pub. Car park is 100m on
left (Map ref: SJ 930781). See
a Google
Map of Adlington Road.
Walk 1 from Adlington Road Car Park,
Bollington
Distance: About 1.5 miles
Time: About 40 minutes
Terrain: Easy - The canal towpath can be
muddy
Route: Rangers Office, Macclesfield Canal,
Holehouse Lane, Middlewood Way
Download: Bollington Walk Leaflet 1
(PDF, 280KB)
Walk 2 from Adlington Road Car Park,
Bollington
Distance: About 3.5 miles
Time: About 1 hour 30 minutes
Terrain: Easy - Steep climb at the start
Route: Rangers Office, Middlewood Way,
Macclesfield
Canal, Tinkers Clough, Adelphi Mill
Download: Bollington Walk Leaflet 2
(PDF, 218KB)
Walk 3 from Adlington Road Car Park,
Bollington
Distance: About 5 miles
Time: About 2 hours 30 minutes
Terrain: Moderate - Some hillwalking
Route: Rangers Office, Macclesfield Canal,
Kerridge,
White Nancy, Kerridge Hill, ‘Rally Road’, Middlewood
Way
Download: Bollington Walk Leaflet 3
(PDF, 445KB)
Walk 4 from Adlington Road Car Park,
Bollington
Distance: About 5 miles
Time: About 2 hours 30 minutes
Terrain: Moderate
Route: Rangers Office, Middlewood Way,
Bartons
Clough, Sugar Lane, Long Lane, Macclesfield
Canal
Download: Bollington Walk Leaflet 4
(PDF, 491KB)
