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Salt Line and Borrow Pit Meadows

Near Hassall Green, Between Sandbach and Alsager, Cheshire, CW11 4YB

Grid reference: SJ775582
Phone: 01477 534115
Email: rangers@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Site Ranger: Alistair Wright

Map location

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Opening hours

The car park is near Hassall Green.

Opening times:

  • 8am to 7pm during summer time
  • 8am to 5pm during winter time

Seasonal changes

  • From 16 September to 22 October, the car park closes at 6pm
  • From 23 October onwards, the car park closes at 5pm

Opening and closing times are shown on the car park signs at the Salt Line car park.

You can still access The Salt Line and Borrow Pit Meadows at all times using roadside access points and public rights of way.

Activities

Facilities

  • Car park – (with extended overflow parking at weekends and bank holidays or by prior arrangement with the Ranger)
  • Well surfaced routes suitable for pushchairs and wheelchairs (powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters maybe better suited to some sections) More information in Walks for all in Cheshire East (PDF, 6.2MB)
  • Path side picnic tables, seating and benches at regular intervals (no further than 400 metres apart)
  • Information boards with site details and events and activities information
  • Leaflet dispenser in car park with self guided trails and a suggested local area walk
  • Dog waste bins near access points (dogs to be kept under close control or on a lead)

About the Salt Line

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The Salt Line lies just south of Sandbach (M6 junction 17) and is a 3km / 1.8 mile route following the line of a disused railway, of which 2.5 km / 1.5 miles is a well surfaced trail.

Mostly flat and in some parts raised on embankments, it cuts through farmland and woodland as it runs towards Alsager.

The Salt Line is mostly wooded along its length and is interspersed with areas managed as open glades and coppice.

About Borrow Pit Meadows

The Borrow Pit Meadows near Alsager is adjacent to the Salt Line and both sites are linked by access points and paths. The Borrow Pit Meadows are about 16 hectares / 40 acres in size with 2kms / 1.25 miles of well surfaced undulating paths, with a further 1km / 0.6 miles of unsurfaced paths.

It is a mosaic of habitats including meadows, woodland, wetland, grassland, farmland and scrub. With benches located at regular points along the surfaced routes, it is ideal for quiet recreation on foot or bike and will also be of interest for those who enjoy birds, plants, trees and wildlife.

PDF accessibility

The PDF documents on this page may not be fully accessible to screen reader technology due to the map content. If you require them in an alternative format please email webteam@cheshireeast.gov.uk.