Twin Castles: Genuine medieval Beeston Castle and Victorian Peckforton Castle dominate the heart of Cheshire’s Sandstone Trail

Short, circular walks along the Sandstone Trail

The Sandstone Trail runs along Cheshire’s wooded sandstone spine and on into quiet, rural north Shropshire. As some of North-West England’s finest walking country, the elevated ridge naturally lends itself to some of the best and most varied short circular walks.

There are easy walks to stunning views, woodland strolls, visits to caves and quarries, and trips to hill forts and medieval and Victorian castles.

Other circular walks take in tranquil lakes and rivers, cosy tearooms and country pubs.

Three authorative walking guides will take you on more than thirty tried-and-tested short circular routes to discover the very best of Sandstone Trail country.

Example: Pheasant Inn Circular

A short but dramatic loop around the Peckforton Hills close to the Pheasant Inn at Higher Burwardsley

What to expect: Quiet lanes, field paths, Sandstone Trail, easy descent, woodland paths and tracks

Start/Finish: Frodsham Main Street
Distance/Time: 27 kilometres/17 miles
Grid Ref: Moderate-occasionally strenuous: Numerous ups and downs on the first spectacular stretch, then easier and flatter through Delamere Forest
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After the walk: Pheasant Inn, Higher Burwardsley