Mow cop, Cheshire
Recommended by
5.25
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 15min
A walk that samples both the lush Cheshire Plain and the wilder ridges that overlook it.
Burwardsley, Cheshire
Recommended by
5.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 15min
A loop walk on the most accessible section of a prominent sandstone ridge.
Peckforton estate, Cheshire
Recommended by
3.75
miles
mi
| Medium | 1hr 30min
Classic Cheshire farmland and richly varied woods
The cloud, Cheshire
Recommended by
7
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 45min
An exhilarating walk with a long, easy prelude, then a steep ascent to one of Cheshire's best viewpoints.
Frodsham hill, Cheshire
Recommended by
6.25
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 30min
Linking two prominent hills on the edge of Cheshire's sandstone escarpment
Shutlingsloe, Cheshire
Recommended by
5.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 30min
A short but intense walk from enclosed valleys and forest to a stark peak.
Tegg's nose, Cheshire
Recommended by
5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs
The set-piece comes early and the rest of the walk unfolds gentler views.
Lyme park, Cheshire
Recommended by
6.25
miles
mi
| Medium | 2hrs 30min
A circuit partly within and partly outside the park itself, climbing to an elevated ridge.
Healey dell, Greater manchester
Recommended by
5.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 30min
Out of a surprising wooded gorge onto the open moors
Entwistle, Lancashire
Recommended by
4.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 45min
To moorland, then around reservoirs that are havens for wildlife.
Blackstone edge, Greater manchester
Recommended by
6.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 45min
A steady climb to a rocky ridge on the Pennine watershed
Anglezarke, Lancashire
Recommended by
7.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 3hrs
A landscape shaped by quarries and reservoirs, full of interest both historical and natural.
Haslingden grane, Lancashire
Recommended by
3.25
miles
mi
| Medium | 1hr 30min
A walk which, more than most, lays bare the past.
Hog low pike, Lancashire
Recommended by
4.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 2hrs 30min
Far-reaching views over the Irwell, Darwen and Edgworth valleys
Lever park, Lancashire
Recommended by
4.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs
A straightforward walk, though steep in places, taking in a superb viewpoint.
Darwen tower, Lancashire
Recommended by
3.75
miles
mi
| Medium | 1hr 45min
A simple walk, if moderately steep in parts, to a great physical and historical landmark on the moors.
Witton country park, Lancashire
Recommended by
4.5
miles
mi
| Medium | 1hr 45min
Not just a country park but real countryside in the heart of urban Lancashire
Hodder valley, Lancashire
Recommended by
7.25
miles
mi
| Medium | 3hrs
A straightforward walk around the delightful heart of the Forest of Bowland
Dunsop bridge, Lancashire
Recommended by
10.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs 30min
A tough walk that gives a chance to taste the freedom of the high moors
Hurst green, Lancashire
Recommended by
8
miles
mi
| Medium | 3hrs
Did these rivers, fields and woods inspire Tolkien's fantastical creation of The Shire?
