Easy Countryside and Waterway Guided Walk ~ In Cheshire and Free.
This free guided walk is open to the general public, and suitable for beginners. If you’re keeping fit and well and wish to come along and join us, we would love to see more guest visitors. Please book your place for the walk as soon as you are confident you will be available.
This circular walk will be about 4.25 miles long and the paths are all quite firm so the walk can be enjoyed all of the year. The Mersey Valley Timberland Trail (towpath); and tree lined Trans Pennine Trail should both be looking good. There are no gates, stiles on this route and only one wide and short flight of steps. There are fields of animals to see across the canal but none to walk through; and apart from a gently half-way slope the route is quite flat and easy walking. The return route alongside the ship canal is a bit of a pavement bash, but if we are lucky, we may be rewarded by the sight of a ship following us alongside the path.
There will be a ten-minute break about half-way round the walk for ‘bring your own’ refreshments.
[The photo below shows boats moored beyond Pickering Bridge on the Bridgewater Canal]
Access for all
Bridgewater Canal walk at Grappenhall; return via Ship Canal
Easy Countryside and Waterway Guided Walk ~ In Cheshire and Free.
This free guided walk is open to the general public, and suitable for beginners. If you’re keeping fit and well and wish to come along and join us, we would love to see more guest visitors. Please book your place for the walk as soon as you are confident you will be available.
This circular walk will be about 4.25 miles long and the paths are all quite firm so the walk can be enjoyed all of the year. The Mersey Valley Timberland Trail (towpath); and tree lined Trans Pennine Trail should both be looking good. There are no gates, stiles on this route and only one wide and short flight of steps. There are fields of animals to see across the canal but none to walk through; and apart from a gently half-way slope the route is quite flat and easy walking. The return route alongside the ship canal is a bit of a pavement bash, but if we are lucky, we may be rewarded by the sight of a ship following us alongside the path.
There will be a ten-minute break about half-way round the walk for ‘bring your own’ refreshments.
[The photo below shows boats moored beyond Pickering Bridge on the Bridgewater Canal]
Details
The length of this walk.....
.....is only 4¾ miles, and at a slow pace - so we won’t walk too fast for you.
This walk is suitable for all adults having good mobility. Excellent for friendly dogs, possible for buggies but difficult for wheelchairs. Suitable footwear will be anything stout and flat soled; trainers will be fine. If it has recently been raining heavily there could be a few occasional muddy patches. The pub toilets will be available at the finish of the walk; and hopefully at the start.
Assemble at 10.15 am for a 10.30 start. Finish about 1.30 pm.
Booking your place
To book, send an email to Derek Smith, the walk’s organiser & guide:- ([email protected]).
If you are bringing a partner please let me know both your names, and if you wish to book a place for the pub lunch afterwards please ask. Places at the pub are limited so it’s best to make an early booking. You can view the menu here:- VIEW the MENU
On the Thursday before the walk, everyone who has booked in will be sent a reminder, and also the details of where to park your car.
The deadline for booking a place just for the walk is Friday 14th November at 9.00 pm. – the night before the walk.
A booking confirmation will be emailed to you.
Assemble at 10.15 am for a 10.30 start. Finish about 1.30 pm
