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Easy Countryside and Waterway Guided Walk ~ In Cheshire and Free.

This free guided waterway walk is suitable for beginners, so if you’re keeping fit and well wish to come along and join us, we would love to see more guest visitors.   Please book your place for the walk, and perhaps for lunch, as soon as you are confident you will be available.

This circular walk will be about 4.8 miles long, following good and quite level footpaths for most of the route.   Starting with The Countess Country Park through very scenic wetland, the walk then takes us through the old Mollington Grange golf course and its maze of undulating scenic golf-cart tracks.   The return walk is along the excellent Shropshire Union Canal surfaced towpath followed by a short section of the Mercian Greenway trail, then back to the pub.   There will be lots of walkers with dogs but no farm animals, no stiles, and one kissing gate.  The route is excellent for dogs, and suitable footwear will be anything flat soled but trainers will be best.

There will be a ten-minute break about half-way round the walk for ‘bring your own’ refreshments and this walk will finish with an optional pub lunch.

[The photo shows a decorative milepost at the entrance to Mercian Way, you’ll be passing this near the end of the walk.] 

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Branch
IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch
Event Dates

Sunday ~ 15th October 2023

Sign up Deadline

14/10/2023 9:00 pm

Location

Chester

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Chester Countess Park & the Shropshire Union Canal Walk

Easy Countryside and Waterway Guided Walk ~ In Cheshire and Free.

This free guided waterway walk is suitable for beginners, so if you’re keeping fit and well wish to come along and join us, we would love to see more guest visitors.   Please book your place for the walk, and perhaps for lunch, as soon as you are confident you will be available.

This circular walk will be about 4.8 miles long, following good and quite level footpaths for most of the route.   Starting with The Countess Country Park through very scenic wetland, the walk then takes us through the old Mollington Grange golf course and its maze of undulating scenic golf-cart tracks.   The return walk is along the excellent Shropshire Union Canal surfaced towpath followed by a short section of the Mercian Greenway trail, then back to the pub.   There will be lots of walkers with dogs but no farm animals, no stiles, and one kissing gate.  The route is excellent for dogs, and suitable footwear will be anything flat soled but trainers will be best.

There will be a ten-minute break about half-way round the walk for ‘bring your own’ refreshments and this walk will finish with an optional pub lunch.

[The photo shows a decorative milepost at the entrance to Mercian Way, you’ll be passing this near the end of the walk.] 

Details

The length of this walk.....

.....is about 4½ miles, and we won't walk too fast for you.

This walk is suitable for all adults having good mobility.   Excellent for friendly dogs, but hopeless for wheelchairs.   Suitable footwear will be anything stout and flat soled; trainers will be fine but boots will be the best.  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 1.15 pm.

Booking your place

To book, send an email to 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.   Here you can download the menu for Sunday lunch  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 or moor your boat.  Thursday noon is also the target for booking a place for a meal.

The deadline for booking a place just for the walk is Saturday 14th October at 9.00 pm. – the night before the walk.

A booking confirmation will be emailed to you.

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Location

Chester

Countess of Chester Country Park, Valley Dr, Chester CH2 1UL, UK

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Future Walks

FUTURE BRANCH WALKS: – For your calendar and diary; the next branch walk this year will be on 19th November and then 17th December.    Then next year 2024 reserve 7th January; 16th February; 16th March; 13th April; and the last walk of the season will be on 4th May.

NEW ROUTE SURVEYS: – Derek Smith, who organises these walks for the branch, frequently goes out to survey and record routes for new walks, currently between 5 and 10 miles from Chester.   They normally take place mornings midweek, and he does love a bit of company.   He has a short list of often-available members, and if anyone is interested in joining him, please get in touch ([email protected]).

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