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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.

Doesn’t look much on the map, but this is an excellent short and circular walk.   Passing through a varied and very rural and interesting landscape of delightful mixed woodland and summer meadows.   The heathland and lakes on the Moore Nature Reserve and the yellow gorse lined paths are particularly interesting and pleasant.  This is a waterways walk with two canals but probably no boats.   However, if you are lucky you may see a ship passing through the landscape along the Manchester Ship Canal, but the Runcorn to Latchford Canal became derelict years ago, making a very attractive walk along the old canal bed through the woods.

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

[The photo shows the lake in the Moore nature reserve, behind the trees on the right is the old Runcorn to Latchford Canal.]

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Branch
IWA Chester & Merseyside Branch
Event Dates

Sunday 16th April 2023

Sign up Deadline

11/04/2023 9:00 pm

Location

Moore village, near Warrington, Cheshire.

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Moore; the Runcorn to Latchford Canal & Countryside 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.

Doesn’t look much on the map, but this is an excellent short and circular walk.   Passing through a varied and very rural and interesting landscape of delightful mixed woodland and summer meadows.   The heathland and lakes on the Moore Nature Reserve and the yellow gorse lined paths are particularly interesting and pleasant.  This is a waterways walk with two canals but probably no boats.   However, if you are lucky you may see a ship passing through the landscape along the Manchester Ship Canal, but the Runcorn to Latchford Canal became derelict years ago, making a very attractive walk along the old canal bed through the woods.

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

[The photo shows the lake in the Moore nature reserve, behind the trees on the right is the old Runcorn to Latchford Canal.]

Details

The length of this walk.....

.....is only 3¾ miles miles, and we won't walk too fast for you.

The walk is suitable for children, senior citizens and anyone in-between.    Excellent for dogs, but hopeless for wheelchairs & buggies.   Suitable footwear will be anything stout and flat soled will but boots will be best and there should be no problems for anyone wearing shorts.

Assemble at 10.15 am for a 10.30 start.    Finish about 1.00 pm.

Booking your place

To book, send an email to the walk’s organiser & guide: –  [email protected]

If bringing a partner, please give both your names.    Places are limited so it’s best to make an early booking.

On the Wednesday before the walk, everyone who has booked in will be sent a reminder, and also the details of where to park.

The deadline for booking a place just for the walk is Tuesday 11th April at 9.00 pm – Five days before the walk.

A booking confirmation will be emailed to you.

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Location

Moore village, near Warrington, Cheshire.

Moore, Warrington, UK

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Future Walks

FOR YOUR DIARY: –  The next branch walk will be the last of the season and will be on 7th 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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