Section 6 of 6, Sandstone Trail
No Man's Heath to Whitchurch
5.7 miles (9.2 km). About 2 hours, easy.
Start: SJ 523 479. Finish: SJ 537 416. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 75 m of climbing and 78 m of descent; highest point 107 m.
Getting there
The section starts at No Man's Heath.
- Bus stop
- No Mans Heath, Cross o'th Hill Road / Far Meadow, 970 m from the start. Directions SJ 513 479
- Car parks
- Car park, 920 m from the start. Directions SJ 514 480Car park, 960 m from the start. Directions SJ 513 479
Getting back
The section finishes at Whitchurch. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stops
- Yardington Road Jct, 140 m from the finish. Directions SJ 539 416Whitchurch, London Road / Sainsbury's, 350 m from the finish. Directions SJ 540 418Whitchurch, London Road / Sainsbury's, 400 m from the finish. Directions SJ 540 418
Planning the Sandstone Trail
- Planning the whole trail: sandstonetrail.co.uk.
- The guidebook the trail recommends: Official Guide: Walking Cheshire's Sandstone Trail (Northern Eye Books).
What to expect
Underfoot: grass 23%; the rest (69%) isn't recorded.
Almost all off road.
On the way: 13 kissing gates, 2 gates, 2 flights of steps.
Steepest climb: about 26 m in a kilometre (1 in 38), starting 0.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Willeymoor Lock Tavern, Tushingham: 2.2 miles in.The Horse and Jockey, Grindley Brook: 3.7 miles in. Step-free.Cock and Greyhound, Whitchurch: 5.7 miles in, about 250 m off the way.The Black Bear, Whitchurch: 5.7 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Archibald Worthington Club, Whitchurch: 5.7 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Reuben's Bar & BBQ, Whitchurch: 5.7 miles in, about 350 m off the way.The Red Cow, Whitchurch: 5.7 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Walters, Whitchurch: 5.7 miles in, about 400 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Lockside Cafe, Grindley Brook: 3.9 miles in.Starbucks, Whitchurch: 5 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Costa, Whitchurch: 5.7 miles in, about 350 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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