NW 1197
Whitefield Multi-purpose Trail, Delamere Forest
1.5 miles (2.4 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: SJ 559 710. Finish: SJ 559 710. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
Almost flat: about 34 m of climbing and 34 m of descent; highest point 84 m.
Facts
- Code
- NW 1197
- Distance
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryengland.uk
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- North West
- County
- Cheshire
- Total ascent
- About 34 m. Highest point 84 m
Getting there
- Station
- Delamere, 700 m from the start. Directions SJ 556 704
- Bus stop
- Delamere, Station Road / Railway Station, 820 m from the start. Directions SJ 556 702
- Car parks
- Whitefield Car Park (pay), 190 m from the start. Directions SJ 557 709Car park (pay), 790 m from the start. Directions SJ 554 703Car park, 990 m from the start. Directions SJ 551 704
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
No steep climbs: no kilometre gains more than about 24 m.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- NW 137Delamere WayThis route starts and finishes on it at Whitefield car park.
Walks nearby
- NW 1073Oakmere Way2.8 miles, one way. Starts 0.5 miles away
- NW 1055Norley Wildflower Memorial Walk3 miles, circular. Starts 0.8 miles away
- NW 1069Hunger Hill Trail3.7 miles, circular. Starts 0.9 miles away
- NW 1027Whitemoor Trail6.5 miles, circular. Starts 0.9 miles away
- NW 1119Linmere Trail2.1 miles, circular. Starts 0.9 miles away
- NW 1092Old Pale Trail2 miles, circular. Starts 0.9 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryengland.uk on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry England, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry England).
- Facts: forestryengland.uk
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