Best walks in Cheshire by train
MapA day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in Cheshire and plan your next day of green.
New Mills Newtown Station to Chapel-en-le-Frith Station
30m direct from Stockport.
9km.
Beautiful Peak District fringe landscape. Valley floor walk with canal towpath and former tramway trail. Historic route tracing pioneering industrial transport infrastructure through Peak District foothills. Busy road sections; rough ground with old concrete and limestone blocks.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Congleton Station to Kidsgrove Station
30m direct from Stockport.
11km.
Spectacular views across Cheshire plain. Countryside ridge walk with gritstone outcrops, woodland paths, and fields. Mow Cop is where Primitive Methodism began in 1800 with mass prayer meetings by Hugh Bourne and William Clowes. Stiles and steps; steep downhill sections.