Walk from Altrincham
MapSet out on a beautiful walk directly from Altrincham Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from Altrincham by train.
Altrincham Circular via the Bridgewater Canal
Pedestrianised Altrincham, the Devisdale, woodland, a golf course and the Bridgewater Canal towpath, near the Dunham Massey estate.
Time: 2h30
2 highlights: the Bridgewater Canal (England's first major industrial-era canal, completed in 1761, whose tree-lined towpath threads continuously from rural Cheshire into central Manchester) and Dunham Massey (A National Trust Georgian mansion set in a 300-acre deer park, lying just west of the Altrincham circular route)
Lunch: Various pubs, cafes and takeaways in Altrincham, plus the Axe and Cleaver and Bay Malton pubs on the route.
Warnings: Take care crossing the golf course; towpath can be very muddy.
Walk details: Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership.