Best walks near Warrington by train
Stations: Warrington Bank Quay
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Lichfield Trent Valley Station Circular via Whittington Heath (Staffordshire)
1h from Warrington Bank Quay, with one change.
19km. Moderate ascents. 5h–9h.
Golf club, heath, woodland, and Heart of England Way. MOD firing range — check access.
Lunch stops: the Tame Otter (2h–3h30 in), or the Red Lion (2h–3h30 in).
End-of-walk rewards: the Horse and Jockey, or the Turnpike.
Adapted from a route by the Leicester Ramblers — download GPX route
Stone Station to Stafford Station (Staffordshire)
45m direct from Warrington Bank Quay.
14km.
Boggy muddy ground at wetter times of year. Stafford Common is an unusually large surviving common land near a major Midlands centre with origins in medieval townland for grazing, protected by parliament 1839 and 1939. Comparatively busy road at Whitgreave; boggy ground when wet.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Penkridge Station to Stafford Station (Staffordshire)
45m direct from Warrington Bank Quay.
12km.
Impressive views across southern and central Staffordshire landscape. Walk traverses Staffordshire countryside from Penkridge to Stafford via the ruins of a neo-gothic manor on the site of Stafford's medieval castle. Busy road near Penkridge; care crossing main roads near Stafford.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Congleton Station to Kidsgrove Station (Cheshire)
45m from Warrington Bank Quay, with one change.
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.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Buxton Station to Macclesfield Station (Derbyshire)
45m from Warrington Central, with one change.
18km.
Spectacular views. Wild landscape of deep valleys and gritstone peaks and studded with peat bogs and pine forests. Buxton developed as a fashionable spa in 18th-19th centuries using profits from Dukes of Devonshire's copper mines. Macclesfield granted borough charter for market in 13th Century. Stiles; busy road with no pavement and fast traffic.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
New Mills Central Station to Marple Station (Derbyshire)
45m from Warrington Central, with one change.
9km.
Spectacular. Canal towpath with residential roads and riverside paths. Scenic canal walk through Peak District foothills along the Peak Forest Canal. Muddy sections on towpath.
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Hadfield Station to Marsden Station (Derbyshire)
1h from Warrington Central, with one change.
23km.
Spectacular views of valley while crossing dams. Primarily along the Pennine Way. Pennine Way since 1965. Hadfield = Royston Vassey in League of Gentlemen TV series. Longdendale Chain reservoirs (1830s-1884) supplied Manchester. Derelict textile mill at walk's end. Steep section beside Rakes Rocks; cliff edge high above clough; long flight of stone steps to descend near Marsden.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Wednesbury Great Western Street Station to Wolverhampton Station
1h from Warrington Bank Quay, with one change.
9km.
Largely paved paths, pavements and canal towpaths through residential streets, industrial estates, a nature reserve, and a former-railway path. Route follows a section of the Monarch’s Way long-distance footpath. Well-served public transport returns to the start. Footpath across wasteland between Walsall and Wolverhampton is ill-kempt with fly-tipping; gap-in-fence section near the mound is tricky to navigate.
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Water Orton Station to Tamworth Station (Warwickshire)
1h from Warrington Bank Quay, with one change.
18km.
Mostly on canal towpaths. Through Anglo-Saxon Mercia's territory, passing sites associated with Queen Æthelflæd. Heavy traffic on narrow ancient bridge across River Tame near Water Orton.
Documented by Walk Midlands — download GPX route
Carnforth Station to Lancaster Station (Lancashire)
45m direct from Warrington Bank Quay.
Easy: 12km, flat terrain. 3h.
Woodland paths.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Stalybridge Station to Mossley Station (Lancashire)
45m from Warrington Central, with one change.
Easy: 5km, moderate ascents. 1h30.
Canal towpath and flat and easy-going. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Mossley Station to Greenfield Station (Lancashire)
45m from Warrington Central, with one change.
Easy: 4km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath and flat and easy-going. Part of the Tame Valley Way. Can be very muddy or boggy.