View from Bickerton Hill – View from Rawhead loop from Malpas

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View from Bickerton Hill – View from Rawhead loop from Malpas

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View from Bickerton Hill – View from Rawhead loop from Malpas

03:16

29.3km

530m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

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6.45 km

View of Wales from Maiden Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Great walk up onto the sandstone ridge.

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8.15 km

Maiden Castle Ramparts

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Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort constructed around 600 BC. The fort would have been used as an important line of defence until the Roman conquest in the …

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8.54 km

View from Bickerton Hill

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Bickerton Hill is a rugged lowland heath with superb views. The area has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Site of Biological Importance due to …

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11.9 km

Rawhead viewpoint

Viewpoint

13.7 km

View of the Cheshire countryside from Bulkeley Hill

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Bulkeley Hill is part of the Peckforton hill range and has an atmospheric woodland along its summit. When the forest breaks, you are afforded spellbinding views over the landscape below. …

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15.2 km

Bulkeley Hill Narrow Gauge Railway Track

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A very steep climb !!

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17.9 km

At 716 feet (227 m) Rawhead is the highest point on the Sandstone Trail and affords some wonderful views over Cheshire. A little further down the trail, you reach a cave known as Bloody Bones, which you can peek inside.

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20.9 km

Maiden Castle Iron Age Hillfort

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

This stunning section takes you over Bickerton Hill, past the Iron Age hillfort of Maiden Castle, and over Larkton Hill. You are afforded breathtaking views that stretch as far as …

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21.8 km