Walk Route Map ch110 Helsby Hill and The Sandstone Trail from Frodsham

Walk ch110 Helsby Hill and The Sandstone Trail from Frodsham

Fine views of the mersey estuary

Vital Statistics:

Length:	6¼mls (10km)
Ascent:	1,254ft (382m)
Time:	3½hrs
Grade:

Map with easy-to-follow route details for walk ch110 Helsby Hill and The Sandstone Trail from Frodsham pdf

Route outline for walk ch110:

Frodsham - Beacon Hill (Frodsham) - Frodsham Golf Course - Dunsdale Wood - Tong Dean - Helsby Hill Fort - Helsby Hill - The Longster Trail - Harmers Wood - The Sandstone Trail - Snidley Moor and Woodhouse Hill - Snidley Moor Wood - Beacon Hill (Frodsham) - Frodsham

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Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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English
Mountains

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Wainwrights

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English
Nuttalls

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English
Deweys

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Wainwright
Outlying Fells

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Marilyns

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Bridget

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Helsby Hill at 141m (462ft). Helsby Hill is known as an English Bridget. The summit of Helsby Hill is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Longster Trail, a 16km (10 miles) linear footpath connecting Helsby Hill in Cheshire, England with Piper's Ash in Cheshire, England. The Longster Trail is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Longster Trail.

Part of this walk also follows a section of The Sandstone Trail, a 51km (32 miles) linear footpath connecting Frodsham in Cheshire, England with Whitchurch in Shropshire, England. The Sandstone Trail is waymarked by black bootmarks with a yellow S. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Sandstone Trail.

You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)

1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

267 Northwich & Delamere Forest, Winsford & Middlewich

1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

117 Chester & Wrexham, Ellesmere Port

Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ch110 Helsby Hill and The Sandstone Trail from Frodsham

In no particular order . . .

Helsby and The Mersey Estuary from Helsby Hill

Photo: Derek Brindley (13)

Farmland on the edge of Snidley Moor Wood

Photo: Derek Brindley (20)

Sculptured owl on the lanes outside Higher Walton

Photo: David Wright (289)

Sandstone Cliff near Bakers Dozen steps, Helsby Hill National Trust area

Photo: David Wright (285)

Helsby Hill summit trig point with Ellesmere Port and The Mersey Estuary beyond

Photo: Derek Brindley (15)

The Sandstone Trail on Woodhouse Hill

Photo: Derek Brindley (22)

The Sandstone Trail in Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (5)

The Sandstone Trail on Helsby Hill

Photo: Derek Brindley (14)

The Sandstone Trail in Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (8)

The Sandstone Trail in Snidley Moor Wood

Photo: Derek Brindley (19)

Sandstone Trail Information Board at Beacon Hill Car Park near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (1)

On The Sandstone Trail in Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (6)

Sandstone Trail sign crossing Frodsham Golf Course

Photo: Derek Brindley (2)

Snidley Moor Wood, Helsby Hill National Trust area

Photo: David Wright (287)

Helsby Hill from Woodhouse Hill

Photo: Derek Brindley (23)

The Cheshire Plain from Woodhouse Hill

Photo: Derek Brindley (24)

Helsby Hill from Snidley Moor Wood

Photo: Derek Brindley (21)

Helsby Hill from The Sandstone Trail in Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (9)

The Sandstone Trail in Woodhouse Hill Wood

Photo: Derek Brindley (26)

Helsby Hill National Trust area

Photo: David Wright (284)

Sandstone 'Steps' in Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (4)

Cheshire countryside near Frodsham

Photo: David Wright (283)

The Sandstone Trail in Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (7)

Helsby Hill Fort Excavations

Photo: Derek Brindley (12)

The view north towards Liverpool from the summit of Helsby Hill

Photo: David Wright (288)

Helsby Hill from The Sandstone Trail in Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (10)

The Sandstone Trail in Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (11)

Sandstone Cliffs, Helsby Hill National Trust area

Photo: David Wright (286)

Helsby, Ellesmere Port and The Mersey Estuary from Helsby Hill

Photo: Derek Brindley (18)

Helsby Hill summit trig point

Photo: Derek Brindley (16)

Sandstone Trail descending into Dunsdale Wood near Frodsham

Photo: Derek Brindley (3)

Helsby, The Mersey Estuary and Runcorn from Helsby Hill

Photo: Derek Brindley (17)

Sandstone 'steps' in Woodhouse Hill Wood

Photo: Derek Brindley (25)

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