The Eddisbury Way is a footpath running from Frodsham

Frodsham

Frodsham is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. Its population is 8,982. It is approximately south of Runcorn, 16 miles south of Liverpool, and approximately south-west of Manchester...

 to Higher Burwardsley within the English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 county of Cheshire

Cheshire

Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...

. The total length of the trail is 16.5 miles (26.6 km). The path is waymarked with yellow arrows containing the words Eddisbury Way.

The route

The route starts at the Runcorn side of Frodsham at the bridge that crosses the River Weaver

River Weaver

The River Weaver is a river, navigable in its lower reaches, running in a curving route anti-clockwise across west Cheshire, northern England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1720 and the work, which included eleven locks, was completed in 1732...

. It then proceeds to Bradley, Fivecrosses and Newton before skirting around the edge of Delamere Forest

Delamere Forest

Delamere Forest or Delamere Forest Park is a wood in the Cheshire West and Chester area of Cheshire, England, near the town of Frodsham. It includes of mixed deciduous and evergreen woodland, centred at around , making it the largest area of woodland in Cheshire...

 at Manley. The path then follows Dark Ark lane to Brines Brow picnic area before progressing through Kelsall

Kelsall

Kelsall is a medium-sized agricultural/commuter village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is located around east of Chester, west of Northwich and north west of Tarporley...

, Duddon

Duddon

Duddon is a small settlement in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the A51 road and is east of the town of Chester. Local features include Duddon St. Peter's Church and St. Peter's Primary School. The church was erected in...

, Burton, Hoofield and Huxley

Huxley, Cheshire

Huxley is a small rural village and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. It has a population of 220. It is home to Huxley Primary School.-External links:...

 to its conclusion at Higher Burwardsley. The route is shown on Ordnance Survey Explorer maps 257 and 267.

The path crosses the Baker Way

Baker Way

The Baker Way is a footpath running from Chester railway station to Delamere railway station within the English county of Cheshire. The total length of the trail is .-The route:...

 at Brines Brow picnic area, the Delamere Way

Delamere Way

The Delamere Way is a footpath running from Frodsham to Stockton Heath within the English county of Cheshire. The total length of the trail is .-The route:...

 near the former Crossley hospital at Manley and the Sandstone Trail

Sandstone Trail

The Sandstone Trail is a long-distance walkers' path, following sandstone ridges running north–south from Frodsham in central Cheshire to Whitchurch just over the Shropshire border. The path was created in 1974 and extended in the 1990s...

 in Higher Burwardsley, which incidentally is the end-point of the Eddisbury Way.

This is one of several routes with end-points in the Frodsham area, others being the Delamere Way

Delamere Way

The Delamere Way is a footpath running from Frodsham to Stockton Heath within the English county of Cheshire. The total length of the trail is .-The route:...

, the Sandstone Trail

Sandstone Trail

The Sandstone Trail is a long-distance walkers' path, following sandstone ridges running north–south from Frodsham in central Cheshire to Whitchurch just over the Shropshire border. The path was created in 1974 and extended in the 1990s...

 and the Longster Trail

Longster Trail

The Longster Trail is a waymarked footpath in the United Kingdom. It runs 9.1 miles/15 kilometers from the summit of Helsby Hill, Helsby, to the village of Pipers Ash, Chester passing through Alvanley, Barrow and Guilden Sutton...

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External links

• http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/countryside/walking/other_walks/
• http://www.ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=Eddisbury+Way