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River Dee Riverside Trail – Burton Marshes Boardwalk loop from Upton

River Dee Riverside Trail – Burton Marshes Boardwalk loop from Upton

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River Dee Riverside Trail – Burton Marshes Boardwalk loop from Upton

03:49

82.4km

670m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 67.4 km for 122 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.16 km

Golden Gates on Well Lane

Highlight • Monument

This is an affluent area on The Wirral. These gates are about 14ft tall. They are an interesting sight and worthy of stopping and taking a photo.

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18.0 km

View of Dee Estuary Marshes

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

When there are sheep on the marshes, the path can be very messy.

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26.2 km

River Dee Riverside Trail

Highlight • Trail

Traffic-free stretch of riverside path between Hawarden Bridge and Chester. Link with Chester Greenway for the full River Dee Round.

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45.6 km

Rhosesmor Limekiln

Highlight • Historical Site

Disused limekiln on road up to Moel-y-Crio

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58.1 km

Cycling Path Along the River Dee

Highlight • Trail

Along the River Dee, there is an amazing cycling path that heads all the way to Chester.
On a sunny morning, its beautiful scenery and fields of flowers take your breath away.
The path is tarmac, that's smooth, so road bikes and TT bikes offen use this route.
If you are heading that way, it's a must you ride there.

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64.3 km

Burton Marshes Boardwalk

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This is a great experience. A giant 'board walk' that can be used by walkers & cyclists which allows you to over the Dee Marshes, opposite the RSBP Bird Sanctuary affording you fantastic views throughout the seasons across the marshes over the river Dee towards North Wales not to mention the spectacular sights of migrating birds.

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66.1 km

Nets Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nets Cafe, which is a well-known cyclist cafe and is very reasonably priced. There’s loads of outside seating, so you don’t have to worry about locking your bikes up.
It gets busy in the summer but it's in a beautiful spot. It's worth a ride to get there.

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67.4 km

Denhall Quay

Ruins

82.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.4 km

19.0 km

7.88 km

5.83 km

251 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.5 km

16.3 km

577 m

113 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

31°C

16°C

0 %

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River Dee Riverside Trail – Burton Marshes Boardwalk loop from Upton

Golden Gates on Well Lane

View of Dee Estuary Marshes

River Dee Riverside Trail

View of the Countryside

Rhosesmor Limekiln

Cycling Path Along the River Dee

Burton Marshes Boardwalk

Nets Café

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