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View from Bickerton Hill – View from Rawhead loop from Malpas

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United Kingdom

England

North West England

Cheshire West and Chester

Malpas

View from Bickerton Hill – View from Rawhead loop from Malpas

Hard

runners

View from Bickerton Hill – View from Rawhead loop from Malpas

03:15

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: February 22, 2026

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6.44 km

View of Wales from Maiden Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Great walk up onto the sandstone ridge.

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7.62 km

Seank

Highlight • Viewpoint

Excellent hike, but needs a bit of negotiation. My advice would be stay on the road for first 11/2 mile

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8.13 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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8.53 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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17.8 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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19.9 km

Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst

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Built as a Chapel of ease to St Oswald's Church in 1839.

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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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29.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

11.1 km

4.17 km

1.34 km

892 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

4.12 km

3.77 km

2.10 km

1.29 km

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

21°C

12°C

63 %

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View from Bickerton Hill – View from Rawhead loop from Malpas

View of Wales from Maiden Castle

Seank

Maiden Castle Ramparts

View from Bickerton Hill

View of the Cheshire countryside from Bulkeley Hill

View from Rawhead

Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst

Maiden Castle Iron Age Hillfort

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