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View from Rawhead – View of Beeston Castle loop from Bickerton

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View from Rawhead – View of Beeston Castle loop from Bickerton

Moderate

5.0

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View from Rawhead – View of Beeston Castle loop from Bickerton

04:18

15.3km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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80 m

Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst

Highlight • Other

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

Tip by

2.12 km

Raw Head

Highlight • Summit

Raw Head 227.1m P148 (745ft)
(DoBIH Hill ID: 2828) [JNSA 16918]

Tip by

2.14 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.

Tip by

6.03 km

The Pheasant Inn

Highlight • Cafe

Very nice watering hole about halfway round.

Tip by

9.10 km

View of Beeston Castle

Highlight • Castle

Beeston Castle appears through the trees.

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10.0 km

Forest Path

Highlight • Trail

fast path,

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10.0 km

Peckforton Hills

Highlight • Natural

Managed forests next to the natural

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12.8 km

View of the Cheshire countryside from Bulkeley Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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15.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.51 km

4.68 km

4.62 km

298 m

158 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.37 km

2.86 km

2.19 km

1.92 km

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Saturday 9 May

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View from Rawhead – View of Beeston Castle loop from Bickerton

Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst

Raw Head