Sandstone Trail | |
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Length | 55 km (34 mi) |
Trailheads | Frodsham, Cheshire to Whitchurch, Shropshire |
Use | Hiking |
Elevation change | 1,268 metres (4,160 ft)[1] |
Highest point | Raw Head, 227 m (745 ft) |
The Sandstone Trail is a 55-kilometre (34 mi) 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[2] and extended in the 1990s. Much of the route follows the Mid Cheshire Ridge but in places the trail also passes through the Cheshire Plain, including farmland, woodland and canal towpaths.