🥾 Walking route
Blakemere Trail
Cheshire West and Chester
- 📏 5.2 km · 3.2 mi
- ⛰ +105 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 15 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance5.2 km · 3.2 mi
- Elevation+105 m
- Duration1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- Route typeLinear
- TerrainLevel forest tracks and gentle woodland paths
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsDog friendly, keep on lead near wildlife areas
About this walk
The Blakemere Trail is a gentle linear route through the heart of Delamere Forest, Cheshire's largest area of woodland. Starting among the pines and birches, the path leads past Doolittle Moss, one of several peat bogs that give this corner of Cheshire its distinctive character, before opening out at Blakemere Moss itself, a restored shallow lake that draws waterfowl and reflects the surrounding trees on still mornings.
From the moss, the trail continues through mixed forest tracks where red squirrels and their grey cousins are often spotted, along with woodpeckers, jays and roe deer at quieter times of day. The walking is easy underfoot with only modest rises, making it a good choice for families and anyone looking for a relaxed afternoon under the canopy.
Nearby you'll find Black Lake and Dead Lake, two smaller mossland pools worth a short detour, while the village of Delamere and the Delamere Forest Cafe provide a welcome finish for tea and cake before heading home.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
5 waypoints along the way
- 1
Doolittle Moss
- 2
Blakemere Moss
- 3
Delamere Forest
- 4
Why Fox hello
- 5
Squirrel
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Private Heber Robinson
~473 m off the route
Black Lake
~305 m off the route
Dead Lake
~436 m off the route
Delamere
~414 m off the route
Delamere Forest Cafe
~183 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).