🥾 Walking route
Hunger Hill Trail
Cheshire West and Chester
- 📏 4.3 km · 2.6 mi
- ⛰ +142 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 15 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance4.3 km · 2.6 mi
- Elevation+142 m
- Duration1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainForest tracks and woodland paths, gentle climbs
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsDog-friendly on leads near wildlife areas
About this walk
Starting and finishing in the village of Delamere and Oakmere, the Hunger Hill Trail is a compact circular route through the heart of Delamere Forest, Cheshire's largest area of woodland. At just over four kilometres with a gentle 142 metres of ascent, it packs a satisfying variety of forest scenery into a walk of around an hour and a quarter.
The path climbs steadily away from the village and threads through mixed conifer and broadleaf stands, passing close to Doolittle Moss, one of the peat mires that give this corner of Cheshire its distinctive character. Nearby lie Blakemere Moss, the large restored wetland at the forest's centre, along with Black Lake and Black Nursery, all worth a short detour if time allows.
Waymarking is straightforward and the going is easy underfoot on forest tracks and paths. The route also passes memorials to Private Heber Robinson and Private Samuel Sanders, quiet reminders tucked among the trees. It is an ideal short outing for families or anyone arriving by train at Delamere station and looking for a taste of the forest on foot.
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
3 waypoints along the way
- 1
Delamere and Oakmere (start and finish)
- Start / finish
Start and finish of this circular route.
- 2
Doolittle Moss
- 3
Delamere Forest
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Private Heber Robinson
~405 m off the route
Private Samuel Sanders
~487 m off the route
Blakemere Moss
~290 m off the route
Black Lake
~481 m off the route
Black Nursery
~415 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).