🥾 Walking route
Marbury Circular Walk
Cheshire East
- 📏 4.5 km · 2.8 mi
- ⛰ +0 m
- ⏱ 1 hr
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance4.5 km · 2.8 mi
- Elevation+0 m
- Duration1 hr
- DifficultyEasy
- Route typeLinear
- TerrainFlat lanes, field paths and lakeside tracks
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsDog friendly on leads near livestock
About this walk
This gentle 4.5 km loop begins in the small Cheshire village of Marbury and traces a path around two of the county's meres. Starting near St. Michael's, the parish church that sits above the water, the route soon opens up to views across Big Mere, one of the largest natural lakes in the area.
From the mere the walk continues on quiet lanes and field paths, passing Little Mere and skirting the edges of Hadley Covert. You may also spot the Memorial Stone to the Little Flower Girl of Wirswall along the way, along with the working farmland around Wood Farm and Bank Farm. Nearby Quoisley Little Mere adds another glimpse of Cheshire's characteristic glacial pools.
With no ascent to speak of and an hour of walking at a steady pace, this is an ideal short outing for families or anyone wanting a relaxed introduction to the Cheshire mere country. The route finishes back in Marbury, close to where it began.
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
4 waypoints along the way
- 1
St. Michael's
- 2
Big Mere
- 3
Little Mere
- 4
Finish: Marbury
- Finish
The end of the route.
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Memorial Stone to the Little Flower Girl of Wirswall
~377 m off the route
Quoisley Little Mere
~348 m off the route
Hadley Covert
~383 m off the route
Wood Farm
~243 m off the route
Bank Farm
~245 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).