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Published: Monday, 31 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Cheshire is a county in north-west England, just north of the Midlands. It shares its borders with a number of other counties, including\u00a0Merseyside,\u00a0Greater Manchester,\u00a0Derbyshire,\u00a0Staffordshire and Shropshire, as well as north-east\u00a0Wales.<\/p>\n

Cheshire covers are area of 905 square miles and at the last census recorded a population of around 1 million people \u2013 a large number of these live in the county town of Chester.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the best-known feature of the county is the Cheshire Plain, a large\u00a0expanse of flat lowland, yet there are many other landscapes within Cheshire that lure walkers from miles around.<\/p>\n

Here are a few of our favourite walking routes, from canal and riverside pathways, to winding tracks through forests and moors.<\/p>\n

Best walks in Cheshire<\/h2>\n

Three Shires Head<\/h3>\n

6.2 miles\/10km | 4 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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Packhorse Bridge at the River Dane at Three Shires Head where the counties of Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet\/Credit: Alamy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

In England there are an astonishing 68 county tripoints, but perhaps none as lovely as Three Shires Head where Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Cheshire converge in an isolated Peak District valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, two bridges span the meeting of waters, a duo of waterfalls cascading over rocks to gather in mountain-cold plunge pools. Hikers, photographers and wild swimmers are all drawn to this beauty spot, so it\u2019s best to come early in the day. Enjoy an invigorating swim, a hot drink and the first rays of the summer sun before continuing on your figure-of-eight hike.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Three Shires Head walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

Tegg\u2019s Nose<\/h3>\n

7.5 miles\/12km | 4 hours | moderate<\/em><\/p>\n

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A Walker looking towards Macclesfield Forest with Ridgegate Reservoir and Shutlingsloe from Tegg\u2019s Nose Country Park, Cheshire\/Credit: Alamy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Just 20 miles from Manchester city centre, the precipitous Tegg\u2019s Nose Country Park represents an abrupt end to the Cheshire Plain, with flat fields replaced by a whole new, wild landscape of steep, craggy hills, open moors and dense, impenetrable forest.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s here where the imagination can run wild as you trek along the woodland paths, with nearby place names such as Wildboarclough giving a clue to the beasts that once roamed here. Various stories link the name Tegg\u2019s Nose back to early Norse settlers, while others connect it to the word teg, a name for a two-year-old sheep, with the nose moniker easily linked to the promontory at the southern end of the ridge.<\/p>\n

Tegg\u2019s Nose walking route and map<\/a><\/p>\n

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