Hiking

South Cheshire Way

North Staffs Ski Club (Kidsgrove) · England · United Kingdom

South Cheshire Way is a hike from North Staffs Ski Club (Kidsgrove) in United Kingdom: 55.3 km, 267 m of climb, 62 m of descent, high point 325 m.

• 55.3 km
• 267 m of climb
• 62 m of descent
• high point 325 m

About this hike

The South Cheshire Way is a 34-mile (55 km) long-distance footpath running east–west mainly through Cheshire, England, although parts lie in Shropshire and Staffordshire. The western section from Grindley Brook, near Whitchurch, runs through farmland; the eastern section from Mow Cop, near Biddulph, runs through low hills. The footpath is waymarked with black-and-yellow discs inscribed 'SCW'. It i

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Getting there

This hike starts near North Staffs Ski Club (Kidsgrove). Open the destination for travel time from where you are by car, train or plane, and the price of a night.

More hikes around North Staffs Ski Club (Kidsgrove)

• South Cheshire Market Towns Trail - 68.2 km, +301 m
• Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) - 20.1 km, +409 m
• Kidsgrove to Stoke Ridgeway - 14.7 km, +211 m
• A Walk around Haslington - 6.8 km, +10 m
• Legions and Sand - 5.0 km, +10 m

Before you go

This route is shown for information only. It is not a recommendation and not a guarantee that the route is safe, open, marked or passable today. The line, the distances, the climb and the grade come from open data sources and may be inaccurate or out of date, and conditions in the mountains change fast.

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Route data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from open terrain data. Updated 2026-09-19.