Delamere Forest
***ROUTE UPDATE***
We have received an update from a runner that the original route now has some overgrown sections and is no longer the best route to run at Delamere. We would recommend following the 3.1-mile (5km) fully-waymarked grey trail instead, which is also the Parkrun route.
Distance: 3.6 miles (5.8km)
Ascent: 47 metres
Start/finish: Delamere Forest Park, CW8 2JD
This is the waymarked grey trail and also the Parkrun route. From the visitor centre follow the trail north-east and cross the railway line. Continue north through the forest to the south-west corner of Blakemere Moss (0.7 miles/1.1km). Turn left and follow the trail all around the edge of the lake until you get back to this point. Tunr left andf retrace the outbound route back to the visitor centre.
The following is the original route from the 2nd edition of Wild Running.
Distance: 5 miles (8km)
Ascent: 214 metres
Start/finish: Delamere Forest Park, CW8 2JD
Run back along the road and past the FC offices, turn R through the overflow car park and join the path through Eddisbury Wood. Turn L around the edge of the forest, then R along the eastern edge up Eddisbury Hill. Turn R onto a track near the top, trending L to reach the masts at Pale Heights (1.7 miles/2.8km). Turn L here and cross the meadow then follow the small path trending L join the old Roman road in the SE corner of the wood. Turn R and follow this back into the woods (3 miles/4.8km). Turn R up a steep path past the King’s Chair then back down L to the path. Turn L past the wild boar sculpture then R onto a small path that curves R over some wooden walkways and north to the main path. Turn R here then L onto the Sandstone Way, follow this to the edge of the wood and take a small path R uphill and back to the masts at Pale Heights (4 miles/6.4km). Turn L and follow the main path north, downhill around a couple of bends and back to the start.