A Delamere Forest, Blakemere Moss, Pale Heights and Eddisbury Hill Round September 5th 2026.

It's goodbye to the Sandstone Trail through Delamere Forest for us today.

Our route to Blakemere Moss.

The surprise at Blake Mere Moss, not Phil but the now exposed tree stumps.

More water here on Blakemere Moss.

Greylag geese on Blakemere Moss.

An impressive new bridge at the north east corner of Blakemere Moss.

The snake, the last find on the Gruffalo Trail, the first for us!

More important information about real snakes on a notice board nearby.

The view from our lunch spot .

I think Linmere is there somewhere!

Doesn't apply to us today!

At the monument on Pale Heights.

Moel Famau from Pale Heights.

Gorse blocking the way through the ramparts on Eddisbury Hill Fort.

Reading the information board at the entrance to Eddisbury Hillfort.

The information board at the entrance to Eddisbury Hillfort.

Dog walkers have no excuse - it tells you what to and where to put it!

Distance: 8.1 miles. Climb: 655'.
Time: 4 hours 3 minutes. On the move walking average: 2.6 m.p.h.
Overall walking average: 2.0 m.p.h.
Temperature: Around 19 Celsius throughout the walk, although it did feel warmer and humid at times. It was quite humid at times.
Beaufort Wind Force: 2 - Mainly no more than a Light breeze
Group: Martyn and Phil.
The forecast for today was not good once the early morning rain had passed through. Unusually this was a pretty accurate forecast, and we had sunny intervals for the whole walk. I fact in the morning, it was pleasant walking through the forest where he trees shaded us from some of the Sun’s rays.
The surprise of the day was seeing the water level being so low in Blakemere Moss that many of the usually hidden tree stumps were now exposed.
As expected, the good weather had brought lots of people out, many with dogs, but as we approached “Go Ape” the shrieks from children enjoying themselves on the zip wire became louder and louder.
We went right instead of left after “Go Ape” and found ourselves past Linmere Moss.
We decided that the bench overlooking Linmere Moss was a good place to stop for lunch, before retracing our steps to the Visitor Centre.
After leaving the Visitor Centre, we ha our biggest climb of the day, the climb to monument on Pale Heights.
We had good all-round views from Pale Heights, so naturally we were drawn to Moel Famau on skyline between the Flintshire and Denbighshire marker stones.
Approaching Eddisbury Hill, we decided to take the higher path between the ramparts, not the best choice with so much gorse blocking the path in several sections.
Once on Stony Lane, it was a gentle stroll to the Sandstone Trail with only the challenge of finding the path over King’s Chair left. It’s not clear in some section, but eventually we arrived where we should, emerging by the road back to The Yeld car park.
Not many birds seen or heard today, but those we did see or hear included: Wood nuthatch, Woodpigeon, Greylag goose, Common buzzard and Sparrowhawk.
Overall, a very enjoyable walk, largely avoiding the throngs of people clustered around the visitor centre.
It was good to catch up with Phil before he heads off to God’s own country (Wales)tomorrow.