Sights
Points of interest travelling from Frodsham to Whitchurch (north–south) include:
- Woodhouse Hill Fort, an Iron Age fort
- Alvanley Cliffs
- Delamere Forest and Eddisbury Hill
- Beeston Castle
- Peckforton Castle in the Peckforton Hills
- Burwardsley village
- Bickerton Hills and Maiden Castle, an Iron Age fort
- Wharton's & Willeymoor locks on the Shropshire Union Canal
- Grindley Brook, staircase lock on the Llangollen branch of the Shropshire Union Canal
On the clearest of days sights such as the Liver Building and Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool and the Shell Stanlow Oil Refinery at Ellesmere Port can be seen from many different locations including Bickerton Hill. Other famous landmarks visible from the trail include the Jodrell Bank Observatory, which can be seen from Bulkeley Hill.
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