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Beeston Castle Gates – Delamere Forest Road loop from Peckforton

Beeston Castle Gates – Delamere Forest Road loop from Peckforton

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Beeston Castle Gates – Delamere Forest Road loop from Peckforton

01:57

44.3km

360m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.1 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.91 km

Beeston Castle Gates

Highlight • Castle

Beeston Castle is well worth a visit...the climb up the hill is rewarded with great views over the Cheshire Plain

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8.53 km

Ginger & Pickles Café Tarporley

Highlight • Cafe

Great coffee and lovely cakes; just what is needed to sustain you on a ride (Interestingly our piece of Bara Brith looked suspiciously like a huge piece of delicious Bakewell tart - a much better choice we decided!!).

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11.1 km

Kelsall Cycles Café & Bike Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Not open 7 days a week, and now moved premises to Utkinton.

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19.1 km

Station House Café (Delamere Forest)

Highlight • Cafe

Great old style railway cafe. Just beware that if you arrive at the peak time just after 10.30am on Saturday you'll find it packed with Parkrunners.

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19.2 km

Delamere Forest Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

What to expect:
1) Some of the most beautiful scenery in the area, riding through the middle of the forest
2) One of the worst road surfaces I've come across. Please Cheshire West resuface this one

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21.0 km

Delamere Forest Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Straight through the middle of the forest. Rolling road.

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26.0 km

Longley Wood

Forest

28.8 km

Weetwood Brewery & Distillery

Highlight • Pub

There's a new tap room at the brewery...with plenty of beer and spirits available! You can get coffee or a soft drink, but there's not a huge selection...and the only …

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36.0 km

Hoofield Lane Pond and Cottages

Highlight • Settlement

44.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.7 km

352 m

197 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.6 km

2.49 km

278 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Monday 1 June

18°C

12°C

64 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Beeston Castle Gates – Delamere Forest Road loop from Peckforton

Beeston Castle Gates

Ginger & Pickles Café Tarporley

Kelsall Cycles Café & Bike Shop

Station House Café (Delamere Forest)

Delamere Forest Road

Delamere Forest Road

Weetwood Brewery & Distillery

Hoofield Lane Pond and Cottages

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