View from Rawhead – View from Bickerton Hill loop from Bickerton

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View from Rawhead – View from Bickerton Hill loop from Bickerton

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View from Rawhead – View from Bickerton Hill loop from Bickerton

02:46

9.71km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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192 m

The Bickerton Poacher

Highlight • Pub

Excellent pub, great food. They have rooms and also camping.

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2.21 km

Rawhead viewpoint

Viewpoint

2.59 km

At 716 feet (227 m) Rawhead is the highest point on the Sandstone Trail and affords some wonderful views over Cheshire. A little further down the trail, you reach a cave known as Bloody Bones, which you can peek inside.

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2.62 km

Raw Head

Highlight • Summit

Raw Head 227.1m P148 (745ft)
(DoBIH Hill ID: 2828) [JNSA 16918]

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4.66 km

Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst

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Built as a Chapel of ease to St Oswald's Church in 1839.

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5.58 km

View from Bickerton Hill

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Bickerton Hill is a rugged lowland heath with superb views. The area has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Site of Biological Importance due to …

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5.97 km

Maiden Castle Ramparts

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Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hill fort constructed around 600 BC. The fort would have been used as an important line of defence until the Roman conquest in the …

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