Longster Trail
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The Longster Trail is a waymarked footpath in the United Kingdom
. It runs 9.1 miles/15 kilometers from the summit of Helsby Hill, Helsby
, to the village of Pipers Ash, Chester
passing through Alvanley, Barrow and Guilden Sutton. The route is shown on Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps 266 and 267.
and the mountains of North Wales. Helsby Hill itself is viewable from most of the Longster Trail. The path also passes two public houses along its length, namely "The White Horse", Great Barrow, and "Bird in Hands", Guilden Sutton
. The end of the path is also very close to the "The Piper", a pub on the side of the A41 road
, Chester
.
United Kingdom
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. It runs 9.1 miles/15 kilometers from the summit of Helsby Hill, Helsby
Helsby
Helsby is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. At the 2001 Census, Helsby had a population of 4,701.-Geography:...
, to the village of Pipers Ash, Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
passing through Alvanley, Barrow and Guilden Sutton. The route is shown on Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps 266 and 267.
History
The Longster Trail was devised in the 1970s but the path was first opened and properly waymarked during the 1980s. It was named after Frank Longster, a local man who served as chairman of the Mid-Cheshire Footpath Society during the 1970s until his death in 1974. The path is waymarked with two waymarks, both the older yellow arrow and red dot markers and the newer yellow arrow which encloses the words Longster Trail.Sights
Many of the best sights along the Longster Trail are those seen from the summit of Helsby Hill. These include the Cathedrals in Liverpool, Beeston CastleBeeston Castle
Beeston Castle is a former Royal castle in Beeston, Cheshire, England , perched on a rocky sandstone crag above the Cheshire Plain. It was built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, , on his return from the Crusades...
and the mountains of North Wales. Helsby Hill itself is viewable from most of the Longster Trail. The path also passes two public houses along its length, namely "The White Horse", Great Barrow, and "Bird in Hands", Guilden Sutton
Guilden Sutton
Guilden Sutton is a civil parish and village in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is home to 1,525 residents, two churches, a primary school, one pub, a Post Office and a village hall as well as several local...
. The end of the path is also very close to the "The Piper", a pub on the side of the A41 road
A41 road
The A41 is a formerly-major trunk road in England that links London and Birkenhead, although it has now largely been superseded by motorways. It passes through or near various towns and cities including Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Aylesbury, Solihull, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Wolverhampton,...
, Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
.