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Chester Water Tower – Morgan's Mount loop from Shotton

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Chester Water Tower – Morgan's Mount loop from Shotton

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Chester Water Tower – Morgan's Mount loop from Shotton

06:14

24.6km

50m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 10.9 km for 9 m

After 13.3 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.85 km

Chester Water Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Originally called the New Tower, the Water Tower stands at the end of a crenellated retaining wall in an area now known as Tower Gardens. The spur wall connects the …

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11.5 km

Morgan's Mount

Highlight • Viewpoint

open all year

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11.6 km

Pemberton's Parlour

Highlight • Monument

open all year

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12.1 km

Watergate

Highlight • Historical Site

Route out of Chester through City Walls next to the Racecourse.

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12.4 km

Chester Racecourse – Britain's Oldest Racecourse

Highlight • Historical Site

Chester Racecourse - the oldest still in operation in the world

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16.8 km

The view from the bridge gives a great perspective of the 'canalisation' of the River Dee - a straight 5 mile section of the river. In the distance you can just make out the Queensferry and Flintshire Bridges.

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24.0 km

Hawarden Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

"Hawarden Bridge (/ˈhɑːrdən/; Welsh: Pont Penarlâg) is a railway bridge over the River Dee, near Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. It was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (which later …

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24.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.7 km

670 m

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.6 km

1.42 km

623 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

31°C

19°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Chester Water Tower – Morgan's Mount loop from Shotton

Mercian Way Statue

Chester Water Tower

Morgan's Mount

Pemberton's Parlour

Watergate

Chester Racecourse – Britain's Oldest Racecourse

Saltney Ferry Footbridge

Hawarden Bridge

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