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Harthill Climb – Beeston Castle loop from Beeston

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United Kingdom

England

North West England

Cheshire West and Chester

Beeston

Harthill Climb – Beeston Castle loop from Beeston

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5.0

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Harthill Climb – Beeston Castle loop from Beeston

02:29

42.3km

220m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 20.2 km for 5 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.02 km

Tilly's Coffee Shop

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Great cycle-friendly cafe. Best to ring ahead and book a table for your group as even mid-week can be pretty packed at times.

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20.2 km

Wrenbury Lift Bridge on the Llangollen Canal

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The canal wharf at Wrenbury Bridge is rather picturesque and a lovely place to stop for a picnic. This historic lifting bridge lets narrowboats pass and is great fun to …

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28.1 km

Cholmondeley Farm Shop and Café

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31.6 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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32.6 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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33.6 km

Harthill Climb

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A double up climb into Harthill!

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39.7 km

View of Peckforton Castle

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Great road surface with a good view of Peckforton Castle looming above you as zoom past.

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41.3 km

Beeston Castle

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Beeston Castle is a magnificent 11th-century former stronghold that once belonged to Henry III. Built in the 1220s by Ranulf de Blondeville, the castle was partly destroyed under Cromwell in …

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42.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.2 km

2.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.1 km

6.94 km

318 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

22°C

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Harthill Climb – Beeston Castle loop from Beeston

Tilly's Coffee Shop

Wrenbury Lift Bridge on the Llangollen Canal

Cholmondeley Farm Shop and Café

Holy Trinity Church, Capenhurst

Rawhead Summit

Harthill Climb

View of Peckforton Castle

Beeston Castle

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