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Cheshire Lookout Tower – Fox Hill Gravel Descent loop from Helsby

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United Kingdom

England

North West England

Cheshire West and Chester

Helsby

Cheshire Lookout Tower – Fox Hill Gravel Descent loop from Helsby

Hard

runners

Cheshire Lookout Tower – Fox Hill Gravel Descent loop from Helsby

01:28

12.4km

320m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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29 m

The Helsby Tap

Highlight • Pub

350 m

JFD Vintage & The Old Bank Tea Rooms

Highlight • Other

5.17 km

Foxhill Up, Down and Over

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7.05 km

View of Liverpool and the Wirral from Woodhouse Hillfort

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The decayed ramparts of Woodhouse Iron Age Hillfort are not easily visible these days. At one time, however, experts believe that the ramparts were once 13 feet (four metres) high. …

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7.18 km

Frodsham Top Path

Highlight • Trail

7.78 km

Cheshire Lookout Tower

Highlight • Monument

7.95 km

Fox Hill Gravel Descent

Highlight • Climb

nice fast steep gravel descent gor mtb or gravel bike

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10.4 km

Harmer's Wood

Forest

11.0 km

View from Helsby Hill

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Helsby Hill is an Iron Age hillfort commanding a prominent position above Helsby village and grand views in all directions. Combining both natural and human-made features, steep cliffs on the …

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12.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.54 km

3.42 km

3.11 km

1.19 km

540 m

344 m

209 m

Surfaces

3.15 km

2.96 km

2.58 km

2.02 km

1.50 km

114 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

21°C

11°C

47 %

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Cheshire Lookout Tower – Fox Hill Gravel Descent loop from Helsby

The Helsby Tap

JFD Vintage & The Old Bank Tea Rooms

Foxhill Up, Down and Over

View of Liverpool and the Wirral from Woodhouse Hillfort

Frodsham Top Path

Cheshire Lookout Tower

Fox Hill Gravel Descent

View from Helsby Hill

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