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7km (4.5 miles) 2 - 3 hours

Start in the car park at Brereton Heath (pay & display).

1. Turn right out of the car park along Davenport Lane and cross the A54. Follow the bridleway beside Davenport Farm down into the Dane Valley.
2. Cross the river and follow the track up the hill into Swettenham village.
3. Turn right opposite the churchyard, over a stile next to a bungalow. Carry on for another 50m and cross another stile. Proceed straight ahead across the field following the yellow waymarks.
4. Turn left at the T junction along Congleton Road and drop down the hill to Swettenham Mill. Carry on up the hill and take the first lane on the left.
5. Drop down and cross Midge Brook. Climb up the hill to the T junction and turn right. Turn right again onto the footpath which will take you down to the brook and back up across Swettenham Meadows.
6. Turn left onto the track and left again opposite Ash Tree Farm
7. Turn left again at the T junction back into the village and turn right by the telephone. Retrace your steps from the church back through Dane Valley to Brereton Heath.