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6.5km (4 miles) 2 - 3 hours

We recommend that you use the OS Explorer map 257. Start at the public car park in Waterloo Road.

1. From the car park, turn left and walk along Waterloo Road.
2. Turn right into Cross Road.
3. Turn right out of Cross Road and take the first left down South Avenue.
4. Take the footpath across the fields towards Slaughter Hill and Valley Brook.
5. Turn left at the bottom of the second field near Amicia Tenement.
6. At the Crewe Golf Club car park, follow the track keeping the club house on your left.
7. Walk to the left of the pond and follow the path towards Hall o'the Heath Farm.
8. At the rear of the farm, turn right along the track.
9. At the next stile, turn left and follow the old track.
10. Cross the stile on the left and follow the footpath to Holmshaw Lane.
11. Turn right along Holmshaw Lane.
    (For a short cut back, you can turn left here and rejoin the route at point 15 by turning left along the drive to Haslington Hall).
12. Take the first road left to Stockton Farm.
13. After the farmyard, cross the flat peaty fields and go to the top of the hill.
14. Take the stile left and follow the diagonal field path to Barnfields Farm.
15. Cross Holmshaw Lane and continue along the drive to Haslington Hall.
16. On entering the yard in front of the hall, walk to your right and walk down the drive into Haslington.
17. Turn left at Crewe Road and walk back towards Waterloo Road and the car park.