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National Cycle Route 563

7.6 miles (12.2 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This signed Sustrans cycle route connects Connah's Quay and the Chester Railway Path near Ellesmere Port.
As such the route takes you from North Wales to the Mersey Estuary in Cheshire, England.
On the way there are some pleasant countryside views and a visit to Stanney Woods country park and nature reserve. In Ellesmere Port you can continue your outing along the Shropshire Union Canal. There's also the Chester Millennium Greenway which runs along an old railway line from Chester to the Wharf at Connah's Quay.

National Cycle Route 563 OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

National Cycle Route 563 Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Cycle Routes and Walking Routes Nearby

Photos

Stanney Woods, Ellesmere Port (1)

Stanney Woods, Ellesmere Port

Shropshire Union Canal, Ellesmere Port

Shropshire Union Canal, Ellesmere Port

GPS Files

GPX File

National Cycle Network 563.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)