| Longster Trail | |
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| The Longster Trail, shown as the yellow curve, with endpoints at Helsby and Pipers Ash, shown as blue flags. | |
| Length | 9.1 miles (15 km) |
| Location | Cheshire, England |
| Trailheads | Helsby Pipers Ash, Chester |
| Use | Hiking |
| Highest point | Helsby Hill (146m) |
| Season | All year |
The Longster Trail is a waymarked footpath in the United Kingdom. It runs 9.1 miles/15 kilometers from the summit of Helsby Hill, Helsby, to the village of Pipers Ash, Chester passing through Alvanley, Barrow and Guilden Sutton[1]. The route is shown on Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps 266 and 267.
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The Longster Trail was devised in the 1970s but the path was first opened and properly waymarked during the 1980s. It was named after Frank Longster, a local man who served as chairman of the Mid-Cheshire Footpath Society during the 1970s until his death in 1974[2]. The path is waymarked with two waymarks, both the older yellow arrow and red dot markers and the newer yellow arrow which encloses the words Longster Trail.
Many of the best sights along the Longster Trail are those seen from the summit of Helsby Hill. These include the Cathedrals in Liverpool, Beeston Castle and the mountains of North Wales. Helsby Hill itself is viewable from most of the Longster Trail. The path also passes two public houses along its length, namely "The White Horse", Great Barrow, and "Bird in Hands", Guilden Sutton. The end of the path is also very close to the "The Piper", a pub on the side of the A41 road, Chester.