Day 1 - Frodsham to The Shady Oak, near Tarporley

16 miles. Setting out from THe Bear's Paw in Frodsham and following the escarpment through Delamere Forest to finish at The Shady Oak pub by the Shropshire Canal.
Carolyn and Julie at the obelisk, Frodsham
The War Memorial, above Frodsham
Views over the Mersey
More Mersyseyside views
Carolyn's old school - Helsby High
Woodland path, Overton Hill
Old sandstone quarry near Overton Hill
Helsby Hill in the early morning sun
Sandstone Trail finger post
Helsby Hill gets closer
Woodland clearing, Delamere Forest
Blakemere, Delamere Forest
The Sandstone Trail's most "boaring" marker ?
Information board, Gresty's Waste
Wooded rise, Primrosehill Wood
One third down ... another two thirds to go ...
First sight of a distant Beeston Castle
Woodland anemones,
Double-checking directions,
Milestone, Tarporley High Street