I did a nice 12 mile walk /hike from Delamere forest.
From Barns Gate bridge headed North , along the Sandstone trail to Beacon Hill Frodsham .
Stopped for lunch to take In the Panoramic views of the estuary ,Ship canal and North wales.
Decided as It was late and only a few hours of daylight .
To go back the easy route and follow ,Delamere way .
Although its tracks and trails some of It Is along lanes .
This helped as It went dusk after 4pm and gradually dark by 5pm .
As It had been a clear sky I was comforted by the crescent of the moon and the Southern star .
Coming off the lanes of the Delamere Way at Manley common a little hamlet of houses brightly lit.
I turned off to follow the sign for the Sandstone trail and Into the ( Deep Dark Delamere Forest
It was a bit of a " Squeaky bum time " without my very good torch I might have wandered off the trail or took a wrong turning .
This was In the last couple of miles of the walk .
And I was tired ) As a test I turned off my torch .
" It was pitch Black "
Yikes , My thoughts at the time Oh Suuuuuugar !
I would
not like to even wild camp here . Quite Eerie
Anyway the trail Is well signposted and the main tracks are very good to walk on underfoot .
Eventually I could hear the traffic on the Main Ashton heyes road and surfaced onto the tarmac road , with odd cars headlights beaming . Finally got to my car . Had a great day out .
ZIZAG