A walk to The Cage, Lyme other trails nearby (tap a dot to open it)
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Apr–Oct · highs 10–18 °C (50–64 °F)
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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
If you're looking for short walk with a big payoff, a walk to The Cage is essential on your visit to Lyme. Walk up the steep but short hill for views of the Manchester skyline, Peak District and deer sanctuary.
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Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 1.9 km · 1.2 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 2.2 km · 1.4 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- 2.4 km SW of Disley (Cheshire East, England) · GeoNames
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Cheshire East
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- National Trust
- From / to
- Refreshment Kiost, Main Car Park, 'old' West Park Drive, Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley, SK12 2NX;SJ 96324 82379 → Lyme House Entrance, 'old' West Park Drive, Kettleshulme and Lyme Handley, SK10 5RZ;SJ 96446 82438
- Shape
- Loop (OSM roundtrip=yes)
- Route centre
- 53.3435, -2.0533
- Route start
- 53.3391, -2.0548
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19192919
- Official info
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manc
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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