TODAY is National Take A Hike Day - a day where we're all encouraged to step outside and enjoy the great outdoors - whatever the weather.

It might be a little wet and windy but don't let that discourage you from putting on your walking boots or wellies, raincoat and warm hat and stepping outside.

There are lots of fantastic walks you can enjoy around Warrington where the colours of the autumn season are on display in all their glory.

What better time to explore Warrington than as the colours change in autumn?

Why not go for a crisp autumn stroll and blow the cobwebs away today?

Here is a selection of some of the best local autumnal walks:

Along the canal at Lower Walton by Darren Moston

Along the canal at Lower Walton by Darren Moston

Arley Hall by Gavin Singleton

Arley Hall by Gavin Singleton

Bank Park by Radzikowsky Kyny

Bank Park by Radzikowsky Kyny

Black Bear Park (back of Stafford Road) by Natalie Persoglio

Black Bear Park (back of Stafford Road) by Natalie Persoglio

Bridgewater canal by Tamas Beck

Bridgewater canal by Tamas Beck

Culcheth fields by Warrington Guardian Camera Club member

Culcheth fields by Warrington Guardian Camera Club member

Daresbury by Claire Ell Eff

Daresbury by Claire Ell Eff

Delamere Forest by Rachael Lahan

Delamere Forest by Rachael Lahan

Down by the river, Rixton by Tony Harnett

Down by the river, Rixton by Tony Harnett

Grappenhall Heys Walles Garden by Sue Lawless

Grappenhall Heys Walles Garden by Sue Lawless

Lymm Dam by Diane Warburton

Lymm Dam by Diane Warburton

Orford Park by Tony Crawford

Orford Park by Tony Crawford

River Mersey (Victoria Park bank) by Natalie Persoglio

River Mersey (Victoria Park bank) by Natalie Persoglio

Sankey Valley Park by Katarzyna Korzeniak

Sankey Valley Park by Katarzyna Korzeniak

Walton Gardens by J Costa

Walton Gardens by J Costa