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 St Helens where the colours of the autumn season are on display in all their glory.

What better time to explore St Helens 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:

BIllinge by Clare White

BIllinge by Clare White

Blackbrook by Alex Stringer

Blackbrook by Alex Stringer

Carr Mill Dam by Dave Parry

Carr Mill Dam by Dave Parry

Clinkham Woods by Holly Prescott

Clinkham Woods by Holly Prescott

Clock Face Country Park by Stephen Hovvels

Clock Face Country Park by Stephen Hovvels

Crank Caverns by Carol Southward

Crank Caverns by Carol Southward

Dream by Mike Dean

Dream by Mike Dean

Lyme Wood Country Park by Stephen Hovvels

Lyme Wood Country Park by Stephen Hovvels

Mill Dam, Eccleston by Ann ODonnell

Mill Dam, Eccleston by Ann O'Donnell

Pennington Flash by Gerald Murphy

Pennington Flash by Gerald Murphy

Sherdley Park by Peter Boylan

Sherdley Park by Peter Boylan

Sutton Dam by Sue Atherton

Sutton Dam by Sue Atherton

Taylor Park by Ann ODonnell

Taylor Park by Ann O'Donnell