Burscough — Skelmersdale
Burske one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Burscough and Skelmersdale.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Burscough and Skelmersdale.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 1 person.
This route has been flagged (1 time) for reasons relating to safety.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (1)
Problems reported - Safety (1)
Downloads - 1
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Burscough
Grid Ref
SD4444711541
Lat / Lon
53.59750° / -2.84088°
Easting / Northing
344,447E / 411,541N
What3Words
origin.safely.daunted
Skelmersdale
Grid Ref
SD4891406246
Lat / Lon
53.55036° / -2.77252°
Easting / Northing
348,914E / 406,246N
What3Words
sometime.thrashing.revisits
Burske One's land is
| Burscough | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD4444711541 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.59750° / -2.84088° |
| Easting / Northing | 344,447E / 411,541N |
| What3Words | origin.safely.daunted |
| Skelmersdale | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD4891406246 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.55036° / -2.77252° |
| Easting / Northing | 348,914E / 406,246N |
| What3Words | sometime.thrashing.revisits |
| Arable | 60.9% |
| Urban | 19.5% |
| Woods | 19.6% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Hiking Historian
01 Sep 2023A problematic route for a few reasons. It starts and ends well, especially with the walk through Tawd Valley, but the middle is marred by problems.
First, on leaving Burscough, the route follows the unpaved Flax Lane, which has many blind corners and quite commonly used by motorists. The paved section through Lathom is pleasant enough, albeit on an often busy road. But, once on Spa Lane, at a junction near Cock Farm, it once more becomes unpaved, and almost dangerous at times. The method of escape, a footpath, seemingly no longer exists, being very overgrown and inaccessible; the other end of it, once found, is boggy and also shows no signs of proceeding further. And, once in the woods of Tawd Valley, the mapping is wildly inaccurate.
Some nice sections, but currently not feasible as a Slow Way.
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