Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Chorley and Wheelton.
Know of a better route? Share it here.
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Chorley and Wheelton.
Know of a better route? Share it here.
Status
This route has been reviewed by 4 people.
There are no issues flagged.
Photos for Chowhe one
Photos of this route will appear when they are added to a review. You can review this route here.
Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (4)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 5
Surveys
We are working to build-up a picture of what routes look like. To do that we are asking volunteers to survey routes so that we can communicate features, obstacles and challenges that may make a route desirable or not.
Slow Ways surveyors are asked to complete some basic online training, but they are not vetted. If you are dependent on the survey information being correct in order to complete a route, we recommend that you think critically about the information provided. You may also wish to wait until more than one survey has been completed.
Help people know more about this route by volunteering to submit a survey.
- Complete the survey training.
- Submit a survey for this route.
Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Chorley
Grid Ref
SD5865517518
Lat / Lon
53.65253° / -2.62700°
Easting / Northing
358,655E / 417,518N
What3Words
shot.gender.kinks
Wheelton
Grid Ref
SD6002421188
Lat / Lon
53.68562° / -2.60677°
Easting / Northing
360,024E / 421,188N
What3Words
appear.dorms.speeded
Chowhe One's land is
| Chorley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD5865517518 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.65253° / -2.62700° |
| Easting / Northing | 358,655E / 417,518N |
| What3Words | shot.gender.kinks |
| Wheelton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD6002421188 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.68562° / -2.60677° |
| Easting / Northing | 360,024E / 421,188N |
| What3Words | appear.dorms.speeded |
| Pasture | 32.2% |
| Urban | 67.8% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Runtoexplore
17 Nov 2023I did this on my gravel bike as the majority of this is canal. Brown St is very residential, posed no traffic problems (as cycling faces more than walking imo). The towpath is wider along this section, and I felt safe on my bike passing dog walkers etc. A few steps/ ramps, but nothing id consider inaccessible, especially to people of able body. There's a pub at the end too.
Jade Fidler
17 Jun 2023Completed this on my gravel bike, would have been great to walk. A large section of the canal path was newly layed, stones...very hard to cycle, not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs.
Passed my 2 nice pubs, lovely setting, The Malthouse, a lovely place to grab a pint or eat.
Also an old fashion red telephone box converted into a local book swop, for anyone on a long journey who would like a good read.
I would walk this route again.
-
Share your thoughts
Sasumner
17 May 2022An easy-going pleasant route, 80% of which is along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal towpath, although perhaps this can get monotonous after a while when there isn’t much scenic variety. A few steep/stepped bits at bridges. An improvement to the route would keep you on the canal until The Top Lock Pub at Wheelton, rather than coming off sooner onto roads.
-
Share your thoughts
Bramble
20 Aug 2021Nice route along the canal, some short sections will be pretty muddy in winter. Popular pub just as you get off the canal in Wheelton.
-
Share your thoughts
Share your views about this route, give it a star rating, indicate whether it should be verified or not.
Include information that will be useful to others considering to walk or wheel it.
You can add up to 15 photos.
Other Routes for Chorley—Wheelton See all Slow Ways
Review this better route and help establish a trusted network of walking routes.
Suggest a better route if it better meets our methodology.
Share your thoughts