Ellesmere Port — Chester
Ellche two
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By Hiking Historian on 19 Feb 2022
Description
Corrected route, with section through Stoak
Corrected route, with section through Stoak
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Ellesmere Port
Grid Ref
SJ4036976506
Lat / Lon
53.28217° / -2.89584°
Easting / Northing
340,369E / 376,506N
What3Words
relax.improving.eagles
Chester
Grid Ref
SJ4052966286
Lat / Lon
53.19034° / -2.89153°
Easting / Northing
340,529E / 366,286N
What3Words
bridge.assist.chair
| Ellesmere Port | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ4036976506 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.28217° / -2.89584° |
| Easting / Northing | 340,369E / 376,506N |
| What3Words | relax.improving.eagles |
| Chester | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SJ4052966286 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.19034° / -2.89153° |
| Easting / Northing | 340,529E / 366,286N |
| What3Words | bridge.assist.chair |
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Hiking Historian
19 Feb 2022A slight amendment to the original path.
This route is mainly for foot and cyclists; wheelchair users may have difficulty with some areas, which I'll highlight. From Ellesmere Port to the housing estate on Cromwell Road, a good, wide pavement with ramps, but as it becomes an industrial estate there are no ramps, so cyclists and wheelchairs will have to keep to the road, a quiet cul de sac. At its end, we hit the canal. Muddy at first, but as we carry on it gets better. The towpath is a mixture of tarmac and concrete.
Eventually we hit Stoak. The only access to the bridge is via a gap in the wall up a slope, so the diversion through Stoak is only for those on foot, or bikes, who desire a trip to the church and the pub. To get back to the canal, we travel along a couple of unpaved roads.
Once back on the canal, a mixture of tarmac, concrete, and loose stone. Some deep puddles in places, but nothing impassable. The gaps under the bridges are narrow and uneven in places.
Eventually we hit Chester. Up steps ir a slope to the wall, which we move through under an arch, and then through the bustling centre of the city to the old cross at its centre.
A great canal walk through some nice countryside, from a modern town to a historic city. Shops and transport are good at both ends.
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