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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Leyland and Chorley.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Leyland and Chorley.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 1
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (1)
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| Grade 3: Route includes rough surfaces that may include small boulders, potholes, shallow ruts, loose gravel, short muddy sections. Access grade X: At least one stile, flight of steps or other obstacle that is highly likely to block access for wheelchair and scooter users. |
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Facilities
Facilities in the middle third of this route.
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Measurements
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The narrowest part of the path is 30.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 14.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 14.0% (1)
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Unclear in places (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Leyland
Grid Ref
SD5419122274
Lat / Lon
53.69490° / -2.69524°
Easting / Northing
354,191E / 422,274N
What3Words
useful.drape.shark
Chorley
Grid Ref
SD5865517518
Lat / Lon
53.65253° / -2.62700°
Easting / Northing
358,655E / 417,518N
What3Words
shot.gender.kinks
Leycho One's land is
| Leyland | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD5419122274 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.69490° / -2.69524° |
| Easting / Northing | 354,191E / 422,274N |
| What3Words | useful.drape.shark |
| Chorley | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD5865517518 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.65253° / -2.62700° |
| Easting / Northing | 358,655E / 417,518N |
| What3Words | shot.gender.kinks |
| Green urban | 9.1% |
| Pasture | 24.6% |
| Urban | 63.8% |
| Woods | 2.4% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Mary Oz
12 Oct 2022The route from Chorley soon enters Astley Park (I think it’s open all the time) which is very picturesque, and has very good facilities and a Hall to visit if you want. It is easy to miss the point where the Slow Way leaves the main park route, but there is a junction with a bin, and you very shortly cross a river on a wooden bridge. You soon leave the woods onto a road then tarmacked alleyway behind the houses.
A short section of main road (with an island to help you cross) leads to some quieter roads, including an easy-to-miss footpath along a fenced-in field-edge. There is a bench just after this at the midpoint of the walk.
A couple of busier roads (with pavements) take you to the next field footpath. It leaves the road from the non-pavement side and on the outside of a bend, so it is very difficult to cross. However, there are traffic lights to restrict the flow under the narrow railway bridge, and this helps the lowly pedestrian!
The footpath leads to a farm bridge over the M6. The OS public footpath and the Slow Way route are slightly inaccurate here but on the ground the route is obvious. I was soon passing Runshaw College, at the end of the academic day, so it was very busy, but fine nonetheless.
The second park on this route is Worden Park. There are good facilities here too, but be aware that the park is locked at sunset, as detailed on https://www.southribble.gov.uk/wordenpark
A couple more roads take you into Leyland and on to the end point of the route.
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