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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Ormskirk and Burscough.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Ormskirk and Burscough.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 20
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Grade 5: Route includes technical and arduous terrain where there may be potentially impassable barriers if the correct equipment is not used or barriers which require assistance to overcome. Potential barriers must be photographed and described. 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.
Challenges
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Accessibility
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Measurements
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The steepest uphill gradient East: no data
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The steepest camber: no data
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Terrain
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Start and end points
Ormskirk
Grid Ref
SD4174008408
Lat / Lon
53.56904° / -2.88119°
Easting / Northing
341,740E / 408,408N
What3Words
lasts.plot.rugs
Burscough
Grid Ref
SD4444711541
Lat / Lon
53.59750° / -2.84088°
Easting / Northing
344,447E / 411,541N
What3Words
origin.safely.daunted
Ormbur One's land is
Ormskirk | |
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Grid Ref | SD4174008408 |
Lat / Lon | 53.56904° / -2.88119° |
Easting / Northing | 341,740E / 408,408N |
What3Words | lasts.plot.rugs |
Burscough | |
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Grid Ref | SD4444711541 |
Lat / Lon | 53.59750° / -2.84088° |
Easting / Northing | 344,447E / 411,541N |
What3Words | origin.safely.daunted |
Arable | 71.7% |
Urban | 28.3% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Mike Nolan
25 Aug 2023An okay route between Ormskirk and Burscough that avoids following the A59. A mix of residential streets, country roads and footpaths. The paths can be overgrown with nettles and brambles in summer and waterlogged after rain but are in reasonable condition and straightforward to follow. The least accessible section - which follows the old railway out of Ormskirk station and is heavily overgrown with some steep steps up to the bridge - can be bypassed through Waterworks Road or Nursery Avenue to Greetby Hill.
Once fully open, the new linear path alongside the railway should be an easier and more accessible alternative to this route but for now this is the best option if you want to avoid a long stomp along the main road.
Eric Wilson
09 Aug 2022Just over a third of the walk is off-road and there are some worthwhile views to be enjoyed along the way.
Part of the walk is along a disused railway line which has been designated as a public footpath and named The Smith Way. A staircase accessing the cutting from the road above has recently been replaced and is in good repair. Unfortunately, a few trees have fallen across this path (see photos). For this reason, it is not suitable for cyclists or wheelchair users, nor for people who are not fit enough for a bit of log-scrambling!.
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Hiking Historian
05 Mar 2022A foot only route, given the amount of stiles, kissing gates and muddy fields. Mostly a wander along an old railway (at time of writing, blocked in places by fallen trees), and across some fields, often wet and muddy.
That said, it's a good way of connecting the two places; just a shame it excludes wheeled users.
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