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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Southport and Tarleton.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Southport and Tarleton.
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Southport
Grid Ref
SD3371217374
Lat / Lon
53.64867° / -3.00430°
Easting / Northing
333,712E / 417,374N
What3Words
slot.minute.ocean
Tarleton
Grid Ref
SD4516320650
Lat / Lon
53.67944° / -2.83167°
Easting / Northing
345,163E / 420,650N
What3Words
singles.hologram.mole
Soutar One's land is
| Southport | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD3371217374 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.64867° / -3.00430° |
| Easting / Northing | 333,712E / 417,374N |
| What3Words | slot.minute.ocean |
| Tarleton | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SD4516320650 |
| Lat / Lon | 53.67944° / -2.83167° |
| Easting / Northing | 345,163E / 420,650N |
| What3Words | singles.hologram.mole |
| Arable | 47.0% |
| Marshes | 11.9% |
| Urban | 41.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
review
Hiking Historian
01 Jul 2024A good mix of paved roads and footpaths along the coast and through the countryside. The footpaths are often muddy or sandy, however, and not accessible to all, but most should have no problem with this route.
From the centre of Southport, we make our way towards the coastal road. It's well-paved, with great views across the Ribble Estuary and the Irish Sea. After a while, we head inland and take our first footpath, crossing the remains of the old airfield runway. Beyond, it's a footpath running along the top of an embankment, golf course to the right, RSPB reserve on the left, which is great for a spot of birdwatching. Prepare to be harassed by nesting lapwings!
All along the route, there are some interesting swinging kissing gates, but the path can get muddy in places, and there's one road crossing. Eventually we get to the end, and use paved roads through Crossens. Past the pumping station, we slip into Lancashire, and come into Banks. Here we break away from the main road and start along unpaved country lanes. It's all pretty quiet, and shouldn't be any danger.
The road eventually becomes a track, running through agricultural fields and past a ginormous heated glasshouse where cherry tomatoes ripen on the vine. Past this, more unpaved roads, a long farm track, and another unpaved road until we reach the outskirts of Tarleton, where it was now paved, and a short walk into the village centre.
With shops, pubs and transport links at both ends, it's a good walk under the big skies of the coast and the flat land.
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