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Alternate route to the originals, using a different approach and as many footpaths as possible
Alternate route to the originals, using a different approach and as many footpaths as possible
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Walton
Grid Ref
SJ3582694826
Lat / Lon
53.44629° / -2.96769°
Easting / Northing
335,826E / 394,826N
What3Words
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Kirkby
Grid Ref
SJ4103798727
Lat / Lon
53.48196° / -2.88997°
Easting / Northing
341,037E / 398,727N
What3Words
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Walton | |
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Grid Ref | SJ3582694826 |
Lat / Lon | 53.44629° / -2.96769° |
Easting / Northing | 335,826E / 394,826N |
What3Words | items.beard.pencil |
Kirkby | |
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Grid Ref | SJ4103798727 |
Lat / Lon | 53.48196° / -2.88997° |
Easting / Northing | 341,037E / 398,727N |
What3Words | gazed.struck.popped |
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review
Hiking Historian
24 May 2023As most routes use the old railway, and certain obstacles exclude wheelchair users, I decided to try a route that bypasses these and hopefully would by accessible to all. And, for the most part, it succeeds, but not perfectly.
Starting, as with the others, with a walk through Walton Hall Park and then gaining access to the old railway, we exit soon after. A footpath brings us onto a road on an industrial estate. This section is the only one which may be of concern: there aren't many ramps and the kerbs are quite high, but it is mostly a quiet road until we get to the end, past Taskers.
Using a road crossing, we next enter Everton Cemetery (open dawn 'til dusk). Good tarmac tracks bring us through to the road past HMP Altcourse, where, after a short unpaved (but closed to traffic) road walk, we cross the road (unfortunately no ramp) and join the pavement, before turning onto a footpath.
The footpath, tarmac and earth, can be muddy or wet in places, and runs through an area of scrub near the prison. At the end, a road crossing and onto another tarmac footpath, running behind houses.
A short walk down a residential street brings us to the A506, which has a good footpath and pavement alongside it, which brings us to the shops and bus station at Kirkby.
A couple of kerbs and a footpath that may be too wet or muddy for wheelchairs are the only obstacles for wheeled users, but this is a good, an alternative, direct route for travellers from Walton to Kirkby.
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