With good views over the river, we head downhill and once more move along residential roads through Rock Ferry. At the end, we reach New Ferry where we are briefly at the river, with plenty of benches if you wanted to break the walk and watch the river and the birds....

Hiking Historian

I walked most of this route in July 2023 and then walked the alternative route between Port Sunlight Station and Bebington Station (through Port Sunlight) in February 2024. (There is also a garden centre near the end in Port Sunlight, which has replaced another open-air pool where I learned to swim!). There were quite a lot of cafés and shops near Bromborough Station, to break up the journey. I walked through the centre of Port Sunlight village past lots of lovely and varied housing, and municipal buildings, and I like this route better that the road alongside the railway....

Mary Oz

I then crossed Mersey Park where there were better views across the Mersey to Liverpool and further south east. Eventually I crossed to Rock Park, a quiet road of historic houses lining the Mersey....

Mary Oz

Walking from Ellesmere Port, I had hoped to find a less roady way, but north of the railway here it is all very industrial, so I started with a long, dull, pavement walk. (There is also a garden centre near the end in Port Sunlight, which has replaced another open-air pool where I learned to swim!). There were quite a lot of cafés and shops near Bromborough Station, to break up the journey. The cycle track from Spital Dam to Port Sunlight was new to me, and was quite a pleasant way to arrive into the gorgeous Port Sunlight. Even the railway station is quite cute, like a Swiss cottage....

Mary Oz

We're not on it long, however; we soon zigzag down a ramp to the road and head downhill towards Dibbinsdale. From here, it's a road walk through residential areas, passing a few shops and pubs along the way. Crossing and moving down one more residential road, we then take another tunnel under the railway, before moving through a meadow. At the end, we cross a road into a smaller, sunken section of the park, before heading over a bridge and taking steps up to the residential roads above. It's then residential roads through Overpool to Ellesmere Port, ending at the station....

Hiking Historian

The section from Storeton up to the B5151 (Mount Road) seemed unnecessarily complicated - easier to walk up Redhill Road ( a quiet lane much used by local walkers and away from the noise of the motorway)....

DerbyshireBBguide

Soon we were heading up through another couple of fields and out onto Red Hill Road, an uphill road walk with no pavement, but quiet. Lots to like about this route, but not the mile of main road, the longer than necessary proximity of the M53, and a lot of mud....

Mary Oz

A direct and safe Slow Way comprising mainly of pavement pounding....

David Sanderson

This was a rather dull but easy route, all along suburban pavements except for a short footpath cutting through woods, which made the route less accessible due to kissing gates and cycle barriers. Mostly it passed pleasant enough housing, with one terrace just north of Green Lane Station being particularly pleasing. There were quite a few shops on the route too, but a lot of them had metal grills covering them....

Mary Oz

There are toilets at the Birkenhead station at least (I just didn’t notice at Bebington but mainly because I wasn’t looking)....

mtormey

This however reaches Ellesmere Port Golf Course and you are faced with a choice. Getting off the main road, you join a series of greenways and streets across residential areas, all pretty direct and enjoyable, with the occasional pub or shop. There is a road crossing before a short bit of pavement pounding leads you to an old railway line which takes you to Port Sunlight....

David Sanderson

2 At Ellesmere Port Golf Club the route diverts from the footpath and was impossible to follow from south to north....

David Sanderson

A good route with a rural midsection, which due to its terrain (often muddy), multiple stiles and gates, as well some short unpaved road sections, exclude all but foot traffic. Despite this, it is the best route in connecting the two locations....

Hiking Historian

Urban walks at each end, but the middle does go through some lovely countryside. Due to the terrain, it's foot only as it passes through fields and a variety of gates....

Hiking Historian

Mostly for foot only, with some footpaths and a route across a golf course excluding wheelchairs and bicycles....

Hiking Historian

Firstly there is no exit from the old railway path to Dibbinsdale; secondly, the recommended path from Bromborough Rake is along a private track to a locked gate on an unpaved road. I've submitted an alternative....

Hiking Historian

The road junctions can be quite difficult especially if one is on the slow side because of any impediment. Quite a lot of road / urban walking which makes it less interesting....

Mike111

In between it was typical Wirral walking, old footpaths and roads, the road section between Thornton Hough and Raby can be detoured by an obvious footpath at the far side of the playing field (not on OS)....

Dermot Byrne

The paths between the towns tend to be narrow and rough and some paths can be muddy and have nettles and brambles encroaching during summer and autumn....

Philippa

Urban section through Bebington looks confusing on the map, but on the ground is sensible and makes a lot of sense. Pavements are even with crossings and ramps, but there are sections on unpaved roads and footpaths that exclude cyclists and wheelchairs. That being said, it is a pleasurant urban and rural walk through a pretty part of the Wirral....

Hiking Historian

Unremarkable urban walk, but, given the built-up nature of the area, the best one that links the two areas. Mostly along well-lit, evenly surfaced pavements, with a wooded short footpath section with possible obstacles for wheelchair users, this route is accessible on foot and cycle, and is served by many shops along the way, and two railways stations at either end....

Hiking Historian