The route left Eccleston shops and progressed along a string of residential streets. In theory this route should be wheel-accessible, but there was a lot of thoughtless and obstructive pavement parking....

Mary Oz

Opposite the end of Eccleston Mere I was able to get brief respite by crossing the road to walk on the grass a bit further from the traffic, nearer the housing. PS it’s mostly uphill if you walk from Eccleston to Prescot!...

Mary Oz

At the end of a long road, we join another road; it does have a pavement, albeit overgrown in places, so it's best to walk on the road. At another road, we follow a track (not an official footpath, but a well-used local desire path) along the edge of a field, until we follow the route until it crosses the A580; there's gaps in the crash barriers where to cross....

Hiking Historian

The road at the end is paved, but we soon join a footpath that runs between a golf course....

Hiking Historian

Running alongside sportsfields and then the edge of a farm field, we soon meet the A570, where we cross (there is no crossing, so care is needed). Ahead, a series of farm tracks (muddy in places) past Mossborough Hall until we meet the Coach Road, which is wooded and mostly tarmac....

Hiking Historian

Then onto a quiet single lane road and dirt path, and past farm buildings....

James Riding

This route includes private inaccessible paths and so isn't a valid route....

James Riding

A short straightforward paved route on pavement. Undulating but mostly downhill. Facilities at start and finish....

James Riding

There is one small section that doesn't work, however: there is no crossing over Kirkland Street from Albion Street to gain access to the footpath and beyond, so I've rerouted this section slightly in ECCSTH Two....

Hiking Historian

Mostly fully accessible route for all users; most junctions have ramped crossings or low kerbs, but there's the odd high kerb that may impede progress for wheelchair users. Fully paved throughout, although it's mostly an uninteresting suburban wander. Shops at both ends with nearby transport links....

Hiking Historian

Accessible mostly throughout for all users; only a couple of roads in Eccleston lack ramps for crossings, but there are nearby driveway ramps. It's all a paved road walk, from suburb to suburb, with a nice green country section in the middle, and mostly gradually downhill. Shops and transport links at both ends....

Hiking Historian

This route is not feasible: the entire Patten's Walk section is on private farm roads on the Knowsley Estate. I'll submit a better route in the future....

Hiking Historian