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Walk to Ellesmere Port from further afield
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Bebington—Ellesmere Port
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Bebell one |
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Double check | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 134m | Descent 131m | |
Bebington—Ellesmere Port
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Bebell two |
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Review me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 132m | Descent 132m | |
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Bebington—Ellesmere Port
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Bebell three |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Ellesmere Port—Chester
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Ellche one |
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Double check | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 81m | Descent 72m | |
Ellesmere Port—Chester
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Ellche two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent 96m | Descent 81m | ||
Ellesmere Port—Chester
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Ellche three |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 89m | Descent 74m | ||
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Ellesmere Port—Chester
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Ellche four |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Ellesmere Port—Frodsham
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Ellfro one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 98m | Descent 98m | |
Ellesmere Port—Frodsham
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Ellfro two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 108m | Descent 104m | ||
Ellesmere Port—Helsby
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Ellhel one |
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Review me | Distance 16km/10mi | Ascent 84m | Descent 87m | ||
Neston—Ellesmere Port
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Nesell one |
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Double check | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 65m | Descent 83m | |
Neston—Ellesmere Port
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Nesell two |
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Double check | Distance 14km/8mi | Ascent 76m | Descent 96m | |
Neston—Ellesmere Port
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Nesell three |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/8mi | Ascent 82m | Descent 102m | ||
Shotton—Ellesmere Port
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Shoell one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 18km/11mi | Ascent 81m | Descent 69m |
Collective progress
50% of Ellesmere Port’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3 people have contributed to Ellesmere Port’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Ellesmere Port
217km out of 217km have been walked and reviewed
262km of reviews have been shared in Ellesmere Port
Latest Updates
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
The route started well from Chester and soon got me via an accessible route on to the Shropshire Union Canal. Ellche Three then follows the canal all the way to Ellesmere Port and this was the route I was following to start with but reached a "towpath closed" sign just north of Chester Zoo. A lack of places to stop is a serious problem for this route, the only one I encountered was a cafe at the Harley Davidson showroom as you reach the outskirts of Ellesmere Port....
David Sanderson
David Sanderson added Bebell three, a new walk from Bebington to Ellesmere Port
Walk this routeDavid Sanderson added Ellche four, a new walk from Ellesmere Port to Chester
Walk this routeIn agreement with the other two reviewers that the footpath from Stoak does not connect with the towpath. This route should not be used...
David Sanderson
As I've said, a foot-only route, due to the terrain, but a pleasant country route, only somewhat marred by heavy industry at the edge of civilisation....
Hiking Historian
This route, however, is not feasible: the footpath connecting Thornton-le-Moors and Elton has seemingly been removed by the landowner, with crops growing over the route snd stiles removed or grown over. I've submitted an alternative that skirts around these fields....
Hiking Historian
As I've said, a foot-only route, due to the terrain, but a pleasant country route, only somewhat marred by heavy industry at the edge of civilisation....
Hiking Historian
Hiking Historian added Ellfro two, a new walk from Ellesmere Port to Frodsham
Walk this routeHiking Historian added Ellche three, a new walk from Ellesmere Port to Chester
Walk this routeHiking Historian added Ellche two, a new walk from Ellesmere Port to Chester
Walk this routeAs Paul says in his review, the Stoak dogleg, as it exists, is not doable due to the footpath over the canal from Stoak does not connect to the towpath due to hedges and barbed wire. The Chester exit from the canal also needs a tidy, something I'll do in an updated route....
Hiking Historian
From Ellesmere Port to the housing estate on Cromwell Road, a good, wide pavement with ramps, but as it becomes an industrial estate there are no ramps, so cyclists and wheelchairs will have to keep to the road, a quiet cul de sac. The towpath is a mixture of tarmac and concrete. Once back on the canal, a mixture of tarmac, concrete, and loose stone....
Hiking Historian
This route is hopefully accessible to all, although narrow passages under bridges may exclude larger motorised wheelchairs. Past Stoak, a mixture of tarmac, concrete, and loose stone....
Hiking Historian
Wheelchairs are excluded right from the off at Shotton station, due to the only access to the lower station being via stairs, but there are also stiles and kissing gates later on....
Hiking Historian
Hiking Historian added Nesell three, a new walk from Neston to Ellesmere Port
Walk this routeAn improvement on NESELL One, but needed some slight modifications due to a non-existent footpath in Otterspool. Have now corrected as NESELL Three....
Hiking Historian
Where on pavements in urban areas, all have ramps or lowered kerbs, and where there are gates or barriers, there's a good metre clearance, so all but the larger motorised wheelchairs will get through. Starts and ends at accessible stations, both with shopping areas....
Hiking Historian
Hiking Historian added Nesell two, a new walk from Neston to Ellesmere Port
Walk this routeRoute is mostly walkable, especially along the Wirral Way, but the section in Sutton Hall is now a new housing estate, and the paths marked on the map (OS and SlowWay) are no longer in existence. Makes more sense to carry on through Sutton. I'll submit and walk an amended route in the near future....
Hiking Historian
Mostly for foot only, with some footpaths and a route across a golf course excluding wheelchairs and bicycles....
Hiking Historian
Hiking Historian added Bebell two, a new walk from Bebington to Ellesmere Port
Walk this routeFirstly 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 route was walked from Chester (The Cross) to Ellesmere Port (Railway Station) on Tuesday 18.05.2021 (afternoon) – joined by friend (and dog) after Bridge no. Much of the route is level since it follows the towpath of the Shropshire Union Canal between Northgate Locks (Chester) to Bridge no. The surface of the towpath varies and is generally smooth between Chester’s Canal Basin to Knolls Bridge. From Knolls Bridge to Caughall Bridge it has recently been resurfaced and has much loose gravel-sized chippings, but these appear to be consolidating with use. From Caughall Bridge the towpath has many broken surfaces and consequently is rather uneven in places. Notably, the first seat after Chester’s Canal Basin was at Caughall Bridge and then a couple of benches alongside the towpath at Stoak (near Bridge no. 136). At Ellesmere Port Station there are two options to cross the railway line – a shorter route via a steep and stepped footbridge from Whitby Road or a slightly longer route via the roadside pavement on the A5032 road bridge....
Peregrinating Paul
Slow Ways added Bebell one, a new walk from Bebington to Ellesmere Port
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ellche one, a new walk from Ellesmere Port to Chester
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ellfro one, a new walk from Ellesmere Port to Frodsham
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ellhel one, a new walk from Ellesmere Port to Helsby
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Nesell one, a new walk from Neston to Ellesmere Port
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Shoell one, a new walk from Shotton to Ellesmere Port
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Ellesmere Port’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SJ4036976506
Lat / Lon
53.28217° / -2.89584°
Easting / Northing
340,369E / 376,506N
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