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Slow Ways linking Platt Bridge and Ashton-in-Makerfield, Golborne, Hindley, Ince-in-Makerfield, Leigh
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Platt Bridge’s five Slow Ways are 50% checked
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Walk to Platt Bridge from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Ashton-in-Makerfield—Platt Bridge
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Ashpla one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 6km/3mi | Ascent 31m | Descent 50m | ||
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Ince-in-Makerfield—Platt Bridge
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Incpla one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 15m | Descent 30m | |
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Ince-in-Makerfield—Platt Bridge
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Incpla two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent 19m | Descent 37m | ||
Ince-in-Makerfield—Platt Bridge
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Incpla three |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 14m | Descent 32m | ||
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Platt Bridge—Golborne
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Plagol one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 40m | Descent 31m | ||
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Platt Bridge—Golborne
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Plagol two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 42m | Descent 32m | ||
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Platt Bridge—Hindley
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Plahin one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 21m | Descent 60m | ||
Platt Bridge—Hindley
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Plahin two |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 4km/2mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Platt Bridge—Leigh
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Plalei one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 40m | Descent 41m |
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Collective progress
50% of Platt Bridge’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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3 people have contributed to Platt Bridge’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Platt Bridge
27km out of 45km have been walked and reviewed
32km of reviews have been shared in Platt Bridge
Latest Updates
At OS Grid Ref: SD 59710 04279, passing a linear lake, the path became poorer quality and quite muddy. Surprisingly, this linear lake is a former railway line, and is part of a triple-decker railway crossing, presumably the lowest part....
Mary Oz
(I tried the short cut path to halfway down the lake but it was too brambly.) The route then left the lake across a field on an indistinct path, which gradually became clearer (used a lot by dog walkers I think)....
Mary Oz
Mary Oz added Plahin two, a new walk from Platt Bridge to Hindley
Walk this routeAfter negotiating the residential roads, the route becomes an earthern footpath between two fences. Under what remains of the railway viaduct, we meet the end: a handful of bus stops with nearby shops....
Hiking Historian
After negotiating the residential roads, the route becomes an earthern footpath through woods, following the triangular shape of the railway and a former junction. Past s small industrial estate, we enter the woods of Ince Moss, which is muddy in places, but with the odd boardwalk....
Hiking Historian
From Platt Bridge, where there is a few bus stops and a small variety of shops, the route passes along a few residential roads before reaching the paved main road. It becomes a footpath, and then, once down a few residential roads, we reach the main road of Golborne, with its shops, and the end....
Hiking Historian
From Platt Bridge, where there is a few bus stops and a small variety of shops, the route passes along a few residential roads before reaching the paved main road. It becomes a footpath, and then, once down a few residential roads, we reach the main road of Golborne, with its shops, and the end....
Hiking Historian
Access to wheelchairs is restricted due to access barriers and thin passageways (see attached images), however many alternative paths in the area have been upgraded to unofficial bridalways, with easy wheelchair access and cycling actively encouraged....
Dannywith
Beyond that, the given route through the woods of Ince Moss to do not follow what is on the ground, nor do the 'footpaths' across the moss itself do not exist, an error also not corrected on OS maps. I have submitted two route: one that follows the original as close as possible, and an alternative that follows an old railway....
Hiking Historian
Hiking Historian added Plagol two, a new walk from Platt Bridge to Golborne
Walk this routeHiking Historian added Incpla three, a new walk from Ince-in-Makerfield to Platt Bridge
Walk this routeHiking Historian added Incpla two, a new walk from Ince-in-Makerfield to Platt Bridge
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Ashpla one, a new walk from Ashton-in-Makerfield to Platt Bridge
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Incpla one, a new walk from Ince-in-Makerfield to Platt Bridge
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Plagol one, a new walk from Platt Bridge to Golborne
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Plahin one, a new walk from Platt Bridge to Hindley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Plalei one, a new walk from Platt Bridge to Leigh
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Platt Bridge’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD6038802882
Lat / Lon
53.52112° / -2.59892°
Easting / Northing
360,388E / 402,882N
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