Past Whiston hospital, the road becomes more rural, with the pavement mostly on one side of the road as we come into Rainhill. Into Cronton, we turn down a paved road, and passing the school and church, we cross the main road and head down Sandy Lane: a road closed to traffic and now a lovely car-free wander towards Widnes....

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Does what it says on the tin: an improved route that avoids the busy roads of the original....

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Once over the A-road crossroads, a long and unattractive walk through an industrial estate into Knowsley village, and then a long rural road along the side of the Knowsley estate....

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Good tarmac footpath takes us through some nice shady wooded areas, before we eventually join a paved residential road. Past the major crossroads (with good crossings), we continue along the Greenway (again, not many ramps), before turning away from the industrial estate and, once under the M57, we join a great wooded footpath....

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A good route from Prescot to Widnes, mostly by paved road with some footpaths, but there us a troublesome section which I'll come to later. From the centre of Prescot, we take well-paved roads south drom the centre, but the further away we get from the town centre, the crossings and ramps get less and less, which may be a problem for wheelchair users....

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This route, however, swerves these nosier highways and heads down quiter, and more enjoyable, roads and footpaths so that we mostly avoid the din of traffic. Some sections may not be wheelchair friendly (high kerbs; no ramps, especially in the quiter more residential areas, and steps from Newsham Park onto Lister Drive), but otherwise good for all users....

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After crossing the busy East Lancs dual carriageway the route goes onto the Gellings bridleway, again alongside the M57, before going onto Knowsley Lane for the final section. Nearing the end a busy roundabout has to be negotiated. Plenty of facilities at start and finish....

James Riding

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

James Riding

The first half of this route, starting from Prescot, used suburban housing streets as far as possible, to avoid the main road slog of PreSth One, although after the small shopping street of Prescot, there was about mile of main road. The final section of the route was alongside the disused St Helens Canal, which included an easy level crossing over the disused railway which had blocked the canal!...

Mary Oz

Almost entirely accessible to all, but there's the odd section with no ramps or low pavements, although there are nearby residential parking ramps. The route takes us to Lea Green station through the car park, but a more direct route can be found by going down Old Elton Head Road....

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Exiting the old railway (unfortunately a couple of steps after a ramp); a lengthy pavement walk, before heading into Croxteth Park. A short pavement pound to a park, followed by a long road walk, then a footpath under the motorway, before another long road walk to the end at Prescot....

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A good route with off-road sections, followed by a lengthy paved road walk....

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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....

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The first mile is a busy main road, and a slightly uphill slog, but with good surfaces and crossings, then there is a dull but quieter road. Another fairly quiet road takes you through some slightly faded-glory housing of Tuebrook. With about 4 miles still to go, the route entered a mile-and-a-half section of off-road cycle track (with several cycle barriers) through urban fields and alongside a stream....

Mary Oz

I say mostly accessible, as there are a couple of streets just past Dovecot shops that lack ramps, and the kerbs, whilst not high, may pose an obstacle to buggies or wheelchairs; there are nearby residential parking ramps, but it's a bit of a diversion....

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A good urban, mostly residential, route, using paved roads throughout. Good shops at either end, with some along the way, and, with the aid of ramps at crossings, accessible to all users....

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