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Merseyside
Slow Ways linking St Helens and Billinge, Burtonwood, Eccleston, Haydock, Lea Green, Newton-le-Willows, Prescot, Rainford
Great Britain / Merseyside / St Helens
St Helens’s eight Slow Ways are 34% checked
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Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to St Helens from further afield
Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Eccleston—St Helens
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Eccsth one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 23m | Descent 30m | |
Eccleston—St Helens
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Eccsth two |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 28m | Descent 36m | ||
Prescot—St Helens
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Presth one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 31m | Descent 82m | ||
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Prescot—St Helens
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Presth two |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Rainford—St Helens
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Raisth one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 58m | Descent 69m | ||
St Helens—Billinge
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Sthbill one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 7km/5mi | Ascent 93m | Descent 37m | |
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St Helens—Billinge
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Sthbill two |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 85m | Descent 28m | ||
St Helens—Burtonwood
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Sthbur one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 48m | Descent 49m | ||
St Helens—Haydock
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Sthhay one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 7km/5mi | Ascent 67m | Descent 43m | ||
St Helens—Lea Green
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Sthlea one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 43m | Descent 16m | ||
St Helens—Newton-le-Willows
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Sthnew one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 77m | Descent 70m |
Collective progress
43% of St Helens’s eight route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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2 people have contributed to St Helens’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in St Helens
37km out of 77km have been walked and reviewed
44km of reviews have been shared in St Helens
Latest Updates
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
The second part (after the road crossing) was a bit more isolated and it was necessary, as defined, to leave the canal where the route was blocked for footpath improvements which seem a long time coming. Hinkley Road (residential) was nice enough, but it’s a pity the footpath through The Burgies appears to be unavailable....
Mary Oz
Only Carr Mill makes it awkward for wheeled users, but otherwise a goid route....
Hiking Historian
Hiking Historian added Eccsth two, a new walk from Eccleston to St Helens
Walk this routeThere 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
Hiking Historian added Sthbill two, a new walk from St Helens to Billinge
Walk this routeFirst, from St Helens, the route is very road-heavy, when there's a perfectly good footpath running alongside the old canal; second, the footpath through The Burgies doesn't exist; third, an inexplicable spike to Carr Mill pub, rather than just crossing the road; and fourth, another road walk, when Carr Mill Woods are right next to it with nice shady footpaths. I've amended the route to take in these changes....
Hiking Historian
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....
Hiking Historian
Neil Summersgill added Sthhay one, a new walk from St Helens to Haydock
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Eccsth one, a new walk from Eccleston to St Helens
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Raisth one, a new walk from Rainford to St Helens
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sthbill one, a new walk from St Helens to Billinge
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sthbur one, a new walk from St Helens to Burtonwood
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sthlea one, a new walk from St Helens to Lea Green
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Sthnew one, a new walk from St Helens to Newton-le-Willows
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St Helens’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SJ5158295352
Lat / Lon
53.45270° / -2.73057°
Easting / Northing
351,582E / 395,352N
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