Good tarmac tracks bring us through to the road past HMP Altcourse, where, after a short unpaved (but closed to traffic) road walk, we cross the road (unfortunately no ramp) and join the pavement, before turning onto a footpath. At the end, a road crossing and onto another tarmac footpath, running behind houses....

Hiking Historian

After the motorway bridge, we exit the canal via a narrow passageway, and follow the paved road walk through the residential streets of Kirkby, passing the station along the way....

Hiking Historian

Good tarmacced paths lead us through the park, until we take a junction over a road where we then access the old railway, which is now mostly the Transpennine Trail. At Aintree Racecourse, the footpath becomes earth and stone in a wooded area, often narrow in places, before joining the canal....

Hiking Historian

Meanders a bit, maybe there is a more direct alternative, but this works well in finding pleasant ‘slow way’ moments....

Jane Taylor

The route skirts Anfield and passes right by Everton; what a great alternative to the usual tours of the city!...

Jane Taylor

First, the route through Walton Hall Park has a massive diversion around the bowling greens and along the path that runs adjacent to the housing estate; this is unnecessary, and I recommend just going straight along the main path through the park. Secondly, the exit from the canal onto the bridge at Spencer's Lane isn't as straightforward as the map claims. These small quibbles have been corrected on WALKIR Four; route Two offers a slightly amended ending....

Hiking Historian

The left right next to Aintree racecourse is a dead end, the right hand (and better path) takes you to Aintree Lane south of a swing bridge, which you may like to do. Crossing the road at the swing bridge the path continues along the Liverpool to Leeds canal until a left turn before a bridge (the steepest part at 12%) the right onto the road, suburban road to Kirkby station (cat + coffee!), then a wide pavement to Kirkby Bus Station and shopping precinct....

Strider

A good walk but...several small mapping errors, any one of which would not warrant a new route, but all together make navigation difficult. More accurate Walkir2 coming soon....

Strider

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....

Hiking Historian

This takes you round the back of The New Strand Shopping Centre to Bootle New Strand Station. Rather annoyingly there is no entrance to the Centre from the back, so a short walk past the bus station to the front was required to find a much needed coffee....

Strider

The route isn't quite accurate through the parks, and the section where it leaves London Road is affected by local building works, the chosen route now obliterated. I've provided an alternative, LIVWAL Two....

Hiking Historian

Shops at both ends, with good public transport links, and two good parks, and great views across Liverpool....

Hiking Historian

Mostly a foot and cycle route; whilst there are many ramps, crossings and no obstacles of note, there are some high kerbs in places. Good public transport links at either end, with shops....

Hiking Historian

The route is sound, apart from some errors that I'll rectify on BOOWAL Two....

Hiking Historian

From St Mary's Church through residential streets to Goodison Park and up through Stanley Park (a sign said it might be closed at night, but there is a parallel road)....

Strider

On leaving Walton (St Mary's Church and its pretty churchyard) you head through mostly quiet side streets towards Goodison Park, the home of Everton Football Club. Leaving the park opposite Stanley Park Church onto Anfield Road there is an uphill section of road walking taking you to Everton Park - the view from the top as you enter the park is spectacular, right across the Mersey towards the Welsh hills....

Jo G