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Walton

Merseyside


Slow Ways linking Walton and Bootle, Kirkby, Liverpool, Prescot

England / Merseyside / Walton

Walton’s four Slow Ways are 63% checked

Drawn: 4/4
reviewed: 4/4
verified: 1/4
and surveyed: 1/4

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Walk to Walton from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Bootle—Walton
Boowal one

Double check Distance 4km/2mi Ascent 36m Descent 11m
Bootle—Walton
Boowal two Enjoy me Distance 4km/3mi Ascent 40m Descent 15m
Liverpool—Walton
Livwal one

Verify me Distance 6km/3mi Ascent 73m Descent 55m
Liverpool—Walton
Livwal two Verify me Distance 6km/4mi Ascent 77m Descent 65m
Walton—Kirkby
Walkir one

Double check Distance 11km/7mi Ascent 64m Descent 49m
Walton—Kirkby
Walkir two Review me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 57m Descent 73m
Walton—Kirkby
Walkir three Review me Distance 9km/5mi Ascent 53m Descent 69m
Walton—Kirkby
Walkir four Verify me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent - Descent -
Walton—Prescot
Walpre one Review me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 49m Descent 90m

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Collective progress

61% of Walton’s four route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

9/9

drawn

9/9

reviewed

3/9

surveyed

1/9

verified

4 people have contributed to Walton’s Slow Ways

0 people have pledged to walk and review a route

3 people have surveyed a route in Walton

72km out of 72km have been walked and reviewed

118km of reviews have been shared in Walton

Latest Updates

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....

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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....

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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....

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

Jane Taylor

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

Jane Taylor

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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....

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Strider surveyed Walkir four

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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....

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Walton—Kirkby

Strider added Walkir four, a new walk from Walton to Kirkby

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Walton—Kirkby

Hiking Historian added Walkir three, a new walk from Walton to Kirkby

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Walton—Kirkby

Hiking Historian added Walkir two, a new walk from Walton to Kirkby

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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....

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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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Strider surveyed Boowal two

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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....

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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....

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

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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....

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Liverpool—Walton

Hiking Historian added Livwal two, a new walk from Liverpool to Walton

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Bootle—Walton

Hiking Historian added Boowal two, a new walk from Bootle to Walton

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

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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)....

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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

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Bootle—Walton

Slow Ways added Boowal one, a new walk from Bootle to Walton

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Liverpool—Walton

Slow Ways added Livwal one, a new walk from Liverpool to Walton

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Walton—Kirkby

Slow Ways added Walkir one, a new walk from Walton to Kirkby

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Walton—Prescot

Slow Ways added Walpre one, a new walk from Walton to Prescot

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Walton, Tue 19 March

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Walton’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SJ3582694826

Lat / Lon

53.44629° / -2.96769°

Easting / Northing

335,826E / 394,826N

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