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Cheshire


Slow Ways linking Warrington and Burtonwood, Culcheth, Frodsham, Lymm, Newton-le-Willows, Runcorn, Stretton, Warburton, Widnes

England / Cheshire / Warrington

Warrington’s nine Slow Ways are 53% checked

Drawn: 9/9
reviewed: 9/9
verified: 4/9
and surveyed: 3/9

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Walk to Warrington from further afield

Slow Way Route To do
Burtonwood—Warrington
Burwar one Verify me Distance 8km/5mi Ascent 48m Descent 34m
Frodsham—Warrington
Frodwar one

Double check Distance 18km/11mi Ascent 171m Descent 175m
Frodsham—Warrington
Frodwar two Pioneer me Distance 18km/11mi Ascent - Descent -
Newton-le-Willows—Warrington
Newwar one Survey me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 55m Descent 50m
Runcorn—Warrington
Runwar one Review me Distance 14km/8mi Ascent 119m Descent 137m
Warrington—Culcheth
Warcul one Verify me Distance 15km/9mi Ascent 78m Descent 68m
Warrington—Lymm
Warlym one Enjoy me Distance 10km/6mi Ascent 76m Descent 66m
Warrington—Stretton
Warstr one Review me Distance 7km/4mi Ascent 90m Descent 24m
Warrington—Warburton
Warwar one Enjoy me Distance 13km/8mi Ascent 66m Descent 65m
Widnes—Warrington
Widwar one Enjoy me Distance 12km/7mi Ascent 80m Descent 74m
Widnes—Warrington
Widwar two Verify me Distance 11km/7mi Ascent - Descent -

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Collective progress

66% of Warrington’s nine route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified

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10/11

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4/11

surveyed

4/11

verified

7 people have contributed to Warrington’s Slow Ways

1 people have pledged to walk and review a route

4 people have surveyed a route in Warrington

117km out of 135km have been walked and reviewed

250km of reviews have been shared in Warrington

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Arriving at the Manchester Ship Canal, there was a sizeable road swing bridge, preceded by a glorious foot tunnel with Alice in Wonderland wall painting. I found the ship canal section very interesting, with an imposing disused railway viaduct, and a set of locks where we crossed the canal on a safe and easy to follow fenced path....

Mary Oz

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Mary Oz surveyed Warlym one

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Access to the canal is inaccurately plotted, but was not too difficult to find on the ground. Where the TPT was close to the Bridgewater Canal we could see another small aqueduct over a road. We stayed close to the ship canal until reaching the road swing bridge, where we had previously been held up on our bus journey as a ship passed through....

Mary Oz

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Access gates and steps would likely make this impassable for wheelchair users, and the rougher surfaces would rule out road bikes, but should be passable for those using off road bikes - according to the OS map, most of the route is specifically designated as a cycling route....

Dannywith

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Once across two fields, we follow the treeline oast the pylon, before passing into another field, an often muddy track heading towards the motorway. Eventually, we join a grass track that runs alongside the brook, before we take a bridge and follow the earth footpath all the way to Bewsey, where we cross another bridge and follow a long paved road walk into Warrington....

Hiking Historian

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Urban to start and finish with the route mostly traversing the canal in between over flat and generally well surfaced ground. Interesting views along the way from the industrial to the picturesque including some spectacular views over the Mersey....

Gismay

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We progressed along a quiet road to a main road crossing with ramps and pedestrian lights, then along several off-road cycle tracks. This brought us to a gated level crossing (trains seem to be infrequent here I think) then a swing bridge over the disused canal. We stayed alongside the canal for longer than Widwar One, via a level crossing, until a wide footbridge over Sankey Brook (unfortunately with three shallow steps down from it) brought us to the pavemented road into Warrington, past some industry and a park with a fabulous Golden Gate!...

Mary Oz

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An off-road cycle track brought us to a gated level crossing (trains seem to be infrequent here I think) then a swing bridge over the disused canal. We left the canal to pass a recycling centre, before a pleasant woodland walk (some roots across the path) brought us to a suburban cycle track close to the Mersey, with a glimpse across to the old transporter bridge. Another level crossing brought us to the pavement walk into Warrington, past some industry and a park with a fabulous Golden Gate!...

Mary Oz

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Widnes—Warrington

Mary Oz added Widwar two, a new walk from Widnes to Warrington

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Using a crossing at a crossroads, we're over a rail bridge, then past some houses to a footpath that wends its way downhill to a car park where we access the Sankey Canal. The path is a mixture of metalled earth and tarmac, and the canal itself wet and dry, with remnants of locks along the way. At the end, once over a footbridge, the route seems to suggest to follow another muddy path along the bank, but there's a good tarmac path a few yards further that goes the same way....

Hiking Historian

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Once you cross Latchford locks and gain the TPT it is straight to Lymm....

John Croall

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We live in Woolston, which is mid way so we do both ways there and back which is approximately 9 miles....

Lynne Nicholson

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From urban Warrington, we work our way down a number of paved roads and over a footbridge before we head onto the tarmac paths of Victoria Park. Good shops at the Warrington end, with the odd one along the way, and with good transport links, this is a good route, albeit mostly only good for walkers....

Hiking Historian

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Muddy in places, but it is a good walk. Good shops and both ends, with the odd one along the way, and with good transport links, this is a good route, albeit mostly only good for walkers....

Hiking Historian

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Starting in Widnes, it is well-paved, with ramps at crossings, and the route passes a supermarket and, once over the main road, a pub and fast food outlets. There is a tarmac path just ahead that leads to a footbridge at the road, from where we wander through a wood on an earthern path, which can be muddy in places. It is 98% accessible; just the lack of ramps in Widnes and the housing in Sankey Bridges make is not totally friendly for wheeled users....

Hiking Historian

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Before this it is understandably urban, but does have a nice section through Victoria Park and a historically fascinating stretch along the Ship Canal....

Chris Manasseh

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Accurately mapped, except for immediately after the M62, where you should stick to the lower path to the right of the plotted route (i.e right of the path marked in green on the OS)....

Chris Manasseh

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The initial section on the Bridgewater Canal and the long stretch along the Ship Canal provide some nice rural moments, with occasional views of the Mersey estuary, but the ambience deteriorates in the final third....

Chris Manasseh

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Chris Manasseh took this photo on Runwar one

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Despite following a disused canal for much of its length, this route never quite manages to escape an urban, industrial feel....

Chris Manasseh

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Extremely pleasant once out of Warrington and onto the Trans Pennine Trail and then the Bridgewater Canal....

Chris Manasseh

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It is possible to stay on a path along the river and then follow a marked public right of way through the chemical works which emerges at the Liverpool Road roundabout west of the town centre, but this is extremely unpleasant. See alternative route - Frodwar two - for a much nicer option....

Chris Manasseh

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Frodsham—Warrington

Chris Manasseh added Frodwar two, a new walk from Frodsham to Warrington

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Probably not suitable for wheeelchairs due to a couple of 'kissing' gates and barriers....

Chris Manasseh

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A couple of road crossings leaving Warrington, and a section of pavement-less road outside Burtonwood....

Chris Manasseh

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Warrington

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Flat and largely step-free apart from a couple of kerbs, plus one metal swing gate and one un-gated metal barrier (see photos)....

Chris Manasseh

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Burtonwood—Warrington

Slow Ways added Burwar one, a new walk from Burtonwood to Warrington

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Frodsham—Warrington

Slow Ways added Frodwar one, a new walk from Frodsham to Warrington

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Newton-le-Willows—Warrington

Slow Ways added Newwar one, a new walk from Newton-le-Willows to Warrington

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Runcorn—Warrington

Slow Ways added Runwar one, a new walk from Runcorn to Warrington

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Warrington—Culcheth

Slow Ways added Warcul one, a new walk from Warrington to Culcheth

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Warrington—Lymm

Slow Ways added Warlym one, a new walk from Warrington to Lymm

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Warrington—Stretton

Slow Ways added Warstr one, a new walk from Warrington to Stretton

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Warrington—Warburton

Slow Ways added Warwar one, a new walk from Warrington to Warburton

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Widnes—Warrington

Slow Ways added Widwar one, a new walk from Widnes to Warrington

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Warrington’s Slow Ways starting point

Grid ref

SJ6062988200

Lat / Lon

53.38918° / -2.59345°

Easting / Northing

360,629E / 388,200N

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Facilities

Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Warrington's meeting point

Public toilet

Wheelchair accessible toilet

Supermarket or convenience shop

Restaurant, cafe or pub

Accommodation

Accommodation for under £50 a night

Campsite

Bothy

Free wifi

Mobility scooter hire

Off-road wheelchair hire

Disabled Parking

Train station

Bus stop

Ferry

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