Best walk from Parbold
MapJump on a train, get off at Parbold Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.
Burscough Junction Station to Parbold Station
A predominantly flat canalside route along the Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath through peaceful countryside, with limited quiet-road walking. Surfaces vary from tarmac and loose stone to cobbles and unmade grass and which becomes muddy and rutted after rain. Several anti-vehicle access gates. Several wartime pill boxes line the far bank, with aqueducts over rivers and lanes; the grade II listed Parbold Cabin signal box (1877) is at the end point.
Easy: 6km, flat terrain.
Anti-vehicle access gates and cobbled/rutted sections. Steps down to the towpath at the Burscough end (step-free access only by day). Can be muddy.
Lunch stops: the Ship Inn, or the Ring o' Bells.
Shops, pubs, cafes and takeaways in both Burscough Bridge and Parbold.