Bootle New Strand to Kirkby
A station-to-station walkLancashireNorth of England
Gentle
6
MI
A route that begins with well-paved, gradually uphill road walking through the suburbs, then becomes a green walk on the tarmac path of an old railway, along a canal and through narrow natural paths in undergrowth and with a steep dip in one place. Part of the route follows the Trans-Pennine Trail along an old railway line; it passes Aintree Racecourse.
Lunch: Shops at the Black Bull on Rice Lane, and shops at the Kirkby end.
Warnings: Follows a busy road for a sixth of the walk. The barriers at the Barlow's Lane crossing are very narrow, and parts of the path have subsidence and a steep dip.
Credits
Walk details: Slow Ways.