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The Ferry Tavern – Walton Lock loop from Penketh

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The Ferry Tavern – Walton Lock loop from Penketh

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The Ferry Tavern – Walton Lock loop from Penketh

03:41

14.5km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 8.40 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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785 m

The Ferry Tavern

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One of Warrington's oldest pubs, with a superb setting on its own island nestled between the River Mersey and the Sankey to Saint Helen's canal.

Enjoy a bite to eat …

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3.36 km

Sankey Valley Park

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Sankey Valley Park is a public park in Warrington, Cheshire. It occupies part of the Sankey Valley and the main park itself covers over 1½ miles between Sankey Bridges in …

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6.52 km

Walton Lock

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It is a small channel just off the Manchester Ship Canal At Stockton Heath.
It is a lock with 3 gates and various manual pulling systems dotted around the site …

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7.25 km

Wilderspool Causeway Swing Bridge

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The history of Wilderspool Bridge in Warrington town centre

warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/23453229.history-wilderspool-bridge-warrington-town-centre

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10.4 km

River Mersey

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was constructed in 1916/7 and fell into disuse in approximately 1964. The bridge was constructed to connect the two parts of the large chemical and soap works of Joseph Crosfield …

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11.6 km

Sankey Bridges

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Sankey Bridges is part of the Parish of St Barnabas in Warrington, a unitary authority in the north-west of England. Located on the turnpike road between Warrington, Prescot and Liverpool …

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14.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

2.63 km

1.14 km

1.13 km

871 m

Surfaces

5.72 km

4.13 km

3.17 km

1.13 km

266 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 22 June

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The Ferry Tavern – Walton Lock loop from Penketh

The Ferry Tavern

Sankey Valley Park

Walton Lock

Wilderspool Causeway Swing Bridge

River Mersey

Sankey Bridges

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