Wirral Way
19 km / 12 miles
The Wirral Way is a path on the track of an old railway that goes from West Kirby to Hooton in mid-Wirral offering superb views over the Dee Estuary to Wales. Originally the railway formed a circuit of Wirral and this is the missing link.
It is situated within Wirral Country Park. Wirral Country Park is a place of contrasts. Birds nest in the dense hedges or feed on the berries in winter, and you may see up to ten kinds of butterfly in summer. From the boulder-clay cliffs look out over the Dee Estuary across its 31,500 acres to the Welsh shore, 5 miles away, and on a clear day you can see the familiar outline of Moel Famau in the Clwydian Hills. The estuary's ever-changing light, broad vistas and westerly sunsets reflected in the mudflats and the sea are a constant delight.
OS Explorer map 266 shows all of the route while only a small part of the route is covered by map 265.
Connected Paths:
| Linked Paths: | Dee Way; North Cheshire Way; Wirral Coastal Walk; Wirral Shore Way |
Details:
| Waymark: | The Wirral Way is part of Route 56 of the National Cycle Network. | |
| Attributes: | Easy; Former Railway; Cycle Route; Coastal; Industrial History | |
| Start: | SJ213870 - West Kirby Railway Station, Wirral, Merseyside  |
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| Finish: | SJ349782 - Hooton Railway Station, Wirral, Merseyside |
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| Web Sites: | Visit Liverpool Website |
Maps:The map to the right is from the Ordnance Survey. You can use the interactive controls to zoom in and out and to move around the map, or click on a marker for more info. (interactive map help) |
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| Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps): | |
| OS Landranger: | 108, 117 |
| OS Explorer: | 265, 266 |
| OS Explorer Active: | 265, 266 |
Route Profile:
| 19.6 Km (12.2 miles) 115 m (377 ft) ascent 57 m (187 ft) maximum height |
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Publications, Badges and Certificates:
| Leaflet: | Wirral Country Park: Wirral Way (Thurstaston Visitor Centre) |
Downloads:
| GPS Exchange Format Route File: | Wirral Way GPX Exchange Format Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| MemoryMap Route file: | Wirral Way Memory Map Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |
| Tracklogs Route file: | Wirral Way Tracklogs Route File | Login to Download (Members Only) |