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Sustrans - the sustainable transport charity - works on Chester to Connah’s Quay Railway Path The whole of the former railway is being treated as a narrow practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and linear park and woodland. Please look after the trees and Phase one of this path runs from Fairfield Road to use public transport in order to reduce motor traffic and its plants and help us to keep the path clean and tidy. Hawarden Bridge along the former Mickle Trafford freight adverse effects. 5,000 miles of our flagship project, the line, and forms part of National Cycle Network Route 5. National Cycle Network, were officially opened in June useful numbers 2000, we will increase this to 10,000 miles by 2005. Links from Abbots Mead along the Shropshire Union canal Cheshire County Council Cycling Officer 01244 603617 As well as the National Cycle Network, Sustrans is working towpath and from Brook Lane via Northgate Village, and Flintshire County Council Cycling Officer 01352 704633 on Safe Routes to School, Home Zones and other practical Northgate Street provide connections to Chester City Sustrans Crewe office 01270 211030 responses to the transport and environmental challenges Centre. Flintshire County Council are continually improving we face. Sustrans' work relies on the generous donations links between Shotton and the path. and monthly standing orders of nearly 40,000 Supporters, The intention is to extend the railway path toward Mickle and the support of charitable trusts, companies, the Trafford as part of the Network route to Delamere Forest. National Lottery and local authority programmes.