MODERATE (4 HOURS AT A LEISURELY PACE) LEISURELY A AT HOURS (4 TIME – 2 / 4 HOURS 4 / 2 – TIME MOSTLY OFF ROAD/ TRAFFIC FREE TRAFFIC ROAD/ OFF MOSTLY www.visitseftonandwestlancs.co.uk DISTANCE - - DISTANCE 24 MILES / 38 KM 38 / MILES 24 www.activetravelsefton.co.uk @SeftonTravel Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: coastline. find out what else you can discover on our wonderful our on discover can you else what out find www.seftoncoast.co.uk to find out more, and to and more, out find to visit Please Cycle Hire Centres or via the websites. the via or Centres Hire Cycle leaflets. These are available at all all at available are These leaflets. enjoy discovering and exploring it as much as we do. we as much as it exploring and discovering enjoy signed and have accompanying accompanying have and signed inquiring and fun-loving population and we hope you hope we and population fun-loving and inquiring area’s landmarks. 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Follow the signs below: signs the Follow direction. anticlockwise www.visitseftonandwestlancs.co.uk what’s on offer on what’s Alternatively you may cycle the route the other way in an in way other the route the cycle may you Alternatively visitor to Sefton and West Lancashire, see the website to see to website the see Lancashire, West and Sefton to visitor any point and the directions and signs followed accordingly. followed signs and directions the and point any activities. Whether you are a resident or resident a are you Whether activities. signed along the route. The route can of course be picked up at up picked be course of can route The route. the along signed including lots of cycling and walking and cycling of lots including direction starting from Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre and is and Centre Adventure Lakeside Crosby from starting direction have ideas for days out to suit everybody suit to out days for ideas have The directions overleaf, describe the route in a clockwise a in route the describe overleaf, directions The West Lancashire via sustainable means, we means, sustainable via Lancashire West you that you can travel around Sefton and Sefton around travel can you that you whilst you take in what the local area has to offer. offer. to has area local the what in take you whilst VISIT Sefton and West Lancs aims to show to aims Lancs West and Sefton VISIT pace, why not take your time and stop off for refreshments, for off stop and time your take not why pace, VISIT cycle ride is suitable for all abilities to undertake at your own your at undertake to abilities all for suitable is ride cycle www.activetravelsefton.co.uk the Active Travel website Travel Active the line of the former Cheshire Lines railway. This enjoyable half day half enjoyable This railway. Lines Cheshire former the of line and saving you money too. For further information, please see please information, further For too. money you saving and Valley, cycle alongside the Leeds Liverpool Canal and follow the follow and Canal Liverpool Leeds the alongside cycle Valley, Sefton has the answer to improving your health and wellbeing and health your improving to answer the has Sefton alongside Antony Gormley’s statues, pass through Rimrose through pass statues, Gormley’s Antony alongside group to go walking with, Active Travel Active with, walking go to group following this route, you will cycle through pine woods, pine through cycle will you route, this following looking for a leisurely bike ride or wanting a wanting or ride bike leisurely a for looking the Cheshire Lines path which links Maghull to Ainsdale. When Ainsdale. to Maghull links which path Lines Cheshire the Whether you are traveling to work or college, or work to traveling are you Whether route which explores the wonderful Sefton Coast in addition to addition in Coast Sefton wonderful the explores which route on foot, by bike or by sustainable transport. sustainable by or bike by foot, on The Sefton Circular is a 24 mile long predominately off road cycle road off predominately long mile 24 a is Circular Sefton The enabling you to move around your local area local your around move to you enabling Active Travel is all about encouraging and encouraging about all is Travel Active The Sefton Circular Sefton The Active Travel Active 4 provide access to private sidings until May 1960, when the line was Route Description Continue north along Andrews Lane, at the end of the road, finally lifted. Follow the path for approx. 5 miles until you reach turn right and cross the level crossing then turn immediately left into Maghull. Formby Street. Turn left after passing the Railway pub and follow the path around under the bridge before turning immediately right back 7 along the cycle path. The community centre is on your left. After the At the end of the Cheshire Lines community centre, as you reach the end of the path, turn left and join path, turn left through the barriers and the road at the Toucan crossing. You should now be on Freshfield follow the path to the controlled Toucan Road, continuing north towards Freshfield Station. crossing, cross Sefton Lane using the crossing and continue right and then first You have the option to follow the blue line here along Brows Lane to go left into Racecourse Road following the into Formby village for refreshments. TPT signs. When you get to the end of the road, follow the road around to the right into Meadway. At the end of the cul-de-sac, go through the barriers and rejoin the path. Continue bearing right onto an unsurfaced path, continue over the rise, then down to the Alt River 1 crossing. From Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, head south towards 8 the port. Turn right through the car Follow the path passing through park and head towards the mural. farm land onto Brook House Lane. On reaching Brooms Cross Road, Keeping the lake to your right follow cross at the Toucan crossing and continue along Chapel Lane to the the path to join the Promenade. Upon next Toucan crossing on Northern Perimeter Road. Cross the road reaching the Promenade you will see following Chapel Lane which leads into Aldrins Lane. Continue until Antony Gormley’s Another Place you reach the swing bridge. Turn right here, (no longer following the statues also known as the Iron Men. TPT signs) onto the canal towpath continuing for approx. 2 miles. These 100 cast iron spectacular life-size 5 sculptures spread out along nearly 2 As you reach Freshfield Station, cross Victoria Road and 9 miles of the foreshore and almost 0.6 continue north along Montagu Road alongside the station car park. Leave the canal towpath just before the first foot bridge over miles out to sea. Continue north Continue onto the cycle track until you reach the level crossing. Cross the canal and enter Rimrose Valley Country Park. Follow the path, at passing Crosby Leisure Centre. the railway (please dismount and walk taking care whilst crossing), the first crossroads, turn left passing the electric substation on your continue on foot across the Formby Golf Course until you reach a left. Turn immediate right, exit the park at the barrier and continue on The pink line on the map indicates an alternative route north from Crosby gate, (this is for your own safety, as you will be crossing the Fairway St Mary’s Road/Park Road and turn left into Bramhall Lane, cycling Lakeside as the Promenade may be impassable due to windblown sand. which is a public footpath and walking will allow golfers more time to along Bramhall Lane until you reach Crosby Road North. see you), go through the gate and bear right through the Pinewoods 2 along the unsurfaced path for approx.