Walk the Wirral Way by Train
There are 6 stations within reach of the Wirral Way: within 5 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.
The Wirral Way follows a disused railway line, with about 12 miles of path along the old line in our route data. The stations below are in order along it.
Wirral Way train stations
- West Kirby0.1 mi (about 0.1 to 0.2 mi on foot) · closest
- Hooton0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)
- Neston0.3 mi (about 0.3 to 0.4 mi on foot)
- Capenhurst2.6 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot)
- Hawarden Bridge4.8 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot)
- Bidston4.9 mi (about 6 to 6.5 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Station-to-station walks
Walk the path from one station and catch the train back from another. Each station is shown with its nearest walk in each direction along the Wirral Way, from 4 to 20 miles. Miles include the walk to and from each station.
| From | To | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooton | Hawarden Bridge | 10.5 to 11.5 mi | about 3.5 to 4 hours |
| Capenhurst | Hawarden Bridge | 13 to 14.5 mi | about 4.5 to 5 hours |
Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
Old railway lines and the paths along them © OpenStreetMap contributors.
About Wirral Way
Wirral Country Park lies on the Wirral Peninsula, England; it is split between the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in the county of Merseyside and in the borough of Cheshire West & Chester in Cheshire. It was the first designated country park in Britain, opening in 1973.
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