Local Life - Wigan - July 2019

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Once you go through the steel gate at the end of
the path, take the path on the left. Follow this path
for approximately 200 yards, take the foot bridge on
the right and you’ll eventually end up on the road,
where you’ll arrive, 300 yards later, at the Salt Lion
Works. You can walk through the Salt Lion Works to
get to the Trent and Mersey Canal and then turn left
down the towpath.
Follow the towpath for almost two miles, past
tranquil Cheshire countryside and an attractive
marina, passing the coffee boat and the fudge boat
en-route, until you reach the Anderton Boat Lift and
its car park from where you started the walk.
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/
anderton-boat-lift-visitor-centre
http://lionsaltworks.westcheshiremuseums.co.uk/
After 750 yards on this path, which runs parallel to
Witton Brook, you’ll arrive at the eastern entrance to
Anderton Nature Park; turn right towards Marbury
Park and a few yards later when you arrive on a
single track road (Marbury Road), turn right and
follow the road for almost 700 yards until you arrive
at a collection of steel and wooden gates on your
left.
Aim for the path that represents a 90 degree left
turn from the road, so go through the gates and
pick up this path. Follow this path for a further 700
yards, but whilst you’re on this path do take the
chance to check out the bird hide.
For those with the OS Maps
app on your desktop, mobile
or tablet, this walk is named:
JT-Salt-Trail