Local Life - St Helens - July 2020

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on the left-hand side. Follow the path up to Stoney
Brow, turn left and cross the road. Go past the lodge
and entrance gates to St Joseph’s and then take the
next right.
Follow this single-track road uphill, and around 100
yards past the stone mews houses, take a right turn
where the steel bar gate is, follow this path as it
curves round to another steel bar gate. Go through
the gate and follow this path for almost ¾ mile.
Stay on the path, going in the same direction, as it
narrows. Go through a small glade, then bear left and
head towards
the bungalow –
the exit to Farley
Lane is on the
right-hand side.
Once on Farley Lane, you turn left and head uphill
into Dalton. Once you arrive at a dog-leg bend take
a right turn down a wide track towards the Grade
2 listed Stone Hall. Walk past the Hall and bear left.
Follow this path as it curves into Stone Hall Lane,
which runs downhill parallel to Dingle Brook for
almost a mile. Once you cross The Dingle using the
stepping stones, carry on in the same direction until
you reach Lees Lane, and then turn left.
Follow Lees Lane past the scenic fishing lake
on the right until you reach a footpath sign by
Meadowbank Barn. Turn right and the footpath
follows a stream for ¼ mile; once the path opens
to fields on both sides, take the path that runs
diagonally across the field on the right-hand side.
This path exits out on the busy Appley Lane; turn
left, cross the bridge over the Douglas and then
cross over and take the canal towpath on the right
before the canal bridge. Please take utmost care
crossing the road at this point.
Follow the canal for 1.8 miles and exit near the Blue
Elephant at Gathurst. Turn right and the starting
point of Gathurst Station is 100 yards away on the
left.
Please ensure you wear appropriate clothing and
footwear whilst walking. Whilst every care has been taken
to ensure that the walk is accurate, neither the publisher
or its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby
disclaim, any liability to any party to loss or damage
caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence,
accident or other cause.