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Spike Island Park – View of Silver Jubilee Bridge loop from Warrington Bank Quay

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Spike Island Park – View of Silver Jubilee Bridge loop from Warrington Bank Quay

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Spike Island Park – View of Silver Jubilee Bridge loop from Warrington Bank Quay

02:43

44.3km

130m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 13.0 km for 101 m

After 30.3 km for 101 m

After 43.7 km for 98 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.65 km

Sankey Brook

Lake

4.87 km

The Ferry Tavern

Highlight • River

One of Warrington's oldest pubs, with a superb setting on its own island nestled between the River Mersey and the Sankey to Saint Helen's canal.

Enjoy a bite to eat with beautiful views of the waterways and the local bird and wildlife.

Tip by

5.30 km

Abandoned Boat on the Mersey Canal

Highlight • Structure

The boat is just left in the canal, but it is a haven for wildlife.

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6.30 km

The Ferry Tavern

Highlight • Viewpoint

The FerryTavern
Olde English pub on the banks of the River Mersey along the Trans Pennine Trail serving great beer,live music and home to the world famous Ferry fish & chips.

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8.34 km

View of the Mersey Gateway Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Cracking place to view the river and local birds

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8.96 km

Trans Pennine Trail – Mersey Gateway Bridge Crossing

Highlight • Bridge

The Trans Pennine Trail is a coast-to-coast route across the entire breadth of England from Southport to Hornsea. It is well signposted and a walk or cycle could use all or part of the Trail in either direction. Some sections are also suitable for horse riding. The Mersey section follows the routes of many of the areas historic transport links: the disused Timperley-Garston and Cheshire Lines railways, the Manchester Ship Canal, the Runcorn-Latchford (Black Bear) Canal, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and the St Helens Canal.

Although it is now disused, the St Helens Canal used to be known as the Sankey Canal and was the first canal of the industrial revolution. It was built to transport coal to the chemical industries in Liverpool. These industries subsequently expanded and spread back along the canal to St Helens itself.

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10.6 km

Spike Island Park

Highlight • Settlement

Spike Island is a park in Widnes, Halton, North-West England. It is an artificial island between the Sankey Canal and the estuary of the River Mersey containing parkland, woodland, wetlands and footpaths. It is next to the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre, an interactive science and technology museum.

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32.3 km

View of Silver Jubilee Bridge

Highlight • Monument

The Silver Jubilee Bridge (originally the Runcorn–Widnes Bridge or informally the Runcorn Bridge) crosses the River Mersey and the Manchester Ship Canal at Runcorn Gap between Runcorn and Widnes in Halton, England. It is a through arch bridge with a main arch span of 361 yards (330 m). It was opened in 1961 as a replacement for the Widnes–Runcorn Transporter Bridge. In 1975–77 the carriageway was widened, after which the bridge was given its official name in honour of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. It carries the A533 road and a cantilevered footway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. The bridge was closed to vehicles for refurbishment upon the opening of the new Mersey Gateway Bridge, but reopened as a toll bridge in February 2021.

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43.8 km

The Golden Gates of Warrington

Highlight • Historical Site

The golden gates from the Masterpieces of Industrial Art and Sculpture at the International Exhibition 1862 (Vol. II, lithograph p140)

Coalbrookdale found it hard to find a buyer for such grand gates, so Monks was able to buy and bring them to Warrington to stand at the front of the town hall lawn. Monks also presented the cast iron Cromwell statue, designed by John Bell, to Warrington in 1899. It now stands on Bridge Street and is Grade II Listed.
The design
Because the owner was supposed to be Queen Victoria, the gates have four winged figures of Nike, the goddess of victory. They also had a Prince of Wales motif above the arch in the middle, but this was changed to Warrington’s Coat of Arms.

The grand opening
Such grand gates needed a grand opening. So on Warrington Walking Day, 28 June 1895, Monks ceremoniously opened the gates with a golden key and the church groups set off from the town hall lawn, through the gates and on to their walk.

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44.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

11.9 km

11.2 km

6.25 km

671 m

519 m

Surfaces

23.7 km

13.8 km

4.78 km

1.32 km

430 m

352 m

Elevation

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Spike Island Park – View of Silver Jubilee Bridge loop from Warrington Bank Quay

The Ferry Tavern

Abandoned Boat on the Mersey Canal

The Ferry Tavern

View of the Mersey Gateway Bridge

Trans Pennine Trail – Mersey Gateway Bridge Crossing

Spike Island Park

View of Silver Jubilee Bridge

The Golden Gates of Warrington

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