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Dream Sculpture – The Ferry Tavern loop from Sankey for Penketh

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Dream Sculpture – The Ferry Tavern loop from Sankey for Penketh

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Dream Sculpture – The Ferry Tavern loop from Sankey for Penketh

01:33

23.9km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 7.23 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.25 km

Dream Sculpture

Highlight • Natural Monument

good for intermediate mountain bikers

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16.8 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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19.0 km

View of Mersey Gateway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Mersey Gateway bridge opened in 2017. It's a toll bridge crossing the river Mersey and the Manchester Ship canal.

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19.1 km

Fiddler's Ferry Power Station

Highlight • Structure

A decommisioned Power Plant at the banks of the river Mersey. Four cooling towers which are still visible on Google Maps satellite view are already deconstructed, the four others are still standing close to the cycling lane and are visible from far.

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19.5 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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20.5 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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20.9 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.

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23.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.88 km

7.47 km

4.88 km

2.03 km

435 m

110 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

6.49 km

3.32 km

2.38 km

674 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 1 September

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Dream Sculpture – The Ferry Tavern loop from Sankey for Penketh

The Griffin Pub

Dream Sculpture

Trans Pennine Trail – Mersey Gateway Bridge Crossing

View of Mersey Gateway Bridge

Fiddler's Ferry Power Station

The Ferry Tavern

Abandoned Boat on the Mersey Canal

The Ferry Tavern

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