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North West England

Sankey Canal – Dream Sculpture loop from Earlestown

Mountain biking trails

North West England

Sankey Canal – Dream Sculpture loop from Earlestown

Easy

4.0

(2)

3

riders

Sankey Canal – Dream Sculpture loop from Earlestown

01:33

23.7km

120m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.4 km for 301 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

1.35 km

Sankey Canal

Highlight • River

Part of the newton heritage trail . The first modern canal opened in 1757 built to transport coal

Tip by

2

3.60 km

Burtonwood Village

Highlight • Historical Site

historical beautiful village

Tip by

3

9.75 km

Dream Sculpture

Highlight • Natural Monument

good for intermediate mountain bikers

Tip by

4

14.9 km

Vera Page Statue, Vera Page Park

Highlight • Monument

Vera Page statue at Vera Page park St Helens

Tip by

5

18.6 km

St Helens Canal

Highlight • Structure

The St Helens Canal, originally known as the Sankey Canal, was the first "modern" industrial canal in England, opening in 1757 (authorised 1755) to transport coal from St Helens to the River Mersey

Tip by

6

21.7 km

Newton-le-Willows Train Station

Highlight • Settlement

Newton-le-Willows is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, The population at the 2021 census was 24,642. Newton-le-Willows is on the eastern edge of St Helens, south of Wigan and north of Warrington.

Tip by

7

21.8 km

Bridge on the bridleway at Common Road, Earlestown

Highlight • Bridge

8

22.1 km

Sankey Canal

Highlight • Structure

B

23.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.30 km

6.27 km

5.74 km

3.10 km

523 m

498 m

280 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

4.13 km

3.80 km

3.79 km

552 m

418 m

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