Just to say for posterity, I have now walked to the new home from work. It took over seven months for the pieces to align to facilitate this but I am very glad to say that this route:
“Ruff Lane, Mill Street, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Railway Approach, Station Road, Burscough Road, Yew Tree Road, Heskin Lane, Southport Road, Tesco, Folkestone Road, Langford Drive, Home” Took me two hours and thirty eight minutes on a moderately warm day.
| Date | Route | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22/12/2017 | Ruff Wood, Wigan Road, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Burscough Road, Yew Tree Road, Heskin Lane, Southport Road, Norwoods, Grange Avenue, Roe Lane, Home | 10.2 miles | Threatening rain, slightly misty. |
| 27/04/2018 | Ruff Lane, Mill Street, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Burscough Road, Yew Tree Road, Grimshaw La, Narrow Moss La, Moorfield La, Heatons Bridge Road, Southport Road, Norwoods, Irton Road, Roe Lane, home | 10.2 miles | On and off again rain. |
| 24/08/2018 | Ruff Lane, Mill Street, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Burscough Road, High Lane, Ringtails, Heatons Bridge Road, Southport Road, Norwoods, Grange Avenue, Roe Lane, Home | 11.2 miles | Bought some bulbs at Aldi and had a coffee and a muffin at Booths |
| 21/09/2018 | Ruff Lane, Mill Street, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Burscough Road, Yew Tree Road, Heskin Lane, Southport Road, Norwoods, Melling Road, Roe Lane, Home | 9.2 miles | Amazing autumn colours |
| 21/12/2018 | Ruff Lane, Mill Street, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Burscough Road, Yew Tree Road, Heskin Lane, Southport Road, Norwoods, Melling Road, Roe Lane, Home | 9.2 miles | Far noisier than previous walks on the same route. |
| 22/02/2019 | St Helens Road, Small Lane, Chapel Street, Bridge Street, Aughton Street, Cottage Lane, Blindmans Lane, Southport Road, Jacksmere Lane, Birkdale Cop, Benthams Way, Kew Wood, Southbank Road, Falkland Road, Curzon Road, Forest Road, St Lukes Road, Home | 11.5 | Birkdale Cop is a horror to walk along! Many daffodils. |
| 15/03/2019 | Ruff Lane, Mill Street, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Five-Ways, Southport Road, Norwoods, Melling Road, Roe Lane, Home | 9.94 miles | The A59 crossing is a slow one. Even more Daffodils! |
| 18/04/2019 | St Helens Road, Victoria Park. Moor St, Under Road to Railway Rd, Derby St W, Burscough St, Yew Tree Rd, Grimshaw La, Narrow Moss La, Moorfield La, Heatons Bridge Rd, Drummersdale La, Woodmoss La, Wyke Cop Rd, Wyke La, Moss La, Bibby Road, Cambridge Rd, Park Crescent, Leyland Rd. | 11.84 | It got hot and I got sunburnt. |
| 24/05/2019 | Home via Heatons Bridge and Shirdley Hill | 11.84 | The Shirdley Hill root was even better than I had hoped. Best so far. |
| 02/08/2019 | Walked home via Burscough Rd, Southport Rd, Butts La, Clifton Rd, Norwood Rd, Norwood Ave, Norwood Cres, Irton Rd, Roe La, Leyland Rd | 10.55 | The hedges need a good pruning, hawthorne in the face - not fun! |
| 15/11/2019 | Ruff Lane, Knowlsley Road, A570, Darby St, Railway App, Station Rd, Burscough Rd, Yew Tree Rd, Grimshaw La, Narrow Moss La, Moorfield La, Smithy La, Southport Rd, Black Moss La, Jacksmere La, southport Rd, Foul La, Meols Cop Rd, Norwood Rd, Sussex Rd, cypress Rd, Hawkshead St, A5267, Hartwood Rd, Leyland Road | 9.71 | Southport Road was damn noisy again. Best stretch: Moorfield Lane. |
| 29/11/2019 | Ruff Lane, Knowlsey Rd, Stanley St, Darby St, Railway Approach, Station Rd, Burscough Rd, Yew Tree Rd, Grimshaw La, Heskin La, Southport Rd, Norwood Rd, Norwood Ave, Norwood Cr, Grange Rd, Hartwood Rd, Leyland Rd. | 10.04 | Wonderful Autumn / Winter walk. |
| 20/12/2019 | Edgehill, ruff la, mill street, wigan rd, abbotsford, railway approach, station rd, yew tree rd, grimshaw la, narrow moss la, moorfield la, smith la, heatons bridge rd, dam wood la, bescar la, wood moss la, wyke road, snape green, Southport rd, foul la, wennington rd, stretton drive, griffiths dr, chester av, norwood av, norwood cr, grange rd, irton rd, roe la, leyland rd | 12.5 | A wrong turn at Wyke Road led to a rare photo of stick man and son. |
| 06/02/2020 | Ruff Lane, Mill Street, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Burscough Road, Yew Tree Road, Heskin Lane, Southport Road, Norwoods, Melling Road, Roe Lane, Home | 9.2 | nothing of note |
| 7/5/2021 | Ruff Lane, Mill Street, Abbotsford, Derby St West, Railway Approach, Station Road, Burscough Road, Yew Tree Road, Heskin Lane, Southport Road, Tesco, Folkestone Road, Langford Drive, Home. | 8.71 | First Walk home to the new home from work. |
| 11/11/2022 | St Helen's Rd, Small Lane, Chapel St, Bridge St, Aughton St, A59, Cottage La, Asmall La, North Moor La, A5147, Renacres La, Heathey La, Birkdale Cop, Blowick Moss La, Langford Dr. | 8.36 | A long time solo on Asmall and Heathey Lanes. |
| 21/12/22 | Ruff La, Mill St, A577, Abbotsford. Darby St, A570 Railway Approach, New Cut Way, Burscough Rd, Yew Tree Rd, A59, Yew Tree Road, Grimshaw La, Narrow Moss La, Moorfield La, Heaton's Bridge Road, Dam Wood La, Bescar Brow La, Southport Rd, Town La Kew, Folkestone Rd, Blowick Moss La, Langford Dr. | 8.99 | Thank the lord for the Morris Dancers pub. |
| 27/02/23 | Ruff Lane, A570, A59, A570, Black Moss La, Jacksmere La, Turning Rd, Southport Rd, Tesco estate, Folkestone Rd, Maplebeck Drive, Langford Drive | 8.18 | Very nice, though right leg was nota happy camper and the Turning Rd choice was not a short cut |