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Hoylake to West Kirby Walk

3.42 miles (5.5 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This walk takes you along a lovely stretch of coast between Hoylake and West Kirby on the Wirral Peninsula. The route runs for just over 3 miles using a section of the Wirral Circular Trail.
The route starts at Manor Road train station in Hoylake and heads north west to the coast. Here you can pick up the Wirral Circular Trail and follow it south west to Hilbre Point. There's great views over the Dee Estuary to the nearby Hilbre Island from here. These three tidal islands lying at the mouth of the Dee Estuary include Little Eye, Middle Eye and Hilbre island. Together they are designated as the Hilbre Islands Nature Reserve. You can access the islands by foot from West Kirby at low tide.
The route then turns south to head into West Kirby, where the route finishes by the Marine Lake. The  man-made saltwater lake is a nice place for a waterside stroll with views across to the Welsh Hills on a clear day.
To continue your exercise pick up the popular Wirral Way in West Kirby. You can follow the trail east to visit Wirral Country Park and Thurstaston Common.

Hoylake to West Kirby Walk OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Hoylake to West Kirby Walk Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Photos

Microlights at Hoylake Beach - geograph.org.uk - 265869

Microlights at Hoylake Beach

Hilbre Point - geograph.org.uk - 1502630

Hilbre Point

Driftwood, Hilbre Point, Hoylake (geograph 3146712)

Driftwood, Hilbre Point, Hoylake

Hilbre Point and Red Rocks - geograph.org.uk - 77050

Hilbre Point and Red Rocks

Dee estuary by Hilbre Point, Hoylake - geograph.org.uk - 237250

Dee estuary by Hilbre Point

Marine Lake, West Kirby - geograph.org.uk - 233214

Marine Lake, West Kirby

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

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Memory Map Route

Hoylake to West Kirby Walk.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)