Access to the canal is inaccurately plotted, but was not too difficult to find on the ground. Where the TPT was close to the Bridgewater Canal we could see another small aqueduct over a road. We stayed close to the ship canal until reaching the road swing bridge, where we had previously been held up on our bus journey as a ship passed through....

Mary Oz

The pavement into Lymm continued to be quite narrow, and the roads here and earlier were surprisingly busy....

Mary Oz

I walked from Northwich train station to Marbury Country Hall, the paths were wide and very well-maintained. There were a few staircases but overall, it was quite accessible. I would recommend this walk!...

Virginie Assal (she/they)

Once you cross Latchford locks and gain the TPT it is straight to Lymm....

John Croall

Muddy in places, but it is a good walk. Good shops and both ends, with the odd one along the way, and with good transport links, this is a good route, albeit mostly only good for walkers....

Hiking Historian

The route advises us to follow this to the end, but the tarmacced old railway path, part of the Transpennine Trail, is accessible on the left and too good to ignore! A good link route rather than a route to be walked on its own, this is almost fully accessible, were it not for the narrow pavements at the start, and the muddy footpath alongside the old railway....

Hiking Historian

This is a good route that travels across Tatton Park, through Rostherne, a lovely village, along quiet lanes and countryside into Lymm village....

Jenny Allen

Thus route involves walking along busy roads to reach the Bridgewater canal. The route is then direct along the canal towpath to Lymm. I would not walk this route to join the canal towards Lymm....

Jenny Allen

This route is good for cycling, however there are better ways to travel to Lymm than following this route. It involves walking on fairly busy roads to get to the start of the TPT in Altrincham and exits the TPT too early in Lymm. The TPT is not (as a previous reviewer stated) primarily for cycling- its for mixed use - walkers/cyclists/families with pushchairs etc....

Jenny Allen

If intended for cyclists then it is unsuited as this section of the canal is a no cycling zone....

Jenny Allen

This slow way involves a fair amount of road walking although there is no alternative to this due to a lack of rights of way between Warburton and Lymm...

Jenny Allen

The Transpennine Trail is a long distance cycle route developed by Sustrans, and is primarily intended for cyclists (disregard the previous comment above), however walkers are also encouraged to use it, providing they are conscientious of and respectful to cyclists. The path can get very muddy in places, especially in winter and it is crossed by several (non-major) roads. All in all its a pretty safe, direct and easy route to use....

steeve80

Extremely pleasant once out of Warrington and onto the Trans Pennine Trail and then the Bridgewater Canal....

Chris Manasseh

There are barriers between sections of the trail, which can be passed by pedestrians and cyclists, but nothing larger. The road part has narrow but consistent pavement....

andyhale