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North West England

Sankey Viaduct (Nine Arches) – The Boathouse Café & Bar loop from Sankey for Penketh

Mountain biking trails

North West England

Sankey Viaduct (Nine Arches) – The Boathouse Café & Bar loop from Sankey for Penketh

Moderate

3

riders

Sankey Viaduct (Nine Arches) – The Boathouse Café & Bar loop from Sankey for Penketh

02:08

37.8km

140m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.8 km for 157 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

5.63 km

Winwick Quay Dry Dock

Archaeological Site

2

8.40 km

Sankey Canal and Pugh Arch Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

Nice easy cycle path

Tip by

3

9.32 km

Sankey Canal

Highlight • River

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

Tip by

4

10.3 km

Sankey Viaduct (Nine Arches)

Highlight • Bridge

The Sankey Viaduct (locally known as the Nine Arches) is a railway viaduct in North West England. It is a designated Grade I listed building and has been described as being "the earliest major railway viaduct in the world.

Tip by

5

14.7 km

Sankey Arms (formerly the Ship Inn), Blackbrook, St Helens, Merseyside

Highlight • Restaurant

The refurbished Ship Inn Blackbrook St.Helens Merseyside.
now renamed Sankey Arms a Restaurant and Gastro Pub.

Tip by

6

14.9 km

Ornate Metal Gates, Blackbrook

Highlight • Monument

The gates are situated at the Blackbrook entrance behind the Sankey Arms

Tip by

7

16.4 km

Carr Mill Dam

Highlight • Lake

8

16.8 km

The Boathouse Café & Bar

Highlight • Restaurant

lovely on a sunny day.

Tip by

9

16.8 km

Boathouse, Carr Mill Dam

Highlight • Cafe

Great place for a bite to eat or coffee Great veiw of carmill dam lake

Tip by

32.6 km

Bold Health Plantation

Forest

B

37.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

4.96 km

4.55 km

4.45 km

2.36 km

1.93 km

269 m

Surfaces

23.0 km

9.28 km

4.09 km

841 m

584 m

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Saturday 18 July

22°C

11°C

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