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Walking


Walking makes you feel good, gives you more energy, keeps your heart strong, helps you reduce stress and helps to manage your weight.

For an up to date schedule of walks contact the Health and Physical Activity Development Officer on 0303 333 4300.

PDF Icon 2 Active Travel Walks
PDF Icon 6 Green Space Walks
PDF Icon 6 Urban Walks
PDF Icon 4 Health Walks
PDF Icon 6 Green Flag Walks
PDF Icon 5 Park Walks

Why walk?

  • Makes you feel good
  • Gives you more energy
  • Helps you sleep better
  • Helps you reduce stress
  • Keeps your heart strong
  • Reduces your blood pressure
  • Meets new people
  • Helps to manage your weight

Why is walking the perfect activity

  • Almost everyone can do it
  • You can do it anywhere and any time
  • It's a chance to make new friends
  • It's free and you don't need special equipment
  • You can start slowly and build up gently

The Rights of Way Improvement PlanPDF Icon focuses on the whole network of non-motorised routes to meet the needs of all walkers for pleasure, recreation, health or practical purposes within urban areas, green spaces and the countryside.

Listed here are other Services and Information from Halton Borough Council which you will find useful.

Healthy walks

The Walking Your Way to Health scheme is a series of short, guided walks aimed at promoting healthier lifestyles to all ages and abilities.

Staff from John Briggs House taking part in walk to work week.

Rights of way - enforcement

Public rights of way are areas of land which the public have the right to pass and repass.


Rights of way - information and advice

Halton has approximately 74km of public rights of way (PRoW), 71km footpaths and 3km of bridleways.

A cycle path sign pointing to Murdishaw.

Rights of way - maintenance

Halton Borough Council has a duty to maintain public rights of way


Road safety - cycling and walking to school

Halton Borough Council aims to help all Halton schools to develop a School Travel Plan.

Children taking part in a road safety week event.

Listed here are Contacts at Halton Borough Council for this service.

Phone

Health and Physical Activity Development Officer - 0303 333 4300

Visit

Call into one of the Halton Direct Link One-Stop shops.

Listed here are Links to external websites related to this service and which you may find useful.

Please be aware that Halton Borough Council does not accept responsibility for content of external websites or liability for loss/damage as a result of using information on these sites.

Walk England

Walk 4 Life (online walk routes and personal log to track progress)

Walking for Health Halton

Change 4 Life (NHS)