The route utilises country lanes, a former railway trackbed, a coastal path and a seaside promenade.

[1] The route travels through Backford, Dunkirk, Capenhurst and Ledsham to the outskirts of Hooton.

The route travels inland from Parkgate to Thornton Hough where it then travels along the centre of Wirral, northwards through Brimstage, Storeton, Landican, Woodchurch, Upton, Beechwood, Bidston and the outskirts of Leasowe where it meets the Irish Sea at the Gunsite.

The route follows the pathway along the North Wirral Coastal Park eastwards, from Leasowe, before entering New Brighton.

The route then turns south along Egremont promenade before reaching Seacombe.