Walks near Manchester

Walks near Manchester

1. NW 1173Fallowfield LoopStarts 2.9 miles from Manchester. An 8-mile walk from Chorlton-cum-Hardy (St Werburgh's Road), in Greater Manchester, with about 80 m of climbing. About 3 hours.Save Fallowfield Loop
2. NW 1038Medlock Valley WayStarts 3.4 miles from Manchester. A 4.8-mile walk, in Greater Manchester, with about 130 m of climbing. About 2 hours.Save Medlock Valley Way
3. NW 1034Manchester Green Trail 1Starts 3.5 miles from Manchester. A 5.8-mile walk from Chapel Street Park to Clayton Park, in Greater Manchester, with about 80 m of climbing. About 2 hours.Save Manchester Green Trail 1
4. NW 1164St Andrew's TrailStarts 3.7 miles from Manchester. A 0.6-mile circular walk, in Greater Manchester. Under an hour.Save St Andrew's Trail
5. NW 1022Manchester Green Trail 15Starts 4.8 miles from Manchester. A 6-mile walk from Fletcher Moss Park to Chapel Street Park, in Greater Manchester, with about 40 m of climbing. About 2 hours.Save Manchester Green Trail 15
6. NW 1008Ladybrook Valley Interest TrailStarts 5.8 miles from Manchester. A 9.3-mile walk, in Greater Manchester and Cheshire, with about 280 m of climbing. About 3½ hours.Save Ladybrook Valley Interest Trail
7. NW 1019Etherow - Goyt Valley WayStarts 6.4 miles from Manchester. A 15-mile walk, in Greater Manchester, with about 240 m of climbing. About 5½ hours.Save Etherow - Goyt Valley Way
8. NW 1179Peak Forest CanalStarts 6.7 miles from Manchester. Walk, 15 miles, linear. Starts in the North West.Save Peak Forest Canal
9. NW 1041A Walk from Altrincham Interchange, Dunham MasseyStarts 7.9 miles from Manchester. A 4.6-mile circular walk from Altrincham Interchange, in Greater Manchester, with about 50 m of climbing. About 1½ hours.Save A Walk from Altrincham Interchange, Dunham Massey
10. EM 1013Goyt WayStarts 9.1 miles from Manchester. A 9.9-mile walk, in Derbyshire and Greater Manchester, with about 390 m of climbing. About 4 hours.Save Goyt Way
11. NW 1108Get in touch with nature: a wellbeing walk at Dunham MasseyStarts 9.3 miles from Manchester. A 2-mile circular walk from Dunham Massey Visitor Centre, in Greater Manchester, with about 20 m of climbing. Under an hour.Save Get in touch with nature: a wellbeing walk at Dunham Massey
12. NW 1127Dunham Massey's Mini Park LoopStarts 9.3 miles from Manchester. A 1.8-mile circular walk from Dunham Massey Visitor Centre, in Greater Manchester, with about 20 m of climbing. Under an hour.Save Dunham Massey's Mini Park Loop
13. NW 1145Tameside WayStarts 9.8 miles from Manchester. A 1-mile walk, in Greater Manchester, with about 10 m of climbing. Under an hour.Save Tameside Way
14. NW 1099Peak Forest Canal towpathStarts 10 miles from Manchester. A 2-mile walk, in Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Under an hour.Save Peak Forest Canal towpath
15. EE 1033Huntingdon and Godmanchester Walk, Houghton MillAn 8-mile circular walk from Houghton Mill, in Cambridgeshire, with about 20 m of climbing. About 3 hours.Save Huntingdon and Godmanchester Walk, Houghton Mill

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Long-distance routes near Manchester

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1. NW 102GM RingwayStarts 0.1 miles from Manchester. A 200-mile circular long-distance route from St Peter's Square to Manchester, with about 6,020 m of climbing. 20 sections.Save GM Ringway
2. NW 149Rochdale CanalStarts 0.5 miles from Manchester. Long-distance route, 31 miles, linear. Starts in the North West.Save Rochdale Canal
3. NW 130Salford TrailStarts 1.7 miles from Manchester. A 50-mile circular long-distance route from Roe Green, in Greater Manchester, with about 280 m of climbing. 2 sections.Save Salford Trail
4. NW 128Tameside TrailStarts 3.4 miles from Manchester. A 32-mile circular long-distance route from Broadbottom to Mossley, in Greater Manchester, with about 1,150 m of climbing. 4 sections.Save Tameside Trail
5. SE 102Midshires WayStarts 5.9 miles from Manchester. A 225-mile long-distance route from Bledlow (Wain Hill) to Hempton Wainhill, with about 4,760 m of climbing. 22 sections.Save Midshires Way
6. NW 120Oldham WayStarts 8 miles from Manchester. A 40-mile circular long-distance route from Brook Bottom, in Greater Manchester, with about 1,750 m of climbing. 4 sections.Save Oldham Way
7. NW 133Bollin Valley WayStarts 9.3 miles from Manchester. A 25-mile long-distance route from Partington to Bollinbrook, in Cheshire and Greater Manchester, with about 350 m of climbing. 2 sections. About 8 hours.Save Bollin Valley Way
8. NW 126Irwell Sculpture TrailPasses within 0.4 miles of Manchester. A 34-mile long-distance route from Strongstry to Salford Quays, in Greater Manchester and Lancashire, with about 400 m of climbing. 3 sections. About 12 hours.Save Irwell Sculpture Trail
9. NW 104Cheshire Ring Canal WalkPasses within 0.7 miles of Manchester. A 97-mile circular long-distance route from Anderton, in Cheshire and Greater Manchester, with about 400 m of climbing. 10 sections.Save Cheshire Ring Canal Walk
10. NW 158Pilgrim's Way (Whalley to Manchester)Long-distance route, 36 miles, linear. Starts in the North West.Save Pilgrim's Way (Whalley to Manchester)

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