Great Walk Together: Greater Manchester Walking Festival 2019

Description

Great Walk Together

Organised by We Stand Together, GM Moving and The Ramblers

Monday 27 May Start time: 11:00am

Booking required: Yes – www.gwtoldham.eventbrite.co.uk

One of the 5 walks making up the star-shaped Great Walk Together. The walk follows Moston Brook and the Rochdale Canal, tracing significant parts of Manchester’s industrial heritage. There will be plenty of opportunities to drop out of the walk along the way and get public transport to the end of the walk. Refreshments will be provided between 2pm and 4pm in The Lecture Room at Manchester Art Gallery

Distance: 6.2 miles, 1 mile (Fairly Easy)

Meeting point: Failsworth Metrolink Stop, Hardman Street, M35 0AW.

Additional pick up point at 1:30pm Victoria Mill Park, Lower Vickers Street, Miles Platting, Manchester, M40 7LL

Public transport: Buses near to start, pick up point. Buses, trams, trains back from the city centre

Additional information: This is a linear This is a linear walk. Participants will need to make their own way back home from Manchester City Centre. This is a 10k walk along Moston Brook and the Rochdale Canal with plenty of opportunities to drop out of the walk along the way and get public transport to the end of the walk

No matter whether you’re a stroller, roamer, shuffler, moocher or a marcher the Greater Manchester Walking Festival  (GM Walking Festival ) has something for you. Back bigger and better for the fifth year, it runs from Wednesday 1st to Friday 31st May, and offers 400 free guided walks exploring towns, cities, the countryside, canals, riversides and parks across Greater Manchester.

In 2019 the aim of the event is to encourage residents of Greater Manchester to rediscover their local area, reconnect with their friends and neighbours and to get out and about more. Walks cater for all abilities and interests, from a romp around Alkington Woods, Middleton to a scenic wheelchair-friendly ramble along the Bridgewater Canal.

The Festival is delivered by GM Moving, in partnership with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) with support from local walking groups and charities.