Manchester Pedestrian Club Saturday Walking Around Greater Manchester - Courtesy and Companionship

MPC Walks 2026

Given below are the walk number and date, the name of the walk, its leader, and length. This is followed by starting time and location, and route details.

Walk	Date	Name	Leader	Length
Start		Route Details
January 2026
	3 Jan	No Walk
PNFS	Wed 7 Jan	Preston Rivers & Bridges	Steve Greenbank	6 m
Catch the 9:50 train from Manchester Piccadilly arrives Preston at 10:32 when walk starts. PR1 8AP Contact:		In and around the many bridges over the River Ribble.
5618	Sat 10 Jan	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below		A rare event: a member who lives in London came up to join the Dunham walk (as well as to visit family)! Very impressive, to get up at 5.00 am to catch a train to a walk!
5619	Sat 17 Jan	Longdendale	Andrew Basden	8 m
11:35 am. Hadfield Station. Train: 10:33 am train from Manchester Piccadilly, arriving 11:11. Bus: 237 from Ashton-u-Lyne, leaving at 10:52, arriving 11:33. Parking at station or nearby, e.g. near railway bridge.		Station - Bottoms Reservoir - Valehouse Reservoir - Rhodeswood Reservoir - cross to other side - back along Transpennine Trail. Route may be reversed or even varied on the day, by agreement of walkers. Please contact Andrew to let him know you are coming so we will wait and let you know. Carry lunch. Report: In the event, we went further, three of us, along Torside Reservoir, to the Woodhead Reservoir dam, as the Longdendale walk used to be: 11 miles or so. We were indeed rather tired when we got back to Hadfield!
5620	Sat 24 Jan	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
PNFS	Wed 28 Jan	Holmes Chapel	Bill Minshall	? m
TBA Contact: Bill Minshall, 07771 985 846 bill.minshall@btinternet.com
5621	Sat 31 Jan	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
February 2026
5622	Sat 7 Feb	Dunham	Noel Stephenson
PNFS	Wed 11 Feb	Wilmslow to Mobberley Linear	David Gosling	5-7 m
Catch the 10:06 train from Manchester Piccadilly arriving at Wilmslow at 10:30 when walk starts. Return is by train from Mobberley. SK9 1BU Contact: 07841647275 davidgosling@pnfsorg.uk		Via Lindow Common to Mobberley.
5623	Sat 14 Feb	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5624	Sat 21 Feb	Ramsbottom-Irwell valley	Steve Tetlow	7 m
11:00 am. Lumb Carr Road car-park on the Helmshore Road (B6214) (beneath the Peel Monument). Public transport: Tram to Bury Interchange, then Ramsbottom bus 474, 10:15 or 10:35 am, alighting at Holcombe Brook, Hare & Hounds and walk up Lumb Carr Road in front of you. Or, for fun, take the East Lancashire (steam) Railway between Bury and Ramsbottom.		Route: Car-park, Wood Hey, Brooksbottoms, Irwell Sculpture Trail along the Irwell Valley, The Cliffe, track back to Holcombe, car-park. There is one muddy footpath a few hundred yards long, if I recall, which I expect to be very muddy.
PNFS	Wed 25 Feb	Hadfield Circular	Udo Pope	9 to 10 miles and approximately 400 m ascent/descent
Train from Manchester Piccadilly at 9:33 am arrives at 10:15 am. Walk starts at 10:20 am, Hadfield Station. SK13 1AH Contact: Udo Pope, 07717 802 468 udo.pope@ntlworld.com
5625	Sat 28 Feb	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
March 2026
5626	Sat 7 Mar	TBA		? m
PNFS	Wed 11 Mar	Frodsham Circular	John Alexander	8.5 m, 1250 ft ascent
9.44 train from Piccadilly, arriving Frodsham 10.29 walk starts from the station at 10:30 WA6 7DN Contact: 07598 835431 john@alexanders62.plus.com		Taking in Frodsham Hill and Helsby Hill, along the mostly wooded edge overlooking the Mersey valley, with views which include the Clwydian Hills in Wales. Total ascent 1,250 feet, with a few short steep ascents.
5627	Sat 14 Mar	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5628	Sat 21 Mar	Hope Circular - Sorry, Postponed -	Geoff Orsler	8 m, moderate
11:00 am at Travellers' Rest pub, Brough Lane, Hope, Derbyshire, S33 9HG. Train: 09:48 from Manchester Piccadilly, arriving 10:38 and walk along to Travellers' Rest (5 mins). 10:14 from Sheffield, arriving 10:39. Return trains to Manchester at xx:39.		Map of route: Travellers' Rest - Brough - Bradwell - up Bradwell Edge - Brough Lane - Silver Well - Abney Moor - along Shatton Lane - Offerton - down to River Derwent - along river then fields to Brough - Travellers' Rest. The walk can be shortened by leaving it from where the route leaves the moor after Offerton Hall and joins the lane, taking the lane back to Shatton and back on the original route back to the pub.
PNFS	Wed 25 Mar	Whaley Bridge to Disley	John Mooney	9 m, 1500 ft ascent
9:51 am train from Manchester Piccadilly arrives at 10:33 am. WALK STARTS AT 10:35 am SK23 7AA Contact: 07514 219 563 mooney_je@yahoo.co.uk		9 mile linear walk with a total of 1500ft of ascent going via Toddbrook Reservoir, the Bowstones and Lyme Park
5629	Sat 28 Mar	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
April 2026
5622	Date To Be Announced	? Marple to New Mills (Maybe on another date)	David Brotherton	11 m, a little ascent
11:00 am. Meeting point: Brabyns Country park (car park 100 yards from station)		Walk to Marple Locks, - canal to New Mills, - Torr vale Mill, - Torrs river bank park, - follow river, - climb to the Fox Inn, - down to Strines railway bridge, - follow bridleway towards Roman Lakes, - pass Roman Lakes, - back into Marple Bridge, - stop at the Norfolk Arms.
5630	Sat 4 Apr (Easter Saturday)	Frodsham Flowers & Caves	Andrew Basden	8 m
Notes: The Frodsham Flowers & Caves walk tries to hit the week when the spring flowers in woodland are at their best and most varied: Wood Anenome, Wood Sorrel, Lesser Celandine, Spurge, Dog's Mercury, and others. We stop at Frodsham Caves for lunch. Later we walk along Frodsham Edge with views across the Mersey to Liverpool.
11:00 am. Frodsham Station Car Park. (Train: 09:44 am from Mcr Piccadilly, arrive at 10:30). Car park just south of Frodsham station.		Station, Langdale Way, Hob Hey Wood, River Weaver, Bradley, Up fields, Frodsham Caves (lunch), Shepherds Houses, Fort, Frodsham Edge, Jacobs Ladder, Bellemonte Arms, Overton, Station.
PNFS	Wed 8 Apr	Macclesfield Circular	John Fisher	7.5 m, 650 ft of ascent
Train from Manchester Piccadilly leaving at 10.14 Stockport at 10.24 arrives at Macclesfield at 10:40 where the walk begins. SK11 6JP Contact: John Fisher 07432825624 johnfisher560@btinternet.com		From Macclesfield station with 650 feet of ascent in short stages, non steep via Sutton Parish, Hollins, Langley, Gritstone Trail and Macclesfield Canal.
5631	Sat 11 Apr	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5632	Sat 18 Apr	Roaches	Ron Cooper	8 m
TBA. Probably start at Danebridge.
5633	Sat 25 Apr	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
May 2026 - Manchester Festival of Walks 1-31 May - MPC walks on 2nd, 9th and 16th May are part of the Manchester Festival of Walks. Please book onto these walks.
5634	Sat 2 May	Greenfield to Littleborough Repeating a 1926 Walk as part of Manchester Festival of Walks	Steve tetlow	12 m, some rough tracks
Start: 10:30 am. Greenfield Station. End: Around 17:00, Littleborough Station. Refreshments in pub near the station. Please bring lunch, plenty of water, and good walking footwaer and attire suitable to the weather. It is important that you book onto this walk. Since this is a linear walk, it is recommended that you use public transport. Transport to Greenfield: Train: 09:30 from Manchester Piccadilly, arriving 09:51. Cafe near station. Buses: Bus 84 Manchester Oldham - Greenfield Station (to Uppermill): 08:38 Piccadilly Gardens Stop A, arriving Greenfield Station Stop B 09:50. (There is also one leaving 09:08 arriving 10:20 but that is tight; if you get this bus ensure you let us know.) Or bus 356 Ashton 09:24 to Greenfield Wellington Rd arrive 09:55, then walk to station. For details on all buses to Greenfield, see "https://bustimes.org/localities/greenfield-saddleworth". Car parking on Chapel Road down below the station and walk up.. Transport from Littleborough: Trains to Rochdale and Manchester Victoria twice an hour. To get back to Greenfield, either train to Manchester Victoria, walk/taxi to Piccadilly Station, and train to Greenfield from there, or train to Rochdale, tram to Oldham Mumps, then bus 84, 184 or 350 to Greenfield.		This 12 mile linear walk was undertaken by the Manchester Pedestrian Club 100 years ago, in May 1926, from Greenfield to Littleborough via Denshaw. In those days, communities were connected by walking, and 12 miles was considered average length! We celebrate the walk today. This is the longest of three walks offered by the MPC. An interesting and varied linear walk, with canal and river paths, a bit of road, then tracks across moorland, including some steep and rocky, this is a walk for those who like walking 12 miles along some rough tracks and paths. Route: From Greenfield station, along canal to Uppermill, to Dobcross, along River Tame via Delph to Denshaw. Maybe detouring via a minor road near Denshaw to avoid marshy areas. Up and over the watershed, down to Piethorn Reservoir, passing either east or west, to SD852133. Over or under M62 and thence to Littleborough either near Hollingworth Lake or across Clegg Moor. Route might be varied on the day, by consent of walkers. Pub and/or chips in Littleborough. 12 miles: 6-7 hours walk, moderate. Please bring lunch plenty of water and good walking footwear and attire suitable to the weather.
PNFS	Wed 6 May	Whaley Bridge Circular	David Morton	6.3 m, 820 ft of ascent
Take the 9.51 Buxton train from Manchester Piccadilly arriving at Whaley Bridge at 10.33 then . SK23 7AA Contact: David Morton, 07858 915321 signposts@pnfs.org.uk		Starting from the railway station and visiting Overton Hall Farm, Fernilee Dam and Shallcross Wood finishing at The Shepherds Arms for refreshment options, returning by train to Manchester.
5635	Sat 9 May	Lindow Common as part of Manchester Festival of Walks	Amanda Timpany This will be part of Manchester Festival of Walks	7.5 m
Start: 11:00 am. Lindow Common Carpark, Racecourse Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5NQ, opposite Hickory's Smokehouse Boddington Arms, Racecourse Rd, Wilmslow SK9 5LR. 1.2 m from Wilmslow Station. The carpark is also the finishing point. Refreshments after the walk to be confirmed Bring a packed lunch. Please book onto this walk.		This is the second of three walks offered by the Manchester Pedestrian Club in this Festival, and the middle-length, at 7.5 miles, flat. It takes the course of a newly opened path around the edge of Lindow Common, with a dozen points of interest about the area and the community that used to live there, including Quaker and other historic halls, recently discovered 16th century Puritan graveyard, traditional peat cutting, peat restoration project, and site of Lindow Man found preserved in the bog, etc. For route details, see "https://www.discoverlindow.org/lindowloopwalk".
5636	Sat 16 May	Todmorden: Orchan Rocks and Bridestones as part of Manchester Festival of Walks	Stuart and Andrew Basden	4 m
10:30 am. Hare & Hounds car park, Burnley Road, Todmorden, OL14 8EA. Grid ref SD 930250. Trains: From Manchester Victoria 09:21, 06:36 arriving 09:43, 10:07 am. Please book onto this walk.		This is the third and shortest of three walks offered by the Manchester Pedestrian Club in this Festival. This 4 mile walk takes us up the side of the valley, around the interesting rock formation of Orchan Rocks, and across the heather to the legendary Bridestones - rich with local folk-lore - before heading back down to Todmorden. Great views. Community: A century ago, workers and others in the community of Todmorden and other towns used to walk up to these rocks and similar places to escape the valley smog, up into the cleaner air of the moors, using paved paths paid for by local philamthropist. The Yorkshire-Lancashire border used to go through the middle of the town hall! Map (click for full size):
5637	Sat 23 May	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
5638	Sat 30 May	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
June 2026
5639	Sat 6 Jun	Manchester Histories Display	-	-
TBA.		This replaces a walk. We expect to have a display at Manchester Histories Festival, 4-6 June. TBA.
PNFS	Wed 10 Jun	Tutbury & Hatton Circular	Ken Brockway, John Kidd.	9 m, 400 ft ascent
Either take 10:03 train from Manchester Piccadilly change Stoke on Trent or use buses from Derby or Burton on Trent to arrive at Tutbury & Hatton station at 11:23 when walk will start. DLE3 9LY Contact: 07895 983857 great.english.walk@gmail.com		Visiting Tutbury, Rolleston and Anslow finishing at Black Country Inn for refreshments before return to the station for 16:39 return train. DLE3 9LY
5640	Sat 13 Jun	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5641	Sat 20 Jun	Manchester Ringway Stage 8 Broadbottom to Greenfield	Andrew Basden	11.5 m Challenging
TBA. Greenfield Station.		Route may be found via links on: Ringway Stage 8. Map of route (click for full size):
5642	Sat 27 Jun	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
July 2026
5643	Sat 4 Jul	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
PNFS	Wed 8 July	TBA	Brian Lomas
TBA Contact: 0161 688 5237 rossmyd@gmail.com
5644	Sat 11 Jul	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5645	Sat 18 Jul	Marbury - birthday walk	Harry Kennedy	4 m
11.00 am. Meet at the Little Leigh Baptist Chapel (SJ 621770) car park as usual. Please inform Harry and Sophia (01606-892758) by Thursday 16th July at the latest if you intend to come and partake of the Buffet.		Cars to Anderton. Walk round Marbury Park. Buffet after the walk.
5646	Sat 25 Jul	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
PNFS	Wed 29 July	Silverdale	Udo Pope
TBA Contact: Udo Pope, 07717 802 468 udo.pope@ntlworld.com
August 2026
5647	Sat 1 Aug	(Walk moved to Thursday 6th August)
5647	Thursday 6 Aug	TBA	Brian Coxson	? m
TBA		TBA
5648	Sat 8 Aug	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5649	Sat 15 Aug	TBA		m
5650	Sat 22 Aug	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5651	Sat 29 Aug			m
September 2026
5652	Sat 5 Sep	TBA		m
5653	Sat 12 Sep	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5654	Sat 19 Sep	TBA		m
5655	Sat 26 Sep	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
October 2026
5656	Sat 3 Oct	TBA		m
5657	Sat 10 Oct	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5658	Sat 17 Oct	TBA		m
5659	Sat 24 Oct	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5660	Sat 31 Oct			m
November 2026
5661	Sat 7 Nov	TBA		m
5662	Sat 14 Nov	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
5663	Sat 21 Nov	TBA		m
5664	Sat 28 Nov	Dunham	Noel Stephenson	4 m
See below
December 2026
5665	Sat 5 Dec	TBA		m
	Sat 12 Dec	AGM		m

Full list of MPC walks is available on separate page.

Notes

Walks with the Peak & Northern Footpaths Society

Manchester Festival of Walks.

Details and link to come.

Dunham Walk Details

Start:

10:30 am at Dunham Hall National Trust Car park. WA14 4SJ. NT members free; non-members arriving without car free; non-members arriving in cars £7.

Route:

Walk towards the Nat Trust shop and cafe heading towards the Hall, past the Old Oak tree turning left through the arched entrance after crossing over the water, walk past the front of the hall taking the 2 nd left path towards Charcoal Lane and the tall ladder stile next to the gate house, crossingover Charcoal Lane and turn right and immediately left into the Dunham Forest Golf course, on reaching the fairway turn left towards the small cafe and toilet block just follow path turning right though a kissing gate making towards Oldfield lane.

After joining Oldfield Lane turn left for a short distance and turn right over a wooden stile proceed past a grave yardto Dunham Post office turning righton School Lane passing the Axe Cleaver public house, reaching Dunham School House, passing over the narrow Bridgewater Canal bridge, a short break here on the seat on the bank of canal.Return to School lane turning rightfor a few hundred yards , after passing Grove House farm buildings on your left, the road  rises towards the railway / Trans Pennine trail bridge,turn left at a gap in the hedge down a long set of wooden steps onto the Trans Pennine Trail railway line turn left towards lymm.

Reaching the closed railway crossing gates turn left at the Rope and Anchor pub, past the ice cream farm towards the Vine public houseshort refuel and pit stop here.

Turn left back onto Charcoal Lane passing Penningtons farm on the right continue until reaching the Bridgewater canal under pass returning to cars in Dunham Car Park.

4.5 miles steady pace: 2 hours 30 mins.

[Thanks to John Procter for the details.]

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