Walking Greater Manchester Short Walks for all Ages

This guidebook describes 20 easy Circular Walks for all Ages in Greater Manchester. These circular walks explore every part of the Great Manchester landscape; theyíre real country rambles, not sanitised strolls, and they explore the regions magnificent moors and intriguing heritage; wooded gorges and tranquil vales; peaceful farmland and moody lakes None of the walks are difficult or very steep, but most include hills, some short and sharp; some are uneven underfoot and have steps or gates. The walks are between 2 and 5.5 miles long. In general they follow well-marked and used lanes, paths, towpaths and tracks ñ and can be muddy! Describing the local area at the start of each walk, the guidebook provides a detailed description of the walk with snippets of information as you go along. Including Ordnance Survey mapping and useful pre-walk information, Walks for all Ages - 20 Circular Walks in Greater Manchester is now available and superbly priced at just £5.99. The following walks are featured in the guidebook: 01. Pennington Flash - 3¼ miles 02. Dunham Massey - 3½ miles 03. Worsley Woods - 4½ miles 04. Haughton Dale - 3¾ miles 05. Haigh Hall - 4 miles 06. Jumbles - 2 or 3½ miles 07. Mersey Valley - 5 miles 08. Diggle - 2, 3 or 4½ miles 09. Mellor Moor - 4 miles 10. Goyt Valley - 4 miles 11. Carrbrook - 2¼ or 3¼ miles 12. Chadkirk Vale - 5 miles 13. Chew Valley - 5 miles 14. Smithills and Barrow Bridge - 3 or 4½ miles 15. Hollingworth Lake - 2½ or 4½ miles 16. Daisy Nook and Park Bridge - 5 miles 17. Redisher Wood - 3 miles 18. Philips Park and Prestwich Clough - 4 miles 19. Healey Dell - 3¼ miles 20. Cheesden Valley - 2½ or 5½ miles