Short Urban and Irk Valley Walk

Name: Short Urban and Irk Valley Walk
Start: 2025-11-29T11:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-29T13:00:00+00:00
Location: Station Approach, Manchester, M1 2, United Kingdom

Schedule

Sat Nov 29 2025 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Station Approach, Manchester, M1 2, United Kingdom | Manchester, EN

Direct walk
Leader: Andy Barclay
Difficulty: Leisurely
Distance: 8km / 5.0mi
Ascent: 50m / 164ft
Type: circular
Website: https://www.manchester-ramblers.org.uk/pubs.php
This walk is timed to arrive at about 13.00 at the venue of the Greater Manchester Area Ramblers Annual General Meeting, the Cross Street Chapel. You can leave us there or come to the meeting, which will be followed by social drinks at around 15.00. It is a largely urban walk taking in short stretches of canal, quiet roads, parks and riverside walkways. It will mostly be on hard surfaces but there may be stretches of grass, mud and leaves. There is a climb up multiple steps to cross the so-called Lowry Footbridge towards the end of the walk, this can be missed out if anyone is struggling.
Meet Point: By the old Pillar Box outside the front main entrance to Manchester Piccadilly Station.
Transport to Walk Start: Any trains or trams etc. to Manchester Piccadilly
Suggested Ticket: Any means of travel to Central Manchester
Walk Start: Manchester Piccadilly at 11.00.
Waypoints: Ancoats, Miles Platting, Collyhurst, River Irk valley, Lowry's footbridge, Red Bank, Roger Street Footbridge, Corporation Street.
Return Services: Any services from Central Manchester.
Extra: Walk is timed to finish at the venue of the Greater Manchester and High Peak Area Ramblers AGM in good time for that meeting. No toilets on route. Please do not bring your dog (apart from assistance dogs).