Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
A varied walk of woodlands, old railways, canals, fields and more. Includes the views across Manchester and Cheshire from Lyme Park. Route includes a footbridge crossing of a dual carriageway, so may not suit anyone with severe vertigo.
Bus-based walk
Leader: Martin, meeting at Walk Start
Ascent: 300 metres
Transport to Walk Start: 192 bus at 09:28 from Paton Street (stop EZ) in central Manchester. Please ensure you board a 192 with the final destination Hazel Grove P&R and not one terminating at Stockport or Stepping Hill.
Meet Point: At the bus stop on Paton Street. Alternatively, meet the group on the bus or at Hazel Grove Park & Ride.
Suggested Ticket: £2 single for each bus journey
Walk Start: Hazel Grove Park & Ride (192 bus terminus) at 10:30
Return Services: x192 bus to Manchester (via Stockport) every 10 minutes.
Waypoints: Chatsworth Road, Long Plantation, Princes' Incline, Macclesfield Canal, Haresteads Farm, Lyme Park Four Winds entrance, Lyme Hall, Lyme Cage, Bollinhurst Brook, Macclesfield Canal, Middle Wood, Middlewood Way, Hazel Grove Golf Club.
Extra: Walk is bus-based as there are no Northern trains on this day due to strike action. Toilets at walk start and en route in Lyme Park after 5.5 miles.
Meet at Hazel Grove Park & Ride. This is the terminus of the 192 bus and is located at the junction of the A6 and A523, behind the Rising Sun pub.
