This area comprises that part of the region roughly within and to the south of the Manchester-Merseyside metropolitan corridor, covered by postcode areas BL, CH, CW, L, M, OL, SK, WA and WN, plus the PR8 and PR9 postcode districts in the vicinity of Southport.
Neighbouring regions are
- England: East Midlands
- England North-east
- England North-west
- England: West Midlands
- England: Yorkshire and Humberside
- Cymru / Wales
Note also some of the most convenient hubs for multi-day walking on different routes.
Routes
Use the alphastrip below to jump to the appropriate initial letter for a selected route within the list. If there are no routes with a particular initial letter, the jump will have no effect.
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Baker Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 21km route between Chester and Delamere, commemorating Jack Baker (1910-81), a local footpath officer and conservator (and also sometime Chairman of Offa’s Dyke Association).
Brontë Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 70km walk between Oakwell Hall (Birstall) and Gawthorpe Hall (Padiham), connecting locations associated with the Brontë family.
Image: Anne, Emily and Charlotte Brontë, by Branwell Brontë (public domain)
Bury Village Link
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 28km walk linking the villages in the more rural north and west of Bury borough.
Cheshire Ring Canal Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 157km circuit of canal towpaths in and to the south of Manchester.
Etherow and Goyt Valley Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 25km route between Hadfield and Stockport.
Fred Perry Way
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 22km walk through the borough of Stockport, commemorating tennis player Fred Perry (1901–95), who was born in Stockport.
Image: Fred Perry (public domain)
Gritstone Trail
Length <60km
Max transport gap <30km
A 56km walk between Disley and Kidsgrove.
Image: Kerridge from above Rainow
Irwell Sculpture Trail
Length <60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 53km walk between Salford and the source of the River Irwell north of Bacup.
Ladybrook Valley Interest Trail
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 20km walk from Lyme Hall to Cheadle.
Longster Trail
Length <20km
Max transport gap <20km
A 19km walk between Helsby Hill and the outskirts of Chester.
Middlewood Way
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 16km walk on the trackbed of a former railway between Marple and Macclesfield.
Midshires Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A 361km walk between Princes Risborough and Stockport.
Pendle Way
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 71km circuit of Pendle District, including the summit of Pendle Hill.
Pennine Bridleway
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk (or ride) of 593km between Middleton Top and Cote Moor.
Pennine Way
A walk of 422km between Edale and Kirk Yetholm; this National Trail does not qualify as a Green Walk. In addition to the 45km gap between Byrness (sketchy bus service) and Kirk Yetholm, buses connect with different settlements from the next access point in many areas.
Hubs
Some places lend themselves to being hubs, where you may pitch up for a few days’ car-free walking, fanning out on a different route (or part of a route) each day. The hub becomes a walking-place for recreation at walking pace. Hubs in this area include
| Bury | Bury is a convenient local hub for the area north of Manchester, with good transport links throughout. |
| Chester | Chester is a natural hub for the many walks in the area. It also offers access to the north-eastern corner of Wales. |
| Liverpool | Liverpool is the pre-eminent hub for the west and central parts of the area, its public transport links spanning the landscape. |
| Manchester | Manchester is the pre-eminent hub for the east and central parts of the area. Its public transport links span the landscape, and its tentacles reach into and across the Pennines, and to the northern part of the Peak District. |
| Stockport | Stockport is a good local (and well-documented) hub for the borough and its surrounding areas, offering fast access to the Peak District and to the hills and flatland to the south. |
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