Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
Train-based walk
Leader: Mary, meeting at Walk Start
Meet Point: Manchester Piccadilly station, near the ticket barriers or on the platform. Alternatively, meet the group on the platform or at Hazel Grove station. Drivers can park at Stockport and join us on the train at 10:33.
Transport to Walk Start: 10:20 train from Manchester Piccadilly (final destination Hazel Grove).
Suggested Ticket: Off-Peak Day Return to Hazel Grove £7.
Walk Start: Hazel Grove Railway Station at 10:45.
Waypoints: Mirrlees Fields, Woodsmoor, Happy Valley Nature Reserve, Bramhall High School, Bramhall Lane South, Robins Lane Tunnel, Carr Wood, Bramall Hall and Bramhall Park, Tenement Lane, Ladybridge Road, Mill Lane, Ladybridge Park Residents Club, Adswood Park, Park Square, Bird Hall Lane, Adswood Estate, Edgeley Orchard, Skyes Reservoirs.
Return Services: From Stockport: Trains to Manchester every few minutes.
Extra: No toilets at Walk Start. Toilets en route at Bramhall Park, where you can purchase lunch from the cafe, or eat your own food. Optional pub visit at the end of the walk in Wetherspoon's in Stockport’s town centre.
A lovely walk route (following parts of the Fred Perry Way and GM Ringway trails) taking us through the greenbelt land in some of the outlying villages and suburbs of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport.
This route is mainly on good paths, although it can be slightly uneven (undulating) and muddy in parts.
Please be aware that we will have to cross over two stiles and land with horses in them and also, we will have to cross over a railway bridge at the beginning of the walk in Hazel Grove.
There are several bail out options to cut the journey short as the route goes via roads with bus stops that you can catch buses back to Stockport town centre, say if there is bad weather or if you just don’t want to do the full length of the walk.
Please no dogs unless they are guide/assistance dogs.
Please wear footwear(with a good sole) for walking - please for your own safety, no Crocs/sandals.
