Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
Train based walk
Leader: John W (meeting at walk start)
Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers, or on the platform at Piccadilly Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train, or at the Walk Start at Heald Green station.
Transport to Walk Start: 09:36 train from Manchester Piccadilly to Heald Green
Suggested Ticket: Heald Green Off Peak Return £7.30
Walk Start: Heald Green Railway Station at 10:00
Waypoints: Styal road, Moss Lane, South side Footpath, South side viewing area, Bollin Valley way, Wilmslow Road Roundabout (care needed), Southside Fire Station, North Cheshire Way, End of runway 02 23/05R, Wood Lane, End of runway 02 23/05R, Mill Lane (care needed), Mill Lane footpath, A538 Wilmslow road, Gannet Way, Manchester Airport viewing area, Wilmslow Old road, Runger lane footpath, Thorley lane (not Terminal 2), Enterprise way, Aviation Way, Ringway road.
Return Services: 15.11,15.20, 15.35, 16.11, 16.20 16.35, 16.35 17.11 and onwards
Extra: Please use the toilet on the train. There are no toilets at the walk start. Toilets en-route at the viewing area. Optional drinks at the end of the walk. Please do not bring your dog (apart from assistance dogs)
There will of new countryside to see for those of you that came on the previous Manchester Airport walk. This walk covers the entirety of the second runway extension, which is set in very rural countryside.
We will pass by old farm buildings, giving insight into the area before the airport was built. There are forested walkways around the airport terminal and cargo areas normally missed by drivers, and lots of views of the airport from dramatic and unusual vantage points
The walk is almost all flat with small ascent near the runway 2 extension.
