Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
Train based walk
Leader: Imelda
Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers at Victoria Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train, or at the Walk Start at Walsden station.
Transport to Walk Start: 12:00 train from Manchester Victoria to Walsden
Suggested Ticket: Todmorden Off Peak Return £11.70
Walk Start: Walsden Railway Station at 12:40
Waypoints: Dean Royd Farm, Stone House, Warland, Knoll Hill, Bottomley, Pennine Bridleway, Blarney Castle, Salford
Return Services: 16:37, 16:46, 17:01, 17:08, 17:36
Extra: Please use the toilet on the train. There are no toilets at the walk start. No toilets en-route. Optional drinks at the end of the walk. Please do not bring your dog (apart from assistance dogs)
This will be a walk of around 7 miles and 435m ascent. However, this route has 4 uphill sections - short but reasonably steep. There are, correspondingly, downhill sections but this walk is ‘moderate’, not easy. The weather is predicted hot, so we will find shade as often as we can, but walking into Todmorden is open moorland. Bring hats and lots of water.
Walsden is the station before Todmorden and shares many features of its better known neighbour such as lovely views and an interesting stretch of canal. There are some little used, overgrown narrow paths that require care, although paths are well surfaced on the whole. We have a stretch of marshy, boggy land by a pond, a dandelion meadow and we go through someone’s garden.There are grassy, cobbled and flagstone paths along the route and small foot-bridges over streams. There are also 2 pop-up shops/cake boxes so bring some cash!
Risks : road crossing, houses with dogs barking crazily! (but safe), cattle, sheep, heat.
