Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
Train-based walk
Leader: Andy B.
Meet Point: Manchester Victoria station, near the ticket barriers or on the platform. Alternatively, meet the group on the platform or at Todmorden station.
Transport to Walk Start: 10:21 train from Victoria (final destination Leeds).
Suggested Ticket: Todmorden Off-Peak Day Return £11.20
Walk Start: Todmorden Railway Station at 11:00
Waypoints: Knowl Wood, Rake End, Gaddings Dam, Jeremy Hill, Bald Scout Hill, Hill Stones, Dry Brinks, Stoodley Pike Monument, Rochdale Canal.
Return Services: Up to four trains an hour back to Victoria, at approx. x.03, x.21 , x:37 & x:56 minutes past the hour.
Extra: No toilets at Walk Start or en route, so please use the train's. Map: Explorer OL21. There's plenty of eating and drinking opportunities in the town should anyone want to stay into the evening - we normally do. You may want to make a note of the frequent return train times as people can leave for home at different times.
This is our classic walk that we revisit every January, but this time in summer for a change!
We will be catching the train from Victoria and beginning the walk from Todmorden station, heading up towards Stoodley Pike, where if the weather is good we'll have lunch. Then we make our way down back to Todmorden, before returning to Manchester.
The distance is around the average length of walk undertaken by the group, but there is a steep ascent on this walk, so a reasonable level of fitness is required.
