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Towards the Pack Horse, Birtle

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Overview

A leisurely walk from Queens Park to Birtle including a short bus ride. Please remember your bus pass if you have one! 

Thursday, 14 December 2023
Start time:
11:00 am
Estimated finish time:
2:15 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
circular

We'll start at Queen's Park car park, walk about 400m to a bus stop, catch a bus at about 11.10 for a few stops along Bury and Rochdale Old Road, then walk back via mainly lanes etc. to Queen's Park car park. 

Starting point

Grid reference:
SD 85763 11420
Nearest postcode:
OL10 4UY
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Start time:
11:00 am

Queen's Park car park, Queen's Park Road, Heywood, OL10 4UY

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