Manchester Weekend Walkers lead public transport walks into fantastic countryside all year round.
Overview
Train based walk
Leader: Jim R (meeting group at walk start)
Meet Point: Near the ticket barriers, or on the platform at Victoria Station. Alternatively, meet the group on the train, or at the Walk Start at Warrington Bank Quay Station.
Transport to Walk Start: 10:06 train from Manchester Victoria to Warrington Bank Quay
Suggested Ticket: Single ticket to Warrington Bank Quay / Single ticket from Earlestown to Manchester
Walk Start: Warrington Bank Quay Station Foyer at 10:40.
Waypoints: Transporter Bridge, Sankey Valley Park, Sankey Canal, Nine Arches Viaduct,
Return Services from Earlestown: 17:02 xx:57 till 20:57 or Piccadilly xx:28, xx:32 till 20:32
Extra: Toilets at Warrington Bank Quay Station. No toilets on walk route. Optional drinks at the end of the walk. Please do not bring your dog (apart from assistance dogs).
This walk is on mainly good paths but a few sections are across fields and may be mudday. Thereis also a narrow path by the Transporter Bridge. This is a fairly easy walk with some significant points of industrial history to be undertaken at a steady pace.
We will walk past the Transporter Bridge which is one of only 3 in country, then a short distance on the road before entering Sankey Valley Park. The now disused Sankey Canal which was Englands first modern canal built in the industrial revolution which follows the valley. We will generally follow the canal but walk away from it in some areas to provide variety.
We will leave the canal at The Nine Arches Viaduct (the outward train journey crosses this) The viaduct is a Grade 1 listed building. A short section through the park and we will soon be back at the station
