Salford walks

A short city-centre walking tour from a historic alehouse, featuring a mix of well-known landmarks and lesser curiosities.

Using a part of Lymm Heritage Trail, this circular walk will take you around Lymm Dam. It was created in 1824 by a dam built during the construction of what is now the A56 road.

An easy stroll through fields and woods and along the canal towpath.

Visit a magnificent deer park and stately home, with peaceful canalside interludes.

An extended stroll through historic Lymm and round its picturesque wooded lake.

A fairly level bike ride along a converted railway, bridleways and quiet country lanes.

Varied rural walking including contrasting sections of canals that are among England’s youngest and oldest.

An easy stroll around Lymm’s best-known beauty spot, plus a visit to the historic village centre.

Great walk from Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm.

This a pleasant little walk and sadly part of it is disappearing under concrete. Manchester Airport have developed on either side of Sunbank Lane. There was a petition to stop it but sadly it failed. There are some before and after pictures on the slideshow.

A contouring farmland stroll with wide views over Bolton to Winter Hill.

Pleasant farmland walking with a pretty interlude along a wooded stream valley.

Descend through flowery pastures and then circumnavigate a scenic wooded reservoir.

This short walk begins at Yew Tree Farm at the end of Bolshaw Road. Follow the path through Styal Golf Course and cross the railway bridge towards Beech Farm.

This walk visits the three large reservoirs and an area of moorland to the north of Bolton.

This walk starts at the big roundabout on Altrincham Road just before the airport tunnels.

Easy and flat walk from Wood Lane to Higherhouse Farm.

Easy walking through woodland and former parkland, with the picturesque valley of Lumb Brook as a highlight.

An easy stroll around the pretty village of Grappenhall, including woodland walks.

Much of interest, including a visit to historic Lymm and an (optional) crossing of the eccentric Penny Ferry.

Lindow Common is a very popular area and is well worth a visit in its own right. The common is crisscrossed by numerous footpaths and contains the Black Lake. It’s worthwhile exploring areas away from Black Lake where there are some small pools and expanses of heather. There is a lot of conservation work being carried out on the common which is designed to keep its open aspect and to protect wildlife and fauna. It is designated as a site of special scientific interest.

This interesting walk through Pownall Park takes in Carnival Fields and St. Olaf's Chapel which was built by the Boddington Family. Sadly, it is now just a ruin. Some of this route follows public footpaths through the Pownall Park area which are now are pretty much back alleys through the area.