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West Pennine way – Barrow<br />
Bridge to Smithills Moor<br />
Bury Sport and Physical Activity<br />
Service – ‘Walk with Me’<br />
Friday 12 May<br />
Start time: 6:00pm<br />
A lovely evening walk up onto the moors,<br />
passing an isolated moorland reservoir<br />
and the memorial to 10,000 trespassers<br />
who tried to keep the moorlands open<br />
to the public in the 1890’s.<br />
Distance: 4.5 miles (CHALLENGING)<br />
Meeting point: Outside Greenmount<br />
Old School, BL8 4DE<br />
Public transport: Bus stop nearby<br />
Contact: Christine Taylor, 07856 260947<br />
walkwithme@bury.gov.uk<br />
www.westpennineway.org<br />
Peel Tower, Ramsbottom<br />
Wednesday Walkers Oldham<br />
Wednesday 17 May<br />
Start time: 10:00am<br />
A walk across a variety of terrains, passing<br />
the Peel Tower Monument, Holcombe Rifle<br />
Ranges, and Jumbles Reservoir.<br />
Distance: 10.5 miles (MEDIUM)<br />
Meeting point: Peel Tower car park, Lumb<br />
Carr Road, Holcombe, Bury, BL8 4NN<br />
Public transport: Bus stops on Bolton<br />
Road West<br />
Contact: Kevin Lawton, 0161 6240010<br />
lawtonho@btinternet.com<br />
www.wednesdaywalkers.org<br />
Ringley Village to<br />
Philips Park<br />
The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire,<br />
Manchester and North Merseyside<br />
Friday 19 May<br />
Start time: 10:30am<br />
A walk along the southern section of the<br />
Kingfisher Trail as it follows the Irwell<br />
Valley through various nature reserves,<br />
taking in industrial heritage and wildlife<br />
along the way.<br />
Distance: 3.8 miles (MEDIUM)<br />
Meeting point: The Horseshoe, 395 Fold<br />
Rd, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1FT<br />
End point: The Barn Countryside Centre,<br />
Phillips Park. A minibus will be available<br />
to return walkers back to the meeting point<br />
if pre-booked.<br />
Public transport: Kearsley train station<br />
and bus stops nearby (route 512, 513)<br />
West Pennine Way –<br />
Greenmount to Two<br />
Brooks Valley<br />
Bury Sport and Physical Activity<br />
Service – ‘Walk with Me’<br />
Friday 19 May<br />
Start time: 6:00pm<br />
A fascinating countryside walk with<br />
many places of interest to see on the way.<br />
Distance: 4 miles (CHALLENGING)<br />
Meeting point: Outside Greenmount<br />
Old School, BL8 4DE<br />
Public transport: Bus stop nearby<br />
Contact: Christine Taylor, 07856 260947<br />
walkwithme@bury.gov.uk<br />
www.westpennineway.org<br />
Bury<br />
Contact: Stephen Cartwright,<br />
01204 663754<br />
scartwright@lancswt.org.uk<br />
www.lancswt.org.uk<br />
Booking required<br />
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