Altrincham - Dunham Massey Circular

A nice circuit via lesser known paths in Altrincham town centre, the Bridgewater Canal, the Dunham Massey National Trust estate, and Devisdale.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.93 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 53 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 52 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 66 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 24 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 33 m - Start on Altrincham, 1
  2. 1 : km 0.08 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Stamford New Road, A538
  3. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Cross Street
  4. 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right onto Cross Street
  5. 4 : km 0.21 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto George Street
  6. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Shaw's Road
  7. 6 : km 0.28 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Shaw's Road
  8. 7 : km 0.36 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  9. 8 : km 0.41 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left onto High Street
  10. 9 : km 0.62 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left onto Church Walk
  11. 10 : km 0.87 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Richmond Road
  12. 11 : km 1 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto The Mount
  13. 12 : km 1.17 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 1.25 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left
  15. 14 : km 1.38 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  16. 15 : km 1.4 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  17. 16 : km 1.45 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 1.46 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Oldfield Road
  19. 18 : km 1.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 1.81 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 2.23 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Oldfield Road
  22. 21 : km 2.37 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto Seamons Road
  23. 22 : km 3.46 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  24. 23 : km 4.47 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto School Lane
  25. 24 : km 5.31 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Woodhouse Lane
  26. 25 : km 5.38 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Smithy Drive
  27. 26 : km 6.69 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 7.5 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Charcoal Drive
  29. 28 : km 10.31 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Regent Road
  30. 29 : km 10.54 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto Goose Green
  31. 30 : km 10.64 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Denmark Street
  32. 31 : km 10.75 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 10.85 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  34. 33 : km 10.86 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  35. 34 : km 10.9 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  36. S/E : km 10.93 - alt. 33 m

Other walks in the area

Walking Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔11.95 km ↗+27 m ↘-26 m ◔3h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Ashley (Cheshire East)
Great walk from Castle Mill Lane to Kell House Farm.

Walking Sunbank Wood

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔3.43 km ↗+33 m ↘-43 m ◔1h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Ringway (Greater Manchester)
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.

Walking Airport to Higherhouse Farm

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔6.46 km ↗+5 m ↘-4 m ◔1h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Easy and flat walk from Wood Lane to Higherhouse Farm.

Walking Lymm and the Dam

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔8.46 km ↗+36 m ↘-36 m ◔2h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
An extended stroll through historic Lymm and round its picturesque wooded lake.

Walking Dunham Massey

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔10.45 km ↗+45 m ↘-44 m ◔3h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
Visit a magnificent deer park and stately home, with peaceful canalside interludes.

Walking Bridgewater Canal

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔5.03 km ↗+33 m ↘-33 m ◔1h 30 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Lymm (Warrington)
An easy stroll through fields and woods and along the canal towpath.

Walking Manchester Airport to Styal Mill

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔5.23 km ↗+62 m ↘-62 m ◔1h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Styal (Cheshire East)
This walk starts at the big roundabout on Altrincham Road just before the airport tunnels.

Walking Lady Lane to Valewood Farm

Association / Club / Walk leader
↔7.46 km ↗+12 m ↘-13 m ◔2h 10 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Mobberley (Cheshire East)
Nice and flat walk from Lady Lane to Valewood Farm.

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