GM Ringway 1 Manchester - Sale Water Park 2024

Stage 1 of the GM Ringway - Greater Manchester's walking trail - uses canal towpaths, paths, parkland and the Trans Pennine Trail to trace an almost totally traffic-free route from the city centre to the greenbelt of the Mersey Valley.

This route has been improved (in summer 2023) to avoid any diversion on match days at Old Trafford and to make it even more traffic-free. Also, despite the name of the stage, Sale Water Park itself is actually explored on Stage 19 (Altrincham – Stretford) of the trail.

Note that parts of the trail may be damp, muddy and slippery at any time of year and especially after periods of wet weather. Please bear this in mind when planning your trip.

Technical sheet

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.95 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
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    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 1 m
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    Vertical drop: - 19 m
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    Highest point: 40 m
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    Lowest point: 21 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 40 m
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto St Peter's Square
  3. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 0.52 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.57 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 0.59 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 6 : km 0.82 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  8. 7 : km 1.24 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Castle Street
  9. 8 : km 1.26 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 1.29 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  11. 10 : km 1.36 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 1.38 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 12 : km 3.57 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 3.62 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right onto Bridgewater Canal Towpath
  15. 14 : km 5.96 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Bridgewater Way
  16. 15 : km 6.8 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 16 : km 7.06 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Renton Road
  18. 17 : km 7.07 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 18 : km 7.09 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 7.28 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Kings Road
  21. 20 : km 7.33 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Norwood Road
  22. 21 : km 7.51 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Longford Avenue
  23. 22 : km 7.87 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 7.89 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 7.89 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 7.93 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 8.02 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 8.05 - alt. 27 m - Keep left
  29. 28 : km 8.26 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Edge Lane
  30. 29 : km 8.57 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 8.98 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right onto Hawthorn Lane
  32. 31 : km 9.73 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp left onto Trans Pennine Trail
  33. 32 : km 9.94 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 10.2 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 10.57 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  36. 35 : km 10.65 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 11.01 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 11.23 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  39. 38 : km 11.25 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 11.27 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Jackson's Bridge
  41. 40 : km 11.31 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 11.42 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 11.55 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  44. 43 : km 11.78 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto Rifle Road
  45. 44 : km 11.84 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Rifle Road
  46. 45 : km 11.86 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 11.87 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 11.93 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Sale Water Park
  49. E : km 11.95 - alt. 22 m

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