About this booklet…

This self-led walks booklet maps out some of our most favored and popular scheme led walks. With each walk having its own colour map and a detailed route description, this self-led walks booklet supports independent walking and invites the wider communities of Bury to step outside and enjoy exploring their local green spaces.

We encourage you to invite friends, family or neighbours to join with you time and time again and in doing so, to make walking outdoors part of a healthier active lifestyle that everyone within the communities and neighborhoods of Bury can enjoy. Plus as an additional extra to this booklet, intended as a lasting legacy to celebrate Bury’s award as the inaugural Greater Manchester Town of Culture, at the rear of the booklet you will find a special Town Centre Cultural Heritage Walk.

To accompany and complement this special self-led walk, you will also find here lots of interesting facts and information about each of the cultural points of interest and heritage discovered along the route. We hope you enjoy!

About the walks… Within the booklet you will find two walk options for each of the six townships, those being;

• Ramsbottom, Tottington and North Manor

• Whitefield and Unsworth

• Bury West

• Prestwich

• Bury East

• Radcliffe

Each walk is circular, no more than 3½ miles in distance and should take between 60-90 minutes for most people to complete. The start points for each walk are accessible by public transport with either a bus or tram stop close by. Most will also have café/toilet facilities located either at the start/end of the walk or part way along the route.

To make finding your way a little easier, each route map is numbered and will coincide with the accompanying numbered route description on the opposite page. Please use this as a reference to guide you along the route especially at junction points. Included on the map are symbols of potential risks we would usually communicate to walkers on any of our led health walks.

As risks vary from person to person, we have aimed to cover all potential risks for all potential walkers with the acknowledgement that some risks will be more relevant to some walkers than others. The risks we have plotted have been placed there to help keep everyone safe along the walk. They are by no means exclusive as risks may change, particularly during season changes, so please observe caution, but do remember walking is one of the lowest risk physical activities. Our key to these Risk Symbols can be found on the next page.

Please visit GM Walking's Website to download the Booklet!

https://gmwalking.co.uk/our-resources/bury-self-led-walks/