The Salford Trail is a new, long distance walk of about 50 public transport miles/80 kilometres and entirely within the boundaries The new way to find direct bus services to where you of the City of Salford. The route is varied, going through want to go is Route Explorer. rural areas and green spaces, with a little road walking walk 6 in between. Starting from the cityscape of Salford Quays, tfgm.com/route-explorer the Trail passes beside rivers and canals, through country Access it wherever you are. parks, fields, woods and moss lands. It uses footpaths, tracks and disused railway lines known as ‘loop lines’. Start of walk The Trail circles around to pass through Kersal, Agecroft, Walkden, Boothstown and Worsley before heading off to Bus Number 35, 68 29, X39 Chat Moss. The Trail returns to Salford Quays from the Bus stop location Walkden Road/ Birch Road/ historic Barton swing bridge and aqueduct. Salford College Lime Grove Blackleach Train Walkden Station Country Park During the walk 5 3 Clifton Country Park Bus Number V1, V2 34 4 Walkden Roe Green Bus stop location East Lancs Road Leigh Road 5.5 miles/9 km, about 2.5 hours Kersal 2 Vale End of walk 6 Worsley 7 Eccles Bus Number 33, 66, 68 Chat 1 Moss 8 Bus stop location Barton Road/ Worsley Court House Barton walkden to worsley Swing Salford 9 Bridge Quays This walk takes the route of now disused Little Woolden 10 more information railway lines, known locally as ‘loop Moss For information on any changes in the route please Irlam lines’. It then crosses the East Lancs go to visitsalford.info/thesalfordtrail Road and joins the Bridgewater Canal for For background on the local history that you will the final section leading to Worsley. Cadishead come across on the trail or for information on wildlife please go to The map above shows the full Salford Trail route in relation thesalfordtrail.btck.co.uk to Salford’s boundary. The route highlighted and marked as number six refers to the route from Walkden to Worsley. The Trail has been divided into sections, each accessible by public transport. There is a leaflet for each section describing the route and giving the transport options. lf sa o These leaflets are available from your local Gateway Centre e r d h or you can download them from the website t visitsalford.info/thesalfordtrail t r a il look out for the salford trail waymarker. April 2017 map and directions Memorial Rd P a a r r s o From the station turn left, walk down to and cross n a g e Birch Road then before the bus stop, go down steps R Hyde Rd d L L Bridgewater Rd Ch n a e a t Ave L Hilton Ln s u to join the loop line. Turn left and continue along the t n b h u g r u n Park Rd Walkden Rd o Birch Rd u loop line passing under a wide red brick road bridge Start l m C A s s e d h R r G l r C Parr Fold ov B e d l O (A580). After 100m take a footpath to the right, up ro a d o Park d y a y d R w R steps to reach a field. Cross this field and drop down a d y ld R C Edge Fo a r l to another loop line and turn right. Walk straight to n Rd Parr Fold ahead passing under another wide road bridge Ave for about 1200m, until you reach Newearth Road. um s s L b e e er Opposite you will see the start of the Leigh Guided Ln Ln r r ach gw nle on all C e E E L Ave e k Gr l Busway. Turn left onto Newearth Road and then left l ec l E rb e lle E Lancashire Rd n onto Longwall Avenue. You will shortly arrive at a well br oo k R Crossfield Dr made path on your right beside Ellenbrook Primary d Delaford Ave E Lancashire Rd r Old Hall Ln School passing a small nature reserve on the left. Wyre Dr D h t r o Cross the road. Turn left and after 30m turn right on w h c c t t e e t the grassy path following it to the edge of the A580 t S S (East Lancashire Road). Ellenbrook Rd Leigh Rd O c Leigh Rd M60 B c u o p o Turn right and go along a wooded path beside the road a t h t i s o H H n a to reach a major junction. Cross the dual carriageway a Rd Worsle l l y l l R W W d a a y and go down Ellenbrook Road reaching Leigh Road y Finish after about 500m. Turn right and after about 200m cross over into Boothshall Way; this leads to the basin, canal and The Moorings pub. Use the right hand path. Take the short road on the left just after M60 the pub car park entrance, to reach the canal bridge. Cross this bridge and drop down to the left and follow the towpath (with canal on your left) to Worsley. Just before the road bridge take the right hand path up to the road and cross over to the bus stop. The Avenue Rock Road M62.