Welcome to the 2017 Greater Manchester Walking Festival, offering over 300 free guided walks, taking place throughout May. We’re very excited by this year’s festival as it’s grown considerably from previous years and offers a wide range of walks. Please have a browse and find a walk that’s right for you – whether that's a ghost walk, art walk, urban heritage walk, a walk for families, or a more challenging walk out in the hills around Manchester, there’s hopefully something for everyone. We have even included walking football and walking netball sessions for those wishing to combine walking with the fun and friendly competition that a team sport offers. Walks are taking place across all ten districts of Greater Manchester and we have more events in the city centre this year too, including walks based around our partner and key supporter this year, HOME Manchester. This is a great opportunity to explore areas further afield than your own doorstep and we’ve tried to include as many walks as possible that are easily reached by public transport for that reason.

For details of over 300 free guided walks across Greater Manchester, go to: https://downloads.contentful.com/nv7y93idf4jq/4BUEgsBOiIegocymAIEcEQ/66ca8cb3bce1dfb6e39b5dd9ebb2a19c/GM_Walking_Festival_2017.pdf

Features a 21-miler from our friends in LDWA South Pennine on Saturday 6th May: Spring to the Churn