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Evening Walks
G-Mex
to Heaton Park – Thursday 22 April 2004
Overview
1 -> 2
Old Salford and The Castle Irwell Gorge (G-Mex to
Heaton Park)
Instructions
1 (SJ 834 975) G-Mex Metro Station
1 -> 2 (9.38 Km) Leave the station going towards the
Exhibition Hall, turning sharp left almost immediately following signs on the
wall to Castlefield. Continue along
walkway over old railway bridge, past the CP, to metal steps down into
Castlefields.
Cross to right hand of Roman Fort, ahead down steps,
past Castlefield Hotel and onto Liverpool Road.
Continue to turn right at Water St, then left at next
junction. Cross over Princes Bridge,
over the river, and under the railway to bear right at the roundabout by
Lloyd's Metals.
Go down East Ordsall Lane, under railway bridge, and
where the road goes right continue straight on along Stevenson St, over a
grassy bank by cycle way signs into George St.
Baroque tower of St Phillip's Church is ahead, Salford Cathedral is the
neo-Gothic church on the right.
Turn left along Chapel St, cross Oldfield Rd, and
continue past a fine Regency Crescent of houses to Salford Uni.
Go down signed path at side of the first block, to
Peel Park (Sir Robert Peel - 1788-1850 - Home Sec, PM, founder of modern Police
Force, born in Bury). Bear left at 1st
junction to join main drive. Continue
past flower beds/lamps and turn right at the end towards a footbridge. Don't cross, go by river past recreation
ground as far as Frederick Road. Cross
bridge and continue on Irwell Valley Way on other side of river. Soon cross a footbridge and then north past
new housing to Cromwell Road by Cromwell Bridge.
Cross road and continue by tall iron gates into the Castle
Irwell Estate. Carry on beside the
river past what used to be Manchester Racecourse, the Cliff on the far side, St
Paul's church at Kelsall (slender spire) ahead, eventually going right over a
fine single arched footbridge.
Tarmac path ahead past flats, ends past the entrance
to the Cliff, but go ahead uphill over open land (good views), bearing left
near the brow towards Oaklands Infant school, following the fence to join
Oaklands Road.
Turn right, and at junction with Moor Lane cross over
to Kersall Moor (sandy heathland) along winding gravelly path, turning towards
St Paul's.
Path by churchyard eventually emerges at Bury New
Road.
Turn left, then right by pelican xing into King's
Road. 1st left into Rochester Ave,
leading to Queen's Road. Keep ahead
into Sedgeley Park Road, past College, to Scholes Lane. Cross over; turn left the first right down
Ostrich Lane (named after coat of arms of a local family). Take a left - Blackburn St - after the lane
bears right. Turn right into Whitaker
Lane, past St Hilda's Church. The Royal
Oak (Hydes) is on the right, and beyond is Heaton Park Metrolink Station.
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(SD 824 037) Heaton Park
Metro Station
