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T was a good walk, I had no idea how easy it was to get from Urmston to Sale in this amount of time by walking.
The church on the way was beautiful but we had to go through some roads that spoiled the walk a little.

A very nice and relaxing walk.
Passes a nice horse paddock and golf courses, the pathways are clearly layed out and accessible.
I would walk this route again for sure!.

Not a bad little walk. Partly country side and partly town centre.
Easily accessible from Urmston station then some road and streets mostly flat with access ramps for wheelchairs.
Opens up to countryside after a short while with equestrian facilities and horse shop!
Leads to interesting walks in tree lined pathways. Mostly flat for bikes and pushchairs to access too.
Passes by a weir which is nice with water flowing and a steel bridge walkway over. The bridge has a small ramp to access it.
You would also later pass a quaint old village church on a cobblestone street which is worth a photo or selfie or two.
Later in the walk you will reach Sale town centre which is great to stop at for a coffee and snack or a meal if you like.
Sale train station is then easily accessible for your return journey or onward travel.
I would say this should be a safe day route to take and would recommend.

A nice route with good accessibility and very direct. Leaving Urmston, the route passes a horse paddock and takes in some countryside before emerging into Ashton-on-Mersey and a suburban walk to Sale, where you will find a lovely town centre.

This is a good way of getting of getting from Sale to Urmston. A slight alternative which involves walking along the river is to turn right off Ashton Lane onto park Rd, left at the end onto Glebelands Rd and right to Little Ees Lane. Then walk along the rive to the footbridge mentioned in the description.
Both good routes just slightly different.

I walked from Sale to Urmston. About last third of the route is through countryside on paved, gravelled or cobbled paths, the rest in in a built-up area. Note the Slow Ways route suggests (at 2.8 km) to use the A6144 Carrington Spur to cross the river Mersey. This is not necessary nor possible. The path crosses under the road (photo), and then a footbridge crosses the river.

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