Connect Atherton with Slow Ways
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Greater Manchester
Slow Ways linking Atherton and Hindley, Leigh, Over Hulton, Tyldesley, Westhoughton
England / Greater Manchester / Atherton
Atherton’s five Slow Ways are 40% checked
Help connect Atherton
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Atherton’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Atherton from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Atherton—Over Hulton
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Athove one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 77m | Descent 5m | ||
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Atherton—Tyldesley
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Athtyl one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 20m | Descent 26m | ||
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Atherton—Tyldesley
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Athtyl two |
|
U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 29m | Descent 34m | ||
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Atherton—Tyldesley
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Athtyl three |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent 18m | Descent 23m | ||
Atherton—Tyldesley
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Athtyl four |
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2 X |
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Verify me | Distance 3km/2mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Hindley—Atherton
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Hinath one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent 49m | Descent 59m | ||
Hindley—Atherton
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Hinath two |
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3 X |
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Verify me | Distance 8km/5mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
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Leigh—Atherton
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Leiath one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 15m | Descent 47m | ||
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Westhoughton—Atherton
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Wesath one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 62m | Descent 14m |
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Collective progress
39% of Atherton’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
9/9
3/9
2/9
0/9
3 people have contributed to Atherton’s Slow Ways
0 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Atherton
15km out of 41km have been walked and reviewed
25km of reviews have been shared in Atherton
Latest Updates
After walking to the end of Railway Street the route goes along a short path parallel to the railway before you’re back onto paved streets until you get to the end of Alder Lane....
Gismay
We left from just outside the church in Market Place in Atherton, then followed the route out of the town and were soon walking through woodland and fields before eventually arriving at the wide shared path at the side of the guided busway into Tyldesley....
Gismay
The route followed the main road from Atherton for a short distance before turning down Miller’s Lane....
Mary Oz
After passing an interesting set of river tunnels under the railway, we soon reached a road which we could cross via a zebra crossing. We soon reached the former railway line foot/cycle path, which was rather lovely in the dappled sunlight....
Mary Oz
A good route, a lot of of it on tarmac roads that are hardly used by traffic. Can be muddy in one place when the area is wet. There is one bollard on a path that might stop a wheelchair getting through...
JimB
Slow Ways added Athove one, a new walk from Atherton to Over Hulton
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Athtyl one, a new walk from Atherton to Tyldesley
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Wesath one, a new walk from Westhoughton to Atherton
Walk this route
Atherton’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD6760603112
Lat / Lon
53.52368° / -2.49009°
Easting / Northing
367,606E / 403,112N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Atherton and its neighbours, how about walking its whole web?
This includes the great ring of routes that join its neighbours to each other!
Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Atherton's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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