Connect Bury with Slow Ways
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Greater Manchester
Slow Ways linking Bury and Ainsworth, Heywood, Radcliffe, Ramsbottom, Whitefield
England / Greater Manchester / Bury
Bury’s five Slow Ways are 50% checked
Help connect Bury
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.
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Walk to Bury from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Ainsworth—Bury
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Ainbur one |
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3 X |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 97m | Descent 27m | ||
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Bury—Heywood
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Burhey one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 111m | Descent 87m | ||
Bury—Whitefield
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Burwhi one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 76m | Descent 61m | |
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Radcliffe—Bury
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Radbur one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 5km/3mi | Ascent 23m | Descent 51m | ||
Ramsbottom—Bury
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Rambur one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 136m | Descent 95m |
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Collective progress
55% of Bury’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
5/5
3/5
2/5
1/5
5 people have contributed to Bury’s Slow Ways
4 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Bury
21km out of 36km have been walked and reviewed
45km of reviews have been shared in Bury
Latest Updates
You really need to watch your step to find the path onto the golf course. Although it's signposted opposite Hollins Bakery, you need to turn right at a little social club, then go through gates that appear to lead into someone's garden, and only then will you find a little gap in a hedge leading onto the golf course. Follow the path across the golf course, then take care in a wooded valley....
Paddy Dillon
I walked this early August and the path immediately off Ajax Dr was overgrown with Himalayan Balsam above head height, which made for difficult work....
Kathy Rindhoops
a small amount of navigation was required crossing farmland, but mostly the route followed marked paths and a disused railway in to the center of town....
Tim Wilks
One of my favorite walks, this route follows well trod paths along the river Irwell. The town center section gets off-road fairly quickly following the National Cycle Route 6. The path goes through the Burrs Country park with has food & drink available, and then follows the Irwell to Summerseat and then on into Ramsbottom....
Tim Wilks
I followed the route on View Ranger and only once or twice went off route but easily spotted it and got back on track....
kathymaggy
If doing 'out and back' then there is much more free parking at the Ramsbottom end of the route, where there are also many and varied places for refreshment. Plenty of industrial heritage along the route, including a section of the route on cobbles....
JB
Bury’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SD8042610625
Lat / Lon
53.59185° / -2.29719°
Easting / Northing
380,426E / 410,625N
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Fancy stretching your legs a bit more?
If you’ve polished off all of the routes between Bury 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 Bury'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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