Connect Hale with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!England / Greater Manchester / Hale
Hale’s five Slow Ways are 60% checked
Help connect Hale
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 Hale’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Hale from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Altrincham—Hale
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Althal one |
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1 Y |
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Enjoy me | Distance 1km/1mi | Ascent 8m | Descent 4m | ||
Hale—Gatley
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Halgat one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 61m | Descent 62m | ||
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Hale—Wilmslow
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Halwil one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 94m | Descent 55m | ||
Knutsford—Hale
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Knuhal one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 86m | Descent 109m | ||
Lymm—Hale
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Lymhal one |
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3 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 83m | Descent 67m |
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Collective progress
60% of Hale’s five route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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2/5
2/5
5 people have contributed to Hale’s Slow Ways
3 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Hale
24km out of 45km have been walked and reviewed
69km of reviews have been shared in Hale
Latest Updates
I believe it happened very close to where the route leaves the canal at the Swan with Two Nicks pub....
Mary Oz
We started from the Hale end and upon arriving in Altrincham stopped for a tasty lunch in the “Market House” which has a variety of small independent food outlets to choose from....
Gismay
Heading out from the picturesque village of Lymm via the canal path this was a great route, with varied scenery and easy walking. The walk through the leafy Dunham Massey park past the stately home was lovely, and we glimpsed a stag not far from the path, before crossing a golf course and then the A56 (there is a pedestrian refuse half way across so this was fine). We then headed through the tree lined avenues of Hale into the town centre....
Gismay
Not much to said about this route - very short stroll through suburban streets between two of the smarter bits of south Manchester....
RGW
Initially following the canal, it then passes through the deer park at Dunham Massey (National Trust property) before crossing a golf course and passing some of the most expensive real estate in the Manchester / Cheshire area. There are good public transport links and a full range of facilities at either end of this walk....
RGW
This extremely short route passed pleasant suburban housing and a multitude of shops and restaurants, as it went between railway stations. I did wonder beforehand whether to reroute it to a negligibly shorter route closer to the railway, but I think it was quite nice to pass the various shops and restaurants, and older grand buildings....
Mary Oz
There was stepped access to leave the towpath and head under the small aqueduct to pass the Swan With Two Nicks pub, although there was the option to leave the towpath slightly earlier along a path which I think would be step-free. There was a short, wooded path onto the golf course, then a short section across open golf course before another wooded path brought us to the A56 road crossing....
Mary Oz
Some of the fields in between Knutsford and Mobberley were VERY boggy (it’s been raining for about three months on and off) but may be fine after a dry spell....
DaveHilton
Later there are 2 separate fields which were not sown I guess when the route was mapped so you need to go around the edge of the field to avoid going straight through wheat fields....
Kim Troll
Hale’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
SJ7697186895
Lat / Lon
53.37842° / -2.34764°
Easting / Northing
376,971E / 386,895N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Hale'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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