"Market Place Park" aka Churchill Park has had nearly all its trees felled and is now a mucky mess. Planning permission has been granted by Salford Council to build hundreds of houses on this site. It and surrounding areas over as far as Fitzwarren Street will soon be impassable due to building work....

Seamus

Exiting the park, the route then heads through quiet residential streets, before crossing Market Place park and into the centre of Salford. This walk was ok, apart from the stretch through Market Place park, which had seen better days, and appeared to be a good place to fly tip!...

Gismay

After crossing the motorway, the route thankfully heads away from the noise passing through more woodland and fields before arriving at the outskirts of Swinton where you cross a pedestrian bridge over the A580....

Gismay

(We had planned to have lunch at Hadfield’s Café on the A6 here, but there was an hour’s wait for food! We decided to push on and use the lovely café at Salford Museum and Art gallery at the end of the route, instead.)! (I think it’s at the south end, which we didn’t pass, and is part-time. If I were to plot this again, I’d take a path to the south west of the line we used.) At the “ey” of Seedley on the OS Map, the alleyway to reach (and then cross) the main road, is hidden behind a wooden fence!...

Mary Oz

The route from Walkden started with a lovely, clean, wooded section of tarmacked cycle-track which took us 40% of the way. Any steps make it difficult for all wheels and they’re often a difficult distance apart for prams/buggies, and they are a long way round for walkers, and they slope too so are harder work!...

Mary Oz

This walk was not my favourite, lots of rubbish and horrible smells due to the bin waste. The route was dirty and a bit confusing at times. I definitely wouldn’t recommend it....

Scott

Walked from Swinton train station up to Clifton and then through the woodlands passed Prestwich Clough. Lovely route, took longer than the stated hour, walking an average pace! No benches if you need a rest. Hilly at times. Nice time of the year for this walk. May 2023...

anthony daniel

On review I would say this is an easy, enjoyable walk. As it’s starts from one high street to another, transport links are highly accessible. The path is a mix on estate streets and public footpaths with a large section being a newly layed path through a park. Due to the rough surfaces on the footpaths I wouldn’t say it is suitable for wheelchair access. There is a section where we had to go off course as we didn’t want to cross the busy road and there was an underpass only 30m down the road. We then presumed to the route on the other side of the road. I would recommend this walk, it’s easy to follow and appears to be safe:...

Scott

The route is a quick direct route from Swinton to Eccles. When the route gets you to the East Lancs road A580 a better safer way would be to go under the underpass, which is well lit. The route has street lamps on in the non built up areas and seems reasonably safe. The path in the non urbanised areas is very good. There are no access issues and I would use this route again...

Lee Drury

I would make a couple of changes which will enhance the walk greatly, when entering the Clifton Country park behind the cafe , which is itself a welcome rest-bite, turn right and when faced with the stunning lake do a right to walk around the pretty marina, maybe feed the ducks. I would then go over the bridge over the "beach" as the original takes you through a field which often has horses in it, follow the path straight on and come up near the water treatment plant, left turn then into Ringley and admire the bridge and the magnificent Irwell River. There you could end your walk with a pint in the Horseshoe or carry on past the pub take a left down Ringley Road then after 50 yards you will see a gravel path, follow that for 1/2 mile and you will be rewarded , after a steep but short climb with a magnificent view from meccano bridge at Nob End....

stephen loughnan