GM Ringway - a new 200-mile walking route

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4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Clare hikes along a section of the GM Ringway, Greater Manchester’s new walking trail. It’s a 200 mile route split into 20 stages, starting and ending in Manchester city centre. It goes around the edge of the county through all 10 boroughs of the region, and it’s linked with public transport so people can easily access the linear stages.

Joining Clare as she walks part of Stage 6, which is Strines to Marple, is Andrew Read whose brilliant idea this was. He was awarded £250k of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to make it happen.

The project also depends upon a legion of keen volunteers, several of whom join Clare for today’s walk. One of these is ‘Stage Guardian’ Roz Hughes who explains how important volunteer involvement is to keep the walk maintained in the long term.

The starting point of the walk, Strines Station, was described in The Railway Children. Craig Wright joined the group to share his enthusiasm for this classic children’s book, and - while reading a short section - points out aspects of a view that can be recognised from Edith Nesbit's descriptions.

Presenter: Clare Balding Producer: Karen Gregor

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0:45.6	but up ahead of me I can see a few bright colours,
0:49.3	an orange rain mac and a red rucksack,
0:57.5	and that makes the group look bright even on this dark day. I'm coming here just southeast of Manchester to meet Andrew Reed and Ros Hughes and Craig Wright and there look to be a few others as we
1:06.0	pass under the tunnel that has a platform on either side of it for the station. No trains due for a long time.
1:13.1	Now Andrew is very easy to spot because he's got a fluorescent vest on. Hi there. And the fluorescent vest
1:22.6	hopefully says GM ringway on it, Greater Manchester's Walking Trail.
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