Greater Manchester
Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford,
Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan
Promoted Routes
Route Location Length
The Pennine Bridleway The section from Derbysire, through Tameside, Oldham and Rochdale, opened on 27 May 04 and now joins the Mary Towneley Loop. Derbyshire, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Lancs, Calderdale, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, Cumbria Under development: part open
The Pennine Bridleway - Mary Towneley Loop Lancashire, Rochdale, Calderdale 42 miles 68km
Trans Pennine Trail East, North, South and West Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, West Lancashire Under development: part open
Trans Pennine Trail: Connexions in Trafford Trafford (Greater Manchester) 2.5 miles 4km
Other riding access opportunities
Where to stay
People wishing to try out the riding away from home may wish to know
where they can keep their horses overnight. A useful book entitled
Bed and Breakfast for Horses which lists places to keep a horse overnight
can be purchased from the British Horse Society.
Entries include:
Angela Harden, Knowl Farm Holiday Accommodation, Blackstone Edge Old Road, Littleborough OL15 0LL
Tel: 01706 378284
Fax: 01706 378284
Email
Website
Maps
Anyone riding in the area or wishing to plan a long distance or
circular bridleroute may wish to use these 1:50,000 Landranger
Ordnance Survey maps.
Landranger Map 102: Preston and Blackpool, Lytham St Anne's
Landranger Map 103: Blackburn and Burnley, Clitheroe and Skipton
Landranger Map 108: Liverpool, Southport & Wigan
Landranger Map 109: Manchester, Bolton & Warrington
Development
If you know of, or are planning, any promoted routes,
please let us know. We will record them here so
that work is not duplicated!
Development is currently underway on several routes.
Email the BHS Access Office with details.
© 2002 The British Horse Society .
Updated: 30 May 05.
Reference: NW-GM