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UK: North West: Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester
Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport,
Tameside, Trafford and Wigan


Promoted Routes

RouteLocationLength
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 LoopLancashire, Rochdale, Calderdale42 miles
68km
Trans Pennine TrailEast, North, South and West Yorkshire,
Derbyshire, Greater Manchester,
Merseyside, West Lancashire
Under
development:
part open
Trans Pennine Trail: Connexions in TraffordTrafford (Greater Manchester)2.5 miles
4km

Other riding access opportunities

RouteLocation
Countryside Stewardship RoutesSearch Page

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