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The GM Ringway – Greater Manchester’s walking trail

GM Ringway logo (outline of Greater Manchester with boot-prints below the words 'GM Ringway'.
Walkers enjoying the view from the GM Ringway trail above Chew Valley, Oldham

The GM Ringway above Chew Valley, Oldham © Dr Andrew Read

Bramhall Hall

Bramhall Hall in autumn © Dr Andrew Read

Walkers admiring the Peel Monument, Bury

Walkers admiring the Peel Monument, Bury © Dr Andrew Read

The 'Made possible with Heritage Fund' logo, showing that our project is supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund

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The GM Ringway is Greater Manchester’s walking trail. It explores an astonishing variety of attractive landscapes within the city-region and provides low-impact access to heritage sites across all ten Greater Manchester boroughs.

Designed around existing footpaths, parks and waterways, the GM Ringway connects residents and visitors with the city-region’s rich natural and cultural heritage. Green in every way, all 20 stages of the 200-mile (322-km) route are easily accessed by public transport.

The trail is now being established as a permanent resource for Greater Manchester by two charities – CPRE and Ramblers – with the aid of a £250,000 Heritage Fund grant.

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For those looking for a walk that samples part of the GM Ringway, their shorter walks are perfect. Covering all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, each walk is accessible by public transport. What’s more, five of the routes are totally step-free.

Go Jauntly x GM Ringway 

To support groups and organisation use the GM Ringway, the team have collaborated with Go Jauntly so that anyone can follow a walk on their phone, with simple photo-led guides. Discover the GM Ringway walks.

The GM Ringway has partnered with the award-winning Go Jauntly app to offer more than 200 miles of walks around the city-region. As all of the routes are accessible by public transport, you can join each walk straight from a train station, tram stop or bus stop.

Go Jauntly guides you on the 20 stages of the trail, using pictures and route maps. The app also includes ten shorter GM Ringway ’Short Adventures’, one for each borough, including several step-free routes, enabling everyone to sample the trail.

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