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Manchester Pedestrian Club


Saturday Walking within reach of Manchester
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Special for 2026

We plan to repeat some of the 1926 walks - from 100 years ago.

See Walks Table below.
Most MPC-arranged walks are on 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month.

This year we are delighted to be able to contribute to the Manchester Festival of Walks.

   

The Hope Valley 2020
(c) Geoff Orsler

The MPC is the second-oldest walking club in the UK, founded in 1903. For most years since then, it has planned walks each Saturday - more than 5600 walks so far - mainly on the hills around Manchester, followed by refreshment in a nearby venue.

Come and Join Us!

Walks Planned for The Coming Year

Note: Some dates of arranged walks might be provisional. Every week there is a walk at Dunham Park. Some walks are organised with other groups, especially the Peak & Northern Footpath Society and, this year, the Manchester Festival of Walks, as indicated.

Details may be found in Details of Walks for 2026. Click MPC waak number for details of that walk.

Walk Date Name Region Length, Grade
Sat 3 Jan No walk
PNFS Wed 7 Jan Preston Rivers & Bridges NW 6m
5618 Sat 10 Jan Dunham SW 4m
5619 Sat 17 Jan Longdendale E 8m
5620 Sat 24 Jan Dunham SW 4m
PNFS Wed 28 Jan Holmes Chapel S ?
5621 Sat 31 Jan TBA
5622 Sat 7 Feb TBA m
PNFS Wed 11 Feb Wilmslow to Mobberley Linear S 6-7m
5623 Sat 14 Feb Dunham SW 4m
5624 Sat 21 Feb Ramsbottom N 7m
PNFS Wed 25 Feb TBA
5625 Sat 28 Feb Dunham SW 4m
5626 Sat 7 Mar TBA
PNFS Wed 11 Mar Frodsham Circular W 8.5m
5627 Sat 14 Mar Dunham SW 4m
5628 Sat 21 Mar Hope Circular SE 8m
PNFS Wed 25 Mar TBA
5629 Sat 28 Mar Dunham SW 4m
5630 Sat 4 Apr Frodsham Flowers and Caves W 8m
PNFS Wed 8 Apr Macclesfield Circular SE 7.5m
5631 Sat 11 Apr Dunham
5632 Sat 18 Apr Roaches S 8m
5633 Sat 25 Apr Dunham
5634 Sat 2 May Greenfield to Littleborough
Repeating a 1926 Walk
as part of Manchester Festival of Walks 		N 12m
PNFS Wed 6 May Whaley Bridge Circular S 6.3m, 800ft ascent
5635 Sat 9 May Lindow Common
as part of Manchester Festival of Walks 		S 7.5m
5636 Sat 16 May Todmorden: Orcan Rocks and Bridestones N 8m ?
5637 Sat 23 May Dunham
5638 Sat 30 May Dunham
5639 Sat 6 Jun Manchester Histories -
PNFS Wed 10 Jun Tutbury & Hatton Circular S 9m
5640 Sat 13 Jun Dunham
5641 Sat 20 Jun Ringway Stage 8:
Broadbottom to Greenfield
5642 Sat 27 Jun Dunham
5643 Sat 4 Jul TBA
5644 Sat 11 Jul Dunham
5645 Sat 18 Jul Marbury 4m W
5646 Sat 25 Jul Dunham
5647 Thursday 6 Aug TBA

For details of walks, see Walks This Year

 
Coming up Shutlingsloe in the sun, 2018.
Coming up Shutlingsloe in the mist, 2019.
 
 
Descending Shutlingsloe, 2025
 

Shutlingsloe - coming up in sun and in mist, and down.
(c) Geoff Orsler 2018, Andrew Basden 2019, 2025

Walk Date Name Region Length, Grade
5648 Sat 8 Aug
5649 Sat 15 Aug
5650 Sat 22 Aug
5651 Sat 29 Aug
5652 Sat 5 Sep
5653 Sat 12 Sep
5654 Sat 19 Sep
5655 Sat 26 Sep
5656 Sat 3 Oct
5657 Sat 10 Oct
5658 Sat 17 Oct
5659 Sat 24 Oct
5660 Sat 31 Oct
5661 Sat 7 Nov
5662 Sat 14 Nov
5663 Sat 21 Nov
5664 Sat 28 Nov
5665 Sat 5 Dec
Sat 12 Dec AGM

Walks during 2025.

  Group at Dobcross, 2017. (c) Geoff Orsler  

We even enjoy the wet! Group at Dobcross. (c) Geoff Orsler 2017

Contents of MPC Website
Walks About the MPC

See Photographs of earlier walks, sent in by members during the 2020 lockdown.

New:

1. We are cataloguing our archive.

2. Ernest Kershaw's book Mancheser Pedestrians 1903 - 1970

cover of Kershaw Book. 1742,2526

has been scanned as a pdf.
A very interesting read not only for Club Members
but also for social historians
and indeed anyone interested in history.

 

Walking with the MPC

In the past, up to the Pandemic of 2020, walks have been organised for most Saturdays of the year in locations easily reached from Manchester - in the Pennines, Peak District, Cheshire, North Wales, etc. Most weeks there would be two walks:

However, the Pandemic disturbed that, and our walks programme is being reconsidered. Most weeks there is a walk of around 5 miles (8 km) at Dunham. Other walks are individually arranged, usually on first and thrid Saturdays each month.

Notes:

Duhnam Walks. See details on Walks This Year.

Walks with the Peak & Northern Footpaths Society. Main details may be found on Walks This Year. See the PNFS Walks Page for full details.

Manchester Festival of Walks. During May MPC walks are arranged as part of the Manchester Festival of Walks. There are many others. See (TBS).

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