Best walks near Bolton by train
MapA day hike in the countryside is just a simple train journey away — explore the most charmingly located railway stations in North of England and plan your next day of green.
Buxton Station to Macclesfield Station (Derbyshire)
45m from Bolton, with one change.
18km.
Spectacular views. Wild landscape of deep valleys and gritstone peaks and studded with peat bogs and pine forests. Buxton developed as a fashionable spa in 18th-19th centuries using profits from Dukes of Devonshire's copper mines. Macclesfield granted borough charter for market in 13th Century. Stiles; busy road with no pavement and fast traffic.
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New Mills Central Station to Marple Station (Derbyshire)
45m from Bolton, with one change.
9km.
Spectacular. Canal towpath with residential roads and riverside paths. Scenic canal walk through Peak District foothills along the Peak Forest Canal. Muddy sections on towpath.
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Hadfield Station to Marsden Station (Derbyshire)
1h from Bolton, with one change.
23km.
Spectacular views of valley while crossing dams. Primarily along the Pennine Way. Pennine Way since 1965. Hadfield = Royston Vassey in League of Gentlemen TV series. Longdendale Chain reservoirs (1830s-1884) supplied Manchester. Derelict textile mill at walk's end. Steep section beside Rakes Rocks; cliff edge high above clough; long flight of stone steps to descend near Marsden.
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New Mills Newtown Station to Chapel-en-le-Frith Station (Cheshire)
1h from Bolton, with one change.
9km.
Beautiful Peak District fringe landscape. Valley floor walk with canal towpath and former tramway trail. Historic route tracing pioneering industrial transport infrastructure through Peak District foothills. Busy road sections; rough ground with old concrete and limestone blocks.
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Carnforth Station to Lancaster Station (Lancashire)
45m direct from Bolton.
Easy: 12km, flat terrain. 3h.
Woodland paths.
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Stalybridge Station to Mossley Station (Lancashire)
30m from Bolton, with one change.
Easy: 5km, moderate ascents. 1h30.
Canal towpath and flat and easy-going. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Mossley Station to Greenfield Station (Lancashire)
45m from Bolton, with one change.
Easy: 4km, moderate ascents. 1h.
Canal towpath and flat and easy-going. Part of the Tame Valley Way. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Greenfield Station to Marsden Station (Yorkshire)
45m from Bolton, with one change.
Tough: steep ascents. 10km. 3h.
Canal towpath with open moorland. Part of the Standedge Trail.
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Slaithwaite Station to Huddersfield Station (Yorkshire)
45m from Bolton, with one change.
Easy: 8km, flat terrain. 2h.
Pleasant walk; picturesque. Canal towpath with street sections at either end; surfaced.
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Marsden Station to Slaithwaite Station (Yorkshire)
1h from Bolton, with one change.
Easy: 4km, flat terrain. 1h.
Canal towpath. Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Glossop Station Circular via Doctors Gate (Derbyshire)
1h from Bolton, with one change.
Tough: steep ascents. 16km. 5h.
Can be very muddy or boggy.
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Chinley Station to Hope Station (Derbyshire)
1h from Bolton, with one change.
Tough: steep ascents. 17km. 5h.
Panoramic views.