Best walks from Gorton

Levenshulme Station to Gorton Station

An excellent, almost entirely off-road and accessible route on smooth paved surfaces, mostly traffic-free and following the path of a former canal and then the Fallowfield Loop disused railway cycle track. Easy walking; a final footpath to Gorton Station is grotty. Follows the former Stockport branch canal and the Fallowfield Loop cycle path, passing Highfield Country Park, small reservoirs, and the curious remains of the Gorton Aqueduct over the railway. Train stations at both ends.

Easy: 5km, moderate ascents.

Lunch: Plenty of amenities in Levenshulme, including the Levenshulme Antiques Village; less in Gorton.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Manchester Oxford Road Station to Gorton Station

An urban canal-side walk following the Rochdale and Ashton canals out of the city centre, then a green cycleway. Towpath is largely flat and paved and but some sections are cobbled and there are steps at the canal access. Passes the Etihad Campus and Co-op Live Arena; the later cycleway follows the course of the former Stockport Branch Canal.

Easy: 7km, moderate ascents.

There are steps from Oxford Street down to the canal. The path where the route leaves Lees Street by Gorton station can be very overgrown; a minor diversion via Beeth Street and Barrass Street is better.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route