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![Map preview for Alkrington Woods](https://cdn.gojauntly.com/walks/map/17567473210856313323?format=jpeg&)
![Enter Alkrington Woods via the gateway opposite the bus station. Follow the loose-stone path past the bench and noticeboard.](/assets/serve/step/thumb/resize/54a265ac-92bd-4bbe-9856-c05600f4a8a2_n.jpg?source=jpg)
Step 1: Enter Alkrington Woods via the gateway opposite the bus station. Follow the loose-stone path past the bench and noticeboard.
![At a junction continue ahead as the path bears right next to a grassy swathe between trees.](/assets/serve/step/thumb/resize/86fbf19f-d5f4-4333-a9bf-793a5bda6a3f_n.jpg?source=jpg)
Step 2: At a junction continue ahead as the path bears right next to a grassy swathe between trees.
![When you reach a bridge over the Irk, cross it.](/assets/serve/step/thumb/resize/bb75ec64-849b-43b9-b355-ed0715c14f63_n.jpg?source=jpg)
Step 3: When you reach a bridge over the Irk, cross it.
![It is worth taking a moment to view the rushing river below you as it flows towards Manchester city centre. Continue along the stoney path.](/assets/serve/step/thumb/resize/4988d090-3e23-4897-acbb-b5cd751c9954_n.jpg?source=jpg)
Step 4: It is worth taking a moment to view the rushing river below you as it flows towards Manchester city centre. Continue along the stoney path.
![Your onward route is soon joined by another path coming in from the left. There are some low overhanging trees here.](/assets/serve/step/thumb/resize/5bd88bf0-ef25-4576-a23b-d65604dfe7a1_n.jpg?source=jpg)
Step 5: Your onward route is soon joined by another path coming in from the left. There are some low overhanging trees here.
![In places, the path is muddy. The McBride's factory is to your right, the site of the old Irkdale Bleachworks.](/assets/serve/step/thumb/resize/0c7fddb8-bc39-4d12-b568-162303df29b2_n.jpg?source=jpg)
Step 6: In places, the path is muddy. The McBride's factory is to your right, the site of the old Irkdale Bleachworks.
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