
Rochdale Canal & Stanney Brook
Milnrow, Rochdale
- 45 minutes / 2.3km
- 39
A lovely walk from Kingsway Metrolink. A few steps & barriers but should be OK for pushchair-users.
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Step 1: Start the route from Newhey Metrolink Station.
Step 2: 🚨: September 2026 update. Construction work for new housing is blocking the public footpath from Step 208. Use Hollingworth Road to reach Littleborough Station instead.
Step 3: Please note that parts of this walk may be damp, muddy and slippery at any time of year and especially after periods of wet weather. Please bear this in mind when trip-planning. Spot issues? Please complete the survey below 👇

Step 4: If you are coming from central Manchester, turn right as you exit the station and make your way over the bridge on Huddersfield Road.

Step 5: If you are coming from Rochdale, you will also turn right once exiting the station and make your way along Huddersfield Road.

Step 6: Once you reach Railway Street, turn right.

Milnrow, Rochdale
A lovely walk from Kingsway Metrolink. A few steps & barriers but should be OK for pushchair-users.

Littleborough, Rochdale
A circuit of lovely Hollingworth Lake. Fully paved to the halfway point then a well-made dirt track.

Littleborough, Rochdale
Interactive quest for all ages! A step-free circuit of Hollingworth Lake. Hard-surfaced to halfway point then on a well-made track.

Littleborough, Rochdale
A step-free circuit of Hollingworth Lake. Hard-surfaced to halfway point then on a well-made track.

Littleborough - Norden
This adventurous stage offers wide moorland views and includes the spectacular gorge of Healey Dell.