The 'ghost' railway route you can explore on foot - and grab brunch along the way
Greater Manchester is surrounded by incredible countryside, from the Peak District to the east to the Cheshire Plains to the south. Yet sometimes it’s nice to stay closer to home, which is when an urban walk comes in handy.
Creating a link between green spaces and parks, including Highfield Country Park and Debdale Park, the route provides a leisurely stroll away from the hum of traffic, but without the need to venture outside of the M60. It’s green and leafy, but with the occasional graffiti-strewn wall providing some urban edge.The track begins at St Werburgh’s Metrolink Stop in Chorlton-cum Hardy and ends at Fairfield station, near the northern end of Debdale Park. It follows the route of a former railway line.
The route was abandoned until a group of cyclists in the 1990s campaigned to convert it into a traffic-free green corridor through south Manchester, forming Friends of Fallowfield Loop in 2001. Today it's mostly owned by the charity Sustrans and the loop is part of the National Cycle Network Route 60.
On the eastern side of the loop is Highfield Country Park, a 70-acre designated Local Nature Reserve which is home to a variety of wildlife. While at the Fairfield end of the loop is Debdale Park, a 45-acre park surrounding two large reservoirs.
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