🥾 Walking route
Salford Trail
Greater Manchester
- 📏 5.4 km · 3.3 mi
- ⛰ +98 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 15 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance5.4 km · 3.3 mi
- Elevation+98 m
- Duration1 hr 15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- Route typeLinear
- TerrainMostly level paths and surfaced tracks with a gentle climb
- Best seasonYear-round; spring and autumn are especially pleasant
- DogsDog-friendly; keep on a lead near roads and pubs
About this walk
This easy linear walk covers 5.4 km of Salford on the western side of Greater Manchester, with a gentle 98 m of ascent spread across the route. At a steady pace it takes around an hour and a quarter, making it a manageable half-day outing that fits neatly around public transport connections into the city.
The path threads through a mix of urban edges and quieter green corridors that are typical of Salford's waymarked walking network. Along the way you can pause at the Star Inn, a welcome stop for a drink or a bite, and look out for the Tree of Knowledge, a local landmark worth a brief detour to take in.
As a linear route, the walk works best if you plan your return by bus, tram or train rather than retracing your steps. The going is straightforward underfoot and the modest climb is barely noticeable, so it suits walkers of most abilities looking for an accessible introduction to the area on foot.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
8 waypoints along the way
- 1
River Irwell
- 2
Cromwell Bridge
- 3
Kersal Wetlands
- 4
Kersal Dale
- 5
Garden Needs
- 6
Vine Street Shul
- 7
Kersal Moor
- 8
Finish: Higher Broughton
- Finish
The end of the route.
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Singleton Brook
~210 m off the route
Star Inn
~209 m off the route
Manchester Great New and Central Synagogue
~325 m off the route
Littleton Bridge
~396 m off the route
St Aidan
~407 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).