River Irwell South
Bury, Whitefield, Salford
Sociology and greenery on the river with a claim to have began it all
About
No official route, no marks, but several partial routes and the abandoned Irwell Valley Sculpture Trail. This path close as possible to river banks, damaged in several places by improvement. Impossible near Victoria Station, Prestolee, Radcliffe and Bury. Tricky navigation in Clifton. Mostly solid, wide paths except where noted. Noise, even in fields, and the Irwell can stink. Futuristic Salford Quays, to Manc brick, to urban greenery. Mostly near the river, notable locations and riveting if not pretty range of construction and building. Alternative routes cut Irwell bows, avoid roads, or suggest access.
Info
joins to
- Salford Quays Loop
- Manchester-Salford Junction Canal
- Victoria-Salford walk
- Bolton-Bury canal
- Outwood trail