Freshwalks

For the latest in our Walks for Women+ series, we’re heading to Hale, Cheshire. This fairly flat circular route is a perfect entry level opportunity for Freshwalkers of all fitness levels, mixing pavement, riverside paths and woodland trail walking.

We intend to meet outside Hale station from 10:30 onwards and start the walk no later than 10:45. We plan to grab a quick coffee to go at Into The Wild Bushcraft about halfway round. Subject to how long this takes, we should return to our starting point sometime around 12:30 where we’ll find a local pub or cafe to enjoy some optional lunch. No worries if you have to head off straight away though.

Castlefield – Rochdale Canal – New Islington – Ashton Canal – Kampus

A 5km urban netwalking event brought to you in partnership with Pro.Manchester and designed to work within the busiest working schedule.

We’ll meet outside The Y Club on Liverpool Road and venture through the heart of the city along the Rochdale Canal. We’ll leave the canal in Ancoats to cut through New Islington and then join the Ashton Canal to head back into town past Paradise Wharf.

At the end of the walk, we invite you to join your newly made contacts for some optional lunch at Nell’s Pizza, Kampus, where the walk will end.

This challenging day hike which includes four Wainwrights forms part of our wider Helvellyn & Ullswater tour event. This page is for those of you who can’t make the entire tour but simply wish to join the main Thursday hike.

A high level walk starting on the outskirts of Glenridding from our tour base, Almond Lodge bunkhouse. We’ll initially head west towards the zigzag path up the side of Kepple Cove and then over Whiteside and Lower Man to reach our summit, Helvellyn. We’ll then bear left from the main path at Swallow Scarth to reach Nethermost Pike and Dollywagon Pike before descending the zigzag path down to Grisedale Tarn. We’ll then head back to our starting point via the path down Grisedale from the tarn outflow. A challenging and rewarding lakeland walk for experienced and fit hikers.

This mountain valley day hike forms part of our wider Helvellyn & Ullswater tour event and has been selected for tour guests who fancy an easier day in the mountains than our challenging Helvellyn experience. Timings should also work better for anyone who fancies heading up to the Lakes and back inside the day.

We plan to start and finish this walk outside the Traveller’s Rest public house, Glenridding.

Our route initially heads up the Glenridding valley towards our tour base at Almond Lodge Bunkhouse before looping back to explore the Grisedale valley. Though never heading too high up the mountain sides, the route still offers good views down Glenridding to Ullswater and up Grisedale to Helvellyn, Nethermost Pike and Dollywaggon Pike. There will still be some rough terrain underfoot with large boulders in places but this route offers an inclusive and easier Thursday option.

For the latest in our Walks for Women+ event series, we’re heading to Bramhall Park which is an ideal location for those looking for a more relaxing Freshwalks experience. We intend to meet outside The Stables Kitchen Cafe from 10:30 onwards and start the walk no later than 10:45. After a couple of loops of the park, we’ll return to the cafe around 12:30 where you are welcome to join other walkers for further chat and subject to weather, a picnic outside.

Unfortunately, Bramhall Park is a good 30 mins walk from Bramhall station but there are regular buses (378/379) from Stockport for those wishing to use public transport. Bramhall Park is a beautifully landscaped greenspace. It sits in the grounds of Bramall Hall, a 14th century timber framed hall. The park is home to a variety of wildlife. Its woodland and lakes provide an excellent environment for habitats to develop. The landscaping of the park began in the 1890s, when the ponds were made.

Langho – Dean Clough Reservoir – Whalley Nab – Whalley

Discover a glimpse of Lakeland in the hills of Lancashire on this scenic linear ridge walk in the beautiful Ribble Valley.

This picturesque railway walk starts at the whistlestop station of Langho, on the Ribble Valley line and climbs up onto the ridge of Whalley Nab, for stunning views over the valley, then follows the ridge for a couple of miles before descending steeply through the wooded slopes into the historic riverside town of Whalley, where there’s a huge choice of boutique cafes and bars for a bit of after-walk indulgence.

Loggerheads Country Park – Ffrith Mountain – Moel Famau – Offa Dyke’s Path – Loggerheads Country Park

We’re excited to be back on Merseyside in 2024 for a series of walks delivered in collaboration with Haines Watts and Bathgate Business Finance.

Our spring walk sees us venturing a little further than our usual walks as we head into the Clwydian Range, North Wales and hope the Merseyside business community can join us.

Climb up through farmland and heather fields to the peak of Moel Famau, the highest of the Clwydian Range above the spruce forest below

Gorgeous Peak District scenery walking from Hathersage to Grindleford and back again via Stanage Edge, Burbage Rocks and Padley Gorge.

This gorgeous circular walking route will start in Hathersage at the eastern end of the Hope Valley and is perfectly located for the business communities of Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire to join us for some fantastic networking in the countryside. We’ll meet in Oddfellows Road Car Park – opposite Hathersage Lido – and the walk will start promptly at 10:00. We should return to Hathersage approx 4pm but subject to progress and weather might even find time for a quick refreshments stop in the beer garden at The Maynard in Grindleford. There will also be an early exit option for Freshwalkers tight on time by taking the train one stop back from Grindleford to Hathersage and skipping the last 5km of the route.

You can also choose to head for a refreshing dip at the end of the hike in the outdoor pool at Hathersage Lido