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Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.

Pennine BridlewayPhoto David Roberts / Pexels

Places to explore near Gorton StationGorton

25 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Photo along the Pennine Bridleway, a 205-mile National Trail running from Middleton Top or Hartington to A683 at Cote Moor, England.Highlight

Pennine Bridleway

National Trail

The Pennines for horse and bike — old packhorse trails and drovers' roads.

9.9 km E · spans 6 counties

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of the Ashton Canal, a 7-mile canal running from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne, north west England.

Ashton Canal

Canal

East Manchester's canal, lifting boats out of the city through eighteen locks toward the Pennine crossings.

0.9 km NE · Greater Manchester

Photo of Highfields Country Park, a country park in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Highfields Country Park

Country park near Manchester

A country park in Greater Manchester.

2.9 km S

Photo of Reddish Vale Country Park, a country park near Marple, Greater Manchester, north west England.

Reddish Vale Country Park

Country park near Marple

A country park in Greater Manchester.

3.2 km SE

Photo of the Rochdale Canal, a 32-mile canal running from Manchester to Sowerby Bridge, England.

Rochdale Canal

Canal

The first canal across the Pennines — 91 broad locks between Manchester and Sowerby Bridge, reopened whole in 2002.

3.7 km NW · Greater Manchester & West Yorkshire

Photo of the Peak Forest Canal, a 15-mile canal running from Dukinfield Junction to Bugsworth Basin, England.

Peak Forest Canal

Canal

Climbing out of Manchester's fringe to Whaley Bridge and Bugsworth Basin, once the transhipment point for Peak limestone.

4.2 km E · Greater Manchester, Derbyshire & Cheshire

Photo of Daisy Nook Country Park, a country park in Greater Manchester, north west England.

Daisy Nook Country Park

Country park near Manchester

A country park in Greater Manchester.

4.5 km NE

Photo of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, a 19-mile canal running from Huddersfield to Ashton-under-Lyne, England.

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

Canal

The highest and boldest Pennine crossing, tunnelling more than three miles under the moors at Standedge.

4.6 km E · Greater Manchester & West Yorkshire

Photo of the Bridgewater Canal, a 39-mile canal running from Runcorn to Leigh, north west England.

Bridgewater Canal

Canal

The Duke's canal of 1761 that began the Canal Age, crossing the Mersey flats between Manchester, Runcorn and Leigh.

6.1 km W · Greater Manchester & Cheshire

Photo of the Manchester Ship Canal, a 36-mile canal running from Eastham to Manchester, north west England.

Manchester Ship Canal

Canal

The Victorian seaway that made inland Manchester a port, taking ocean-going ships 36 miles up from the Mersey estuary.

6.5 km W · Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Merseyside

Everything else within 10 km (15) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.