Moston Park to Cringle Park
Distance: 15 miles
Bunny, big rat, bullfinches, siskins
The day got off to a good start when we saw eight deer running in the fields on our way into Shaw, however an issue with the power lines affecting all the trams in the city centre was less lucky. It meant that we could only get as far as Moston, so we changed our plans and walked a different day's route in reverse.
From Moston Park we walked through Brookdale Park in Failsworth and Clayton Vale, along the Ashton Canal to Gorton Reservoir and into Debdale Park. We had tea and snacks at a bench by the side of the reservoir, while watching a seagull slowly rotating on a buoy.
We followed the Gorton Heritage Trail through a small woodland, seeing heritage pigeons, heritage mud and a heritage pelican crossing.
The designated 'finish' point of the entire walk is here outside the tiny Chapel Street Park in the middle of some terraced houses. We carried on into Levenshulme, which smells very nice thanks to the big McVities factory. From Highfield Country Park we went into Cringle Park where we stopped at the popular cafe for coffee, which were very good, before catching the train back to Manchester central and the tram home.
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