We hope you can discover new areas when you come walking with our group. And new and interesting walkers. We all have varied backgrounds but are all keen to be out in the fresh air on the hills or the plains around Manchester.

Our walks are within easy reach of Trafford, up to about an hours drive but many are much more local. An hours drive takes us into the peak district, the limits of Greater Manchester, onto the Cheshire plain and into parts of Lancashire. We also stray occasionally into North Wales.

The Trafford Group offers a varied programme of friendly walks of between 7 and 11 miles on Thursdays, and occasional Mondays, throughout the year. Walks range from leisurely to moderate with a few more challenging. They include walks from the Peak district to Cheshire plain, from Lancashire to North Wales The programme is produced quarterly with details of all walks. Extra “pop up” walks can be added at short notice and will be included on the website and also notified on our WhatsApp group.

Fortnightly Saturday Strolls are led by RTG walk leaders throughout the year. The routes are generally local to Trafford and are chosen to be easy and circular. Strolls are around 4-5 miles and take a couple of hours with a longer option available on some Saturdays. The pace is leisurely enough to suit most walkers. To join the Strollers all you need is suitable clothing and footwear. Non-members are welcome to walk with us but if you attend regularly we will expect you to join The Ramblers.

Please look at our walks programme which is published quarterly and join us on one of our walks. We will look after you, we have not lost anyone yet!

Walking near the "Plague Village" of Eyam