A series of one hundred short days out from Eccles Station, compiled by Jim Rayner

Jim Rayner has compiled this guide to one hundred walks which can be made by using the train from Eccles station. They are intended mainly to be pleasurable rather than challenging. Most of the walks can be fitted into a morning, an afternoon or an early evening in summer, but some longer hikes are also included.

Although maps are helpful for the walks they are not an utter necessity as the author has tried to make the instructions absolutely clear as to which routes to take. However he would recommend strongly that you take a map on the countryside and hill walks.

A 'category one' rail trip costs no more than the cost of the Greater Manchester Rail Ranger ticket for the day (£6.80 in January 2018). A 'category two' rail trip costs no more than twice the cost of a Greater Manchester Rail Ranger day ticket. And so on for category three etc.

Sometimes the whole cost of the day including travel, admission and meals is given in the same terms so a 'category four' total trip out would cost as much as four rail ranger tickets in total.

Downloading, printing and copying of individual walks for personal use is permitted (each chapter is a separate pdf file). Copyright is retained by the author. Printed versions of this guide, one for the first fifty days out, and the other for the second days out, are now available for £4 each from the author, who may be contacted at james.rayner456@btinternet.com.

Introduction to the first 50 days out

Contents, Timetable & Fare information, Tickets, Disabled Travellers, Walk Classifications for Part 1

Introduction to the second 50 days out

Contents, Timetable & Fare information, Tickets, Disabled Travellers, Walk Classifications for Part 2

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