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Salford Quays Waterfront – Merchants Bridge loop from Salford Central

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Salford Quays Waterfront – Merchants Bridge loop from Salford Central

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Salford Quays Waterfront – Merchants Bridge loop from Salford Central

03:04

12.0km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 5.57 km for 118 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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939 m

Aviva Studios

Highlight • Monument

This stunning, £110 million centre is one of Manchester's newest destinations and represents the city’s continued investment in arts and culture. Constructed on the former site of Granada Studios, it …

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1.72 km

Railway Arches Along the Canal

Highlight • Bridge

5.19 km

Millennium Bridge, Salford Quays

Highlight • Bridge

5.62 km

Media City Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Media City Footbridge is an asymmetric cable-stayed swing bridge over the Manchester Ship Canal. It links MediaCityUK with the Imperial War Museum. The bridge was completed in 2011.

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6.06 km

Salford Quays Waterfront

Highlight • Structure

Salford Quays is a triumph of regeneration. Following the closure of the dockworks in 1982, it became one of Britain's biggest urban regeneration projects. Today it is a centre for …

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6.75 km

Welland Lock

Lake

10.2 km

Slate Wharf and Bridges, Manchester

Highlight • Bridge

Slate Wharf is a well respected housing development close to central Manchester. It's built around one of the old wharfs of the Bridgwater Canal. The long distance Cheshire Ring Canal …

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10.5 km

Merchants Bridge

Highlight • Structure

10.5 km

Castlefield Basin

Highlight • Settlement

12.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.69 km

2.50 km

1.43 km

172 m

158 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.21 km

4.66 km

530 m

333 m

236 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 7 August

26°C

8°C

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Comments

March 5, 2024,Von Manchester City zum Imperial War Museum North 🐝 🇬🇧

Sunday Spree, Monday Thames and today the waters that accompanied me on the way are called Irwell and Bridgewater Canal. A free day in Manchester, the Bee City, bright blue skies and lots to see. I decided to go on a tour along the water to the Imperial War Museum North and walked out of town along the River Irwell. …

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Salford Quays Waterfront – Merchants Bridge loop from Salford Central

Aviva Studios

Railway Arches Along the Canal

Millennium Bridge, Salford Quays

Media City Footbridge

Salford Quays Waterfront

Slate Wharf and Bridges, Manchester

Merchants Bridge

Castlefield Basin

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