Mooch and natter in Mossley this May with the 2024 GM Walking Festival  

Explore Micklehurst and Midge Hill with a free photography walk this May as Mossley celebrates National Walking Month and the GM Walking Festival.

More than 350 walking and wheeling events are taking place across the city region as the hugely popular Greater Manchester (GM) Walking Festival returns in May. 

Nine walks are taking place in Mossley throughout the month including a walk and talk with photo opportunities, led by Alan Bishop, on Friday, May 10, from Mossley Station.  

Events in Mossley will be happening throughout the month to celebrate National Walking Month as well as Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May) and Walk to School Week (20-24 May). 

The GM Walking Festival 2024 is also running throughout May, to align with National Walking Month, and is a celebration of walking and wheeling across Greater Manchester.  

Community groups, walking groups, charities, and many others are putting on free, group-led walks alongside Greater Manchester Walking Festival.

With hundreds of different group walks to choose from, you can search on the GM Walking Festival website for walks based on distance or grading, proximity to public transport, accessibility by wheelchair, buggy-friendly walks, and routes close to cafes and pubs.  

Louise Robbins, strategic lead of GM Walking, said: “This May we’re encouraging everyone to get walking and wheeling and explore their local area, discovering new places to walk, socialise, and have fun by moving more regularly. 

“GM Walking supports everyone to walk regularly in their neighbourhoods and we hope to inspire everyone to do a little bit more by taking part in this year’s festivities   

“We’re lucky to live in such a beautiful region - enjoying the great outdoors is just one of many reasons people may wish to get walking this month.  

“There’s also the amazing mental wellbeing benefits, reducing loneliness, tackling social isolation and building new friendships and connections through group walks.” 

Everyone is invited to the GM Walking Festival and you can discover the full programme of free, group-led walking and wheeling events on the GM Walking website: https://gmwalking.co.uk/festival-routes/.