Navigation Road to Manchester Piccadilly Walk
Canal walk
A walk of about 9 miles along the Bridgewater Canal and the Rochdale Canal from Navigation Road station to Manchester Piccadilly station. Take the train to Navigation Road, follow the towpath and catch the train back from Manchester Piccadilly.
- Distance
- 9 mi
- Time
- 3 hours
- Train back
- 26min
The walk
From Navigation Road station, walk to the Bridgewater Canal, follow the towpath to the junction and turn onto the Rochdale Canal: 8.5 miles of towpath in all, to Manchester Piccadilly. Getting to and from the towpath adds 0.5 miles away (about 0.6 miles on foot) in all.
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
Getting there and back
At the end, trains from Manchester Piccadilly back to Navigation Road take from 26min. Times are averages from our journey data, not a live timetable.
To Navigation Road from the cities
- ManchesterFrom 26min
- PrestonFrom 1hr 25min
- SheffieldFrom 1hr 26min
- LiverpoolFrom 1hr 36min
- LancasterFrom 1hr 45min
- LeedsFrom 1hr 47min
- BirminghamFrom 2hr 5min
- LeicesterFrom 2hr 17min
Good to know
How long is the Navigation Road to Manchester Piccadilly walk?
About 9 miles from station to station: 8.5 miles along the Bridgewater Canal and the Rochdale Canal and 0.5 miles away (about 0.6 miles on foot) getting to and from the towpath.
How long does it take to walk from Navigation Road to Manchester Piccadilly?
About 3 hours at 3 miles an hour on the flat towpath, without stops.
How do you get back from Manchester Piccadilly to Navigation Road?
By train: the quickest journey from Manchester Piccadilly back to Navigation Road takes 26min.
How do you get to Navigation Road by train?
Navigation Road is 26min from Manchester, 1hr 25min from Preston, 1hr 26min from Sheffield and 2hr 23min from London by train.