A lot of our runs recently have been along the bridge water canal through Stretford, Sale and Altrincham. It's great running along the canal, it's away from traffic and there is something calming about the water. I have also been riding the canal tow path. So far I have followed it up to Wigan and hope to follow it further, up to Chorley, in the near future. I'm also keen to show Rachel the paths I have discovered.
This week, I took another new route. The Bridgewater canal turns north just after Stretford to pass the home of Manchester United and then on into the city centre. But before it does it travels alongside the Manchester ship Canal. And it is here that I have been exploring, just up from the Pomona tram stop there is a patch of wasteland that has been left alone. There is a reasonably modern feel to the architecture, but a very dilapidated look as moss, weeds and bushes have started take over the path. Man hole covers are missing, presumably stolen for their metallic value and there are patches dug up with all sorts of cables and wires uncovered. What I loved about it the most was that it seemed to be a spot right in the middle of Manchester that most people wouldn't even know existed. So I invited Rachel, who is a photographer, to join me and we took some photos of these overgrown paths along the way. We are now keen to come back with a proper camera to document some of these forgotten places in Manchester and also keen to go back and explore more of the old paths through the city that are gradually being forgotten as the pull of seemingly more interesting things like shops distract us from these little gems.
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