Sale Water parkrun

Bus: Sale Water Park has no direct bus services, however there are multiple routes and services which stop within a mile of our event.

From Chorlton, the Stagecoach 85A and M Travel Minibuses 276 stop on Barlow Moor Road (then follow the on foot directions below).

In Sale Moor and Northernden the Go Goodwins nos. 260, 267, 268, Stagecoach nos. 19, 41, 143, X5 and Arriva North West no. 18 services all stop either on Old Hall Road and/or Legh Arms pub on Northernden Road which is around 1 mile from our start line (follow on foot directions below)

Train: The nearest train stations are Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Airport. All three are served with good bus links, and Metrolink services which will take you very close to our start line (see Tram below)

Tram: We are 400m from Sale Water Park Metrolink stop on the Manchester Airport Line and approx. 1 mile from Dane Road Metrolink on the Altrincham Line.

From Chorlton: Walk down Hardy Lane until you reach the last house on your right where you will see a gravel path. Follow this path until you come to the River Mersey where you will see a green metal footbridge and Jackson’s Boat pub on the opposite side. Follow the road and path past Jackson’s Boat, at the mini roundabout turn right and follow the path until you get to the triangular building with the red roof.

From Sale Moor/Northernden: Walk via Old Hall Road, and under the M60. At the second roundabout after you have gone under the motorway, go straight across and follow the road to the mini roundabout after Sale Water Park Metrolink which is on your right. Take the left turn on the mini roundabout and follow the path until you get to the triangular building with the red roof.

Sat Nav Post Code: M33 2LX

We are located on Rifle Road, Manchester, M33 2LX

We are located just a few hundred metres from Junction 6 of the M60 motorway.

M60 Clockwise: Exit the motorway at J6 (Sale A6144), at the roundabout at the end of the slip road turn right, go under the bridge, then straight over the second roundabout. Follow this road to the mini roundabout and turn left, then follow the road to the car park.
M60 Anticlockwise: Exit the motorway at the signs for Junctions 7&6 (Altrincham A56, Sale A6144) onto the separate carriageway from the main part of the motorway. Keep right and drive for around 1.5 miles to J6.
At the end of the slip road, turn left at the roundabout. Follow the road to the mini roundabout and turn left. Follow this road to the car park.

Please try to park outside the Mersey Valley Visitors Centre first, and if this is full, use the Metrolink park and ride car park. If parking in Metrolink you must display a parkrun barcode in your windscreen and leave before 10:30am. Please do not park outside Trafford Water Sports Centre.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: TreeTops Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in TreeTops Café - please come and join us!

Sale Water parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Sale Water parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email salewater@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.