Kersal Dale

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  • Course Status

  • Last checked July 2026.  Everything OK – except that the seat used for the SF has gone missing, and a massive tree has fallen across the path between R and C which will need a modest level of gymnastic ability to get past, but 31/7/2026 a new SF has been installed on the fence end maybe 60m East of the old site.

    Fallen tree between R and C

  • NB. F is now a new post a few metres from its old site.
  • NB. P has been buried under a massive bunch of fallen branches (see news item) but has been made visible and accessible from the South.
  • NB. (spring 2024) post W has moved 30m North along the path – Get a new map !
  • NB. (summer 2023) post G has been moved out of the vegetation SE to a little knoll 20m away. 
  • What was post U is now a plaque on a bench the other side of the path. 
  • 14 Oct 2021 new Start/Finish plaque installed on a bench a few metres East of where the old post was. 
  • Note that control U was re-instated across the path from its old position, and post A has been moved 25m across to a visible spot on the edge of the adjacent patch of woods.
  • Beware the Giant Hogweed, which can give a long-lasting blistering rash, though it looks like it may have been treated with something.
  • Major infestation of rose-bay willow herb and Himalayan balsam may make some controls difficult to find in late summer.
  • If you have a very old map … post E has been abandoned and replaced by P on the Short Yellow course; post Q has been moved away from fireplaces; R has been moved out of the undergrowth across the path to the bench.

  • Orienteering map details

  • A4 Landscape, Scale 1:5000. Last updated July 2026.

  • Start/Finish

  • The Start/Finish is just past the end of Radford Road:

    Map detail showing the short walk in to the Start/Finish from the end of Radford Road

    Kersal Dale Start/Finish plaque on fence end

  • How to get a map

  • Kersal Dale waterproof print£1.25

  • Kersal Dale PDF£1.25

  • Or buy any map from Get a Map

  • Park Facilities

  • None

  • Directions

  • From M60 (J17) follow A56 (Bury New Road) S towards Manchester. 1 mile beyond A6044 road bears R. Turn R here on to Radford Street to access park. (Last section of Radford Street is private and very narrow)
  • Alternative street parking on Vine Street along north side of park. (near post H)
  • OS Grid Reference: SD 823 017   Postcode:  M7 4JR
  • Public transport options

  • Course Maintenance

  • Maintained by GMOA, supported by Salford CC.
  • Postwatchers, please click here to submit your report.

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