Walk Start Point:- Trinity Methodist Church Ancoats, Ridgeway Street, Ancoats. M40 7FZ.
Distance: 4 miles approx.
Time 1 hour 45 mins approx
Terrain: The terrain is easy but sensible footwear for walking along the towpath is recommended. Watch out for low bridges
There are cobbles and uneven paths at some point along the Canal. There are also a couple of busy roads to cross.
Start point between Church front door and tree on green space. Turn Right onto Butler Street and cross over Old Mill Street at the crossing. Go for about 50 yds and turn right onto the canal tow path.
Follow the tow path towards the City centre.
REFLECTION POINT 1 
- Take a look around What did you notice?
- As you stand in this place think about the history of this place.
- Think about what may have gone on here
- Think about the winch and what it did.
- Think about what the winch represents in life perhaps helping to lift a burden
- What or who has been there to help you when you have felt overwhelmed?
- Prayer can be a useful tool to use to offload
- Is this something you have considered or done?
- How did you feel afterwards?
- Perhaps you might want to be thankful for those who have helped share the load or take off the burden.
JOURNEY ONWARDS
Continue along the canal towards the town centre.
Cross over the white bridge and follow the canal around the back of the building be careful as the ceiling becomes quite low while walking along the metal gantry.
Go under the metal bridge and then go left up on the bridge and cross over the canal and stop before going through the car park.
Reflection Point 2 Car Park 
- Take a look around what do you notice?
- The place where you now see these cars was once a canal basin for the boats to go in under the Mill buildings.
- Think about how busy this place would have been.
- There is now a new kind of transport in this place from when it held canal boats. Think about how transportation has changed in your lifetime.
- There is now a move towards a more environmentally mode of transportation using less carbon emissions. Think about what modes of transport you use that helps with reducing climate change.
- Take a look up! During the industrial revolution the air around here would have been black with industrial pollution. Does it seem better here now?
- Perhaps you might be think for a moment about the things that we can do that helps us look after the planet.
JOURNEY ONWARDS
Continue through the car park and go Left along Ducie Street and then go down Canal street.
Upon coming to Chorlton Street take a look at the building on the right.
REFLECTION POINT 3 The Church
- Take a look around, What do you notice?
- This building is called ‘The Church’. Thinking about the word ‘Church’ what would you think are important elements of what church is or should be?
- what do you think the difference is between this and what might be classed as a traditional view of church.
- If a church is a place for like-minded people to gather and spend time together what are the similarities with this and what Church might be like?
- Think about the mural on the side of the building saying, ‘You should explore who you are.’ Where do you have the opportunity to think about who you are and who you were meant to be?
- Do you think that The Church (feel free to interpret “Church” however you like) is a place where this can happen
- Perhaps you might like to think and consider what Church looks like for you.
JOURNEY ONWARDSContinue along Canal Street until coming to the next bridge at Princess street.
Go left across over the canal bridge at Princess Street and go left at Starbucks and go under Princess Street following the canal. If the tow path is closed go left along Atwood Street then right onto Whitworth Street then Right onto Oxford Street then cross over opposite The Palace Theatre and continue along the canal.
Upon coming to Castlefield Deansgate go left up the ramp onto Whitworth Street West.
At this point you can either catch a tram back into the City centre (Market Street) and then short walk to Piccadilly Gardens (Ashton Under Lyne Tram) and then get off at Holt Town and walk up Beswick Street back to Trinity or to continue walking go left.
At the traffic lights go Left over the canal and along Albion Street.
Continue into Lower Mosley Street past Bridgewater Hall on right and continue to St Peter’s square
Through St Peter’s square into Mosley Street
Up past art gallery (on right) continue along Mosley Street
Into Piccadilly Gardens
Between Five Guys and Morrisons go up Oldham Street and continue all the way up until you come to The Comedy Club (on right)
Turn right onto Great Ancoats Street
Cross over and go right along Great Ancoats Street until you come to the Rochdale Canal on Redhill Street and turn left with the canal on your right.
Follow canal on right and at Bengal Street go right over the metal bridge and go down into the Marina.
Continue over the small bridges into New Islington Marina and then at Old Mill Street turn left and follow Old Mill Street all the way up to the traffic lights on Butler Streetthen turn left and go back to Trini