[4][5][6] In June 2022, The Ramblers and CPRE charities were awarded a £250,000 grant by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to establish the GM Ringway.
[7][8] In February 2023, it was reported that Tom Ross, the leader of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council, was one of the first people to complete the walking trail in its entirety, over the course of around one year.
[9] In July 2023, a pilot scheme was announced, with guided walks through the Trafford section of the GM Ringway, in order to obtain feedback from walkers' experience of the route, as well as on the app and website.
[12] The anti-clockwise route is split into four broad sections:[13] The four sections are each divided into five stages (20 in total), with the beginning and end of each accessible by public transport, usually a train or Metrolink station:[1] The GM Ringway passes more than 40 Grade I and II*-listed buildings across Greater Manchester, including Bramall Hall in Stockport and Haigh Hall in Wigan.
[2] There are also future plans to add link routes from the city centre to the west, north and east to connect with the GM Ringway.