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North West England

The Bridgewater Way – Lingard's Bridge loop from Birchwood

Bike touring routes & trails

North West England

The Bridgewater Way – Lingard's Bridge loop from Birchwood

Hard

4.3

(3)

4

riders

The Bridgewater Way – Lingard's Bridge loop from Birchwood

02:21

37.6km

100m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 264 m

After 4.00 km for 77 m

After 37.4 km for 264 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1

2.66 km

Birchwood Forest Park

Highlight • Forest

The park has an area of 2 square kilometers and is used for recreation.

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Tip by

2

7.22 km

JoGLE and LEJoG Cycle End to End Marker

Highlight • Cycleway

3

11.9 km

Irlam Station Café

Highlight • Cafe

Excellent place to stop for a while. Very accommodating towards cyclists and enormous scones

Tip by

4

15.4 km

Astley Road Gravel Track

Highlight • Trail

Good stretch of gravel riding.

Tip by

16.9 km

Risley, Holcroft and Chat Moss National Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

6

19.9 km

The Bridgewater Way

Highlight • Trail

The Bridgewater Way is a regeneration project which created a 39 mile route along the Bridgewater Canal for walkers and cyclists alike. As a canal the going is flat and easy, perfect for warming those legs up!

Tip by

7

21.0 km

Lingard's Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

A good waypoint when navigating to or from the canal. It's nice to watch the boats pass underneath.

Tip by

30.0 km

The Covert

Forest

9

32.9 km

The Horse Shoe Pub

Highlight • Pub

Gorgeous location and lovely pub garden

Tip by

B

37.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.5 km

13.2 km

3.56 km

2.27 km

584 m

228 m

197 m

Surfaces

29.9 km

3.83 km

1.89 km

1.73 km

245 m

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Sunday 28 June

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12°C

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