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Astley Road Gravel Track – Manchester Ship Canal loop from Glazebrook

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North West England

Rixton-With-Glazebrook

Astley Road Gravel Track – Manchester Ship Canal loop from Glazebrook

Hard

5.0

(2)

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Astley Road Gravel Track – Manchester Ship Canal loop from Glazebrook

01:18

19.9km

40m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Great for any fitness level. 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 6, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 14.7 km for 48 m

After 14.8 km for 48 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.04 km

Irlam Station Café

Highlight • Cafe

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

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6.64 km

Astley Road Gravel Track

Highlight • Trail

Good stretch of gravel riding.

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7.72 km

Risley, Holcroft and Chat Moss National Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

9.84 km

Black Wood

Forest

14.8 km

Irlam Locks

Highlight • River

A great view of part of our canal building history. It is amazing to image how many books shipped there goods, all them years ago.

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14.8 km

Manchester Ship Canal

Highlight • River

The Manchester Ship canal is a 36 mile (58 km) inland waterway. It links Manchester with the Irish Sea. Construction began in 1887 and once completed it enabled Manchester to …

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19.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.46 km

6.30 km

3.52 km

2.77 km

457 m

380 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

4.15 km

3.22 km

382 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

21°C

11°C

83 %

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Astley Road Gravel Track – Manchester Ship Canal loop from Glazebrook

Irlam Station Café

Astley Road Gravel Track

Irlam Locks

Manchester Ship Canal

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