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North West England

View from Clieves Hill – Ashurst Beacon loop from Formby

Road cycling routes

North West England

View from Clieves Hill – Ashurst Beacon loop from Formby

Moderate

11

riders

View from Clieves Hill – Ashurst Beacon loop from Formby

02:46

57.2km

360m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 2.51 km for 80 m

After 54.7 km for 59 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

5.34 km

Old Moss Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Interesting road to cycle along, a lot of the surface is very worse for wear and showing signs of subsidence. Good spot to see interesting birds on the fields too depending on the time of year.

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2

12.3 km

View from Clieves Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

I love riding here for the views

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3

13.2 km

View from Clieves Hill

Highlight • Climb

There are three small climbs on quiet roads that lead to this viewpoint - all are enough to get the heart and lungs going but not long enough, or steep enough to be a problem to anyone.

The view itself is worth the effort - looking over the West Lancashire Plain towards the Mersey Estuary and Irish Sea. Liverpool City Centre and the docks can be seen, and, on a clear day, Wales and Snowdonia.

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4

28.7 km

Ashurst Beacon

Highlight • Monument

An easy walk up to the tower from the road. It has great views looking out towards Liverpool and Blackpool
This beacon tower was built in 1798 by Sir William Ashurst. It was built as a watch tower to warn of a French invasion in the lead up to the Napoleonic War. It is said to be on the site of an earlier beacon that once formed part of a relay series of beacons. They stretched from Everton Brow above Liverpool to Lancaster Castle. They were in place (though unused) during the Anglo–Spanish War of 1585.

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5

29.0 km

Long Heys Lane Anstieg

Highlight • Climb

A bit rutted at the bottom... stick with it, its worth it.. lovely, tough climb up to Ashurst Beacon.

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6

44.5 km

Clieves Hill Summit View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice climb to leg the legs pumping you can make a great loop for hill repeats

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B

57.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.5 km

872 m

422 m

219 m

145 m

123 m

Surfaces

29.4 km

27.6 km

255 m

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Highest point (170 m)

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Sunday 19 July

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