Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Lingard's Bridge – The Bridgewater Way loop from Lowton St Mary's

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Lingard's Bridge – The Bridgewater Way loop from Lowton St Mary's

Hard

5.0

(16)

riders

Lingard's Bridge – The Bridgewater Way loop from Lowton St Mary's

02:49

46.9km

150m

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 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9.58 km for 6 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

6.00 km

Bridgewater Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

great surface and lovely and wide for smashing along.

Tip by

7.80 km

Bridgewater Canal

Lake

8.40 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

9.48 km

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

12.5 km

Risley, Holcroft and Chat Moss National Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

14.0 km

Astley Road Gravel Track

Highlight • Trail

Good stretch of gravel riding.

Tip by

17.5 km

Irlam Station Café

Highlight • Cafe

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

Tip by

28.5 km

Monton Lighthouse on the Bridgewater Canal

Highlight • Structure

The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn, Manchester and Leigh, in North West England. It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester.

Tip by

28.5 km

Monton Village Green and the Unitarian Church

Highlight • Historical Site

33.9 km

New Manchester Woods (Ellenbrook Brickworks)

Forest

39.5 km

Tyldesley Loopline

Highlight • Cycleway

The Tyldesley Loopline is perfect for any type of bikes, prams and wheelchairs because it is all tarmac. Suitable for any age! perfect for walking, jogging and running. Also it is pet friendly. Highly recommended 😎 👍🏽

Tip by

46.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.2 km

9.25 km

5.05 km

4.33 km

3.79 km

3.16 km

103 m

Surfaces

21.9 km

18.1 km

4.14 km

2.55 km

168 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

19°C

13°C

20 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.6

136

Manchester to Pennington Flash loop via the Bridgewater Canal

03:08h

49.4km

190m

Easy

4.3

161

Warrington, Runcorn and Widnes Loop

01:45h

29.4km

120m

Moderate

3.9

Sefton Coastal and Trans Pennine Trail Loop

04:25h

73.2km

170m

Moderate

4.2

Salford Quays to Tatton Park loop

03:12h

55.0km

170m

Moderate

4.2

111

Wirral Circular Trail

03:34h

51.6km

240m

Hard

3.9

Manchester and Middlewood Way Cycle Loop

04:37h

72.0km

530m

Moderate

5.0

Manchester loop

04:25h

73.5km

320m

Moderate

4.5

Old Trafford to WHS Worsley loop

03:46h

58.0km

150m

Moderate

4.8

Cheshire Cycleway and Delamere Forest Loop

02:29h

38.9km

340m

Hard

Bury to Hebden Bridge loop via the Craig Vale climb

05:18h

76.6km

1,120m

Moderate

5.0

Pier head Liver buildings to The Liverpool loop Line

04:17h

72.2km

270m

Hard

4.6

Pier to Pier and Lancashire Cycleway Loop

05:07h

80.3km

280m

Lingard's Bridge – The Bridgewater Way loop from Lowton St Mary's

Bridgewater Canal Path

Lingard's Bridge

The Bridgewater Way

Astley Road Gravel Track

Irlam Station Café

Monton Lighthouse on the Bridgewater Canal

Monton Village Green and the Unitarian Church

Tyldesley Loopline

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️