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Rivington Pike – Lower Rivington Reservoir loop from Horwich

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Rivington Pike – Lower Rivington Reservoir loop from Horwich

Moderate

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Rivington Pike – Lower Rivington Reservoir loop from Horwich

01:53

27.5km

240m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 14.1 km for 143 m

After 21.0 km for 142 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.02 km

Rivington Pike

Highlight • Viewpoint

Such wonderful scenery at Rivington Pike have a ride up some views are stunning

Tip by

6.29 km

White Bear Marina

Lake

7.33 km

Top Lock

Highlight • Structure

Great place to watch the narrow boats navigate the locks.

Tip by

7.91 km

Leeds and Liverpool Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

lovely stretch of canal to get off the mad roads

Tip by

13.9 km

Haigh Woodland Park and Haigh Hall

Highlight • Forest

Haigh Hall is a historic country house in Haigh, Wigan, Greater Manchester. Built between 1827 and 1840 for James Lindsay, 7th Earl of Balcarres, it replaced an ancient manor house and was a Lindsay family home until 1947, when it was sold to Wigan Corporation. The hall is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building and is owned by Wigan Council. It has a great cycling path around the hall and around the grounds.

Tip by

15.3 km

The Spinney

Forest

22.1 km

Lower Rivington Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Lower Rivington Reservoir is at the end of the Rivington chain of reservoirs in Lancashire, England, with Upper Rivington Reservoir to the north, and Rivington Water Treatment Works to the south. The Rivington chain primarily supplies 70,000 households in the Wigan area. The chain was built to supply Liverpool.

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23.2 km