| Cycle Route Details |
| Route Name | Rivington Century via Rochdale and Ramsbottom |
| Distance(miles) | 115.51 |
| Duration(hh:mm) | 11:30 |
| Difficulty | 10/10 |
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| Cycle Route Location |
| Country | England |
| Town/City | Rivington |
| County/Region | Lancashire |
| Start Location | Rivington barn, rivington road, rivington, horwich, bolton |
| End Location | Rivington barn, rivington road, rivington, horwich, bolton |
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| Cycle Steps |
| 1. This is a long and very hilly route. 115 miles with at least two dozen hills, two of which are 25% of an incline; and, one which is the longest downhill (or uphill depending on direction ridden) stretch of road in England (cragg vale).
The route includes hills such as: sheephouse lane (rivington);Edgerton Road (Belmont);Bolton Road (Turton -Edgeworth); Watling Road (Affetside); Outwood Road (Radcliffe), Ashworth Road, (Ashworth Vale), a stretch of the A58, out of Rochdale toward Halifax; Mytholm Steeps(25% - nr Hebden Bridge; Sharney Ford (Todmorden/Bacup); Rawson's Rake (25%-Ramsbottom); Moor Rd (Anglezarke, nr Rivington); again over Sheephouse lane; scout road and edge lane (Winter Hill, nr Rivington). |
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| Landmarks/Sites to see? |
Parts of Lancashire, Gtr Manchester, and Caldervale.
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