| Cycle Route Details |
| Route Name | Wigan Aspull Horwich Rivington Belmont Chorley Loop |
| Distance(miles) | 37.46 |
| Duration(hh:mm) | 03:42 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
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| Cycle Route Location |
| Country | England |
| Town/City | Swinley, Wigan |
| County/Region | Greater Manchester |
| Start Location | Swinley, Wigan |
| End Location | Swinley, Wigan |
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| Cycle Steps |
| 1. Walkden Avenue
Rt Kenyon Road (B5376)
Leads on to Bridgeman Terrace (B5376)
Left North Way (B5376)
Leads on to Powell Street (B5376)
Leads on to Central Park Way (A49)
Rt Greenough Street
Left Scholes (B5238)
Leads on to Whelley (B5238)
Leads on to Wigan Road (B5238)
RAB left Bolton Road (B5239)
Leads on to Dicconson Lane (B5239)
Rt Chorley Road (A6)
Lt Church Lane (at St. John the Evangelist)
Leads on to Wingates Lane
Over M61
(Fork) left Wingates Lane
Rt Lostock Lane
Rt A6027
Beehive RAB left Chorley New Road (A673)
Straight on RAB @Crown Pub
Rt Lever Park Avenue
Leads on to Rivington lane
Rt Sheephouse Lane
Rt Belmont Road
Left Rivington Road (?)
Pass Ward’s Reservoir / Blue Lagoon
To Black Dog
Rt High Street (A675)
Leads on to Belmont Road (A675)
Leads on to Bolton Road (A675)
Leads on to Stanworth Brow (A675)
Leads on to Chorley Road (A675)
RAB @ M65 1st exit Chorley Road (A674)
Leads on to Blackburn Road (A674)
Continue A674
Fork left Blackburn Road (B6228)
Continue Blackburn Brow (B6228)
RAB straight on Blackburn Brow (B6228)
Over M61
Leads on to Botany Brow (B6228)
RAB 2nd exit Harpers Lane (B6229)
RAB 1st exit Water Street (A6)
RAB straight on Bengal Street (A6)
RAB straight on Clifford Street (A6)
2 more RABs straight on, on to Shepherd’s Way (A6)
RAB straight on Lyons Lane (A6) pass Kwik Fit
RAB straight on Lyons Lane South (A6)
RAB 2nd exit left Bolton Street (A6)
Leads on to Bolton Road (A6)
Briefly becomes ‘Skew Bridge’ (A6) the Bolton Road (A6) again!!
Fork rt Westhoughton Road (A6)
Leads on to Church Street (A6)
RAB 2nd exit Market Place
RAB 1st exit Market Street (A6)
Leads on to A6 Chorley Road
Leads on to Blackrod Bypass Road (A6)
Rt Manchester Road (B5408) towards Poacher
Left Scot Lane (B5238)
RABs straight on Wigan Road (B5238)
Leads on to Whelley (B5238)
Leads on to Scholes (B5238)
Rt Greenough Street
Left Central Park Way (A49)
Leads on to Powell Street (B5376)
Leads on to North Way (B5376)
Rt Bridgeman Terrace (B5376)
Leads on to Kenyon Road (B5376)
Left Walkden Avenue |
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| Landmarks/Sites to see? |
Royal Oak (slight detour left on A6 from Dicconson Lane)
India Gate (Chorley Road A6)
Great House Barn (Rivington Lane, Rivington)
Black Dog (Rivington Road, Belmont)
Rivington Pub near Blackrod Train Station (Just left off A6 Blackrod Bypass Road (Station Road B5238))
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