- Distance Instructions
- Distance 29 miles
- Time 2 h 26 min
- Speed 12 mph
- Min altitude 13 ft
- Peak 423 ft
- Ascend 1270 ft
- Descent 1506 ft
A ride out to view the Anthony Gormley statues on Crosby Beach.This is the outgoing leg. Two choices for the return to Chorley are listed separately.
Leaving from Astley Park gates, Chorley PR7 1JU. Car Parking is conveniently located on Queens Road car park. This is next to the park gates. Turn right immediately after the park gates when entering Chorley from the Preston direction or M61 junction 8. Parking is free after 5 p.m. Weekdays and Saturdays and all day on Sundays.The route goes via Euxton, Eccleston, and Wrightington. Over Parbold Hill from the easy side, thence Parbold, Westhead and Town Green to cross the A59 at Maghull to Sefton Village. Then via Rimrose Country Park to Waterloo and Crosby Marina, for a lunch stop hereabouts.
The Gormley Statues are visible by riding up the Sefton Coastal Path, One of the Sustrans ‘150 great days out'. This part of the route is included in the return route options listed separately.
Total distance for the outward leg is 29 miles
