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- Distance Instructions
- Distance 46 miles
- Time 4 h 40 min
- Speed 10 mph
- Min altitude 20 ft
- Peak 466 ft
- Ascend 1447 ft
- Descent 1444 ft
Ratings:
Difficulty Grade: Intermediate
Route Type: Cycling
Start is from Astley Park Gates, Chorley PR7 1JU. There is an adjacent Car Park on Queens Road which is free on Sundays and evenings after 5 p.m. (What3words///line.firmly.pose). There are toilets at Astley Hall, which is passed on the route, but the car park here is £3, all day every day.
The route is similar to "Whittle to Clieves Hills with a slight variation and runs clockwise through the park to Euxton, taking Back Lane to Eccleston. From here it goes towards Wrightington, then through High Moor and down Stoney Lane to Parbold, Newburgh, Westhead and Scarth Hill. Arriving in Aughton it goes to the Clieves Hill viewpoint then Halsall, returning via Heatons Bridge, Curlew Lane, Rufford, Mawdsley, Eccleston and Euxton.
Total distance is 46 miles