Going to inlaws tomorrow, going to take bike in car and ride home. Its Tarleton near Southport and riding back towards leigh. Anything I should aim for? Was thinking Billinge Hill or maybe towards haigh Hall? Any ideas? I know it's fairly flat.
You roading or gravelling?
Xc bike
As little road as possible!
Know this area well, I'll drop in some suggestions later.
Nice one mate. 👍
I'll have a think. Ex formbyite....
If you want hills I can suggest some.
I ride a road bike round Tarleton, Croston neck of the woods so can suggest quiet roads if that's any help? You can get from Tarleton to Sollom and on to Bretherton via tarmac covered farm tracks that are traffic free but I don't know a way from Bretherton to Wigan without going on road.
From Haigh getting to leigh is easy and completely off road, you can get onto the canal bank at Red rock and head toward Rabbit rocks, via Haigh hall or not, then Amberswood then Bickershaw country park then your pretty much at Penny flash.
If you want something quicker, all be it more boring, you can follow the canal down to Wigan from Red rock and then head from Wigan past Scotsman flash and onto Penny flash.
This is great, i know leigh to haigh Hall and billinge hill, but not really anything the other side.
I'm sure my father in law will know how to Head to sallam, that sounds decent.
Penny flash is right at the back of my house, I've got byrom Woods in between me and the flash.
Where's amberswood?
Amberswood is in Hindley. If you put it into google maps it'll show you better than I can explain. You can connect Amberwood wood with Bickershaw country park by going though Low Hall nature reserve and behind the prison.
Amberswood although very small is worth an explore if you're passing
I'm definitely going there. It's really close to me and I've never heard of it.