NCN 60 - Manchester

20 km 258 m climbing A day 5% off road Road cycling North West England

The route runs south to north through continuous Manchester suburbs, threading Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Withington, Fallowfield and Levenshulme before bending northeast through Gorton and Openshaw toward the city centre and out through Miles Platting, Collyhurst and Cheetham Hill to Blackley. Most of the surface is road. The climbing is spread across the whole line rather than concentrated in one place.

The figures

Distance	20 km
Climbing	258 m
Off road	1 km, about 5% of the route
Riding time	about 1 hours, a long day
Region	North West England
Route from	Sustrans

Worth knowing before you go

You are in built-up Manchester throughout, so resupply is not a problem at any point on the route. The small off-road fraction keeps navigation active in places. Bradford and Clayton carry some industrial heritage worth a pause if you are tracking the Bradford Pit Memorial or Clayton Hall.

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NCN 60 - Manchester is an official route from Sustrans (their website).