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View of the Lovell Telescope – Blackden Lane loop from Holmes Chapel

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View of the Lovell Telescope – Blackden Lane loop from Holmes Chapel

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View of the Lovell Telescope – Blackden Lane loop from Holmes Chapel

01:44

29.3km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.09 km

Bidlea Dairy Café & Ice Cream

Highlight • Cafe

Cafe & delicious local ice cream

Tip by

16.1 km

Chelsea Corner Shoppe

Highlight • Cafe

Since 1705, great little fuel stop.

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19.3 km

View of the Lovell Telescope

Highlight • Monument

another great place to view the Lovell telescope

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21.2 km

Blackberries on Goostrey Lane

Highlight • Natural

This lane is lined with blackberries at the end of July.

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23.2 km

Blackden Lane

Highlight • Trail

Nice quiet, straight and fairly flat country road. The area is quite agricultural, but there is heath land to the west.

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24.2 km

View of Jodrell Bank Observatory

Highlight • Monument

Pull off the road to see a beautiful clear view across the fields of the Jodrell Bank observatory

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26.4 km

Holmes Chapel Viaduct

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Good little dig from Holmes Chapel, descent for 500m and then a couple of minutes of steady up. Take the right after the bend onto Forty Acres Lane for a quiet trundle/sprint along the lanes.

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29.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.1 km

3.22 km

2.17 km

810 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.0 km

728 m

451 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

23°C

14°C

0 %

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View of the Lovell Telescope – Blackden Lane loop from Holmes Chapel

Bidlea Dairy Café & Ice Cream

Chelsea Corner Shoppe

View of the Lovell Telescope

Blackberries on Goostrey Lane

Blackden Lane

View of Jodrell Bank Observatory

Holmes Chapel Viaduct

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