Bikely

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Roach Bridge, Hoghton Tower and scenic SE Preston: partly on bumpy ex-tramline  
by longwayround

The way points of this bicycle route:

Farringdon Park

Samlesbury

You could choose to use the cycle path here to avoid the two roundabouts.

Although you need to turn right off the dual carriageway here, it's actually quite safe in my experience.

Vicarage Lane

Junction of Vicarage Lane and Cuerdale Lane.

A winding fairly steep road with passing places on the approach to Roach Bridge.

Roach Bridge

Take the bridge over the River Darwen by the paper mill and weir.

The road continues to the left.

Follow the road as it bends to the right and becomes Gib Lane

Hoghton

There's a pub here. Turn left up Hoghton Lane (the A675) towards Bolton.

Riley Green

Turn right onto the B5256 (Sandy Lane) towards Leyland

Bear right, continuing along Sandy Lane

Gaze down on the delights of the M65

Brindle

Bear right at the roundabout

Clayton Brook

Turn onto the A6 towards Preston.

It's probably best to ignore the cycle lane here as it takes you the wrong way round the roundabout into opposition with a lot of motorway traffic.

Turn right at the lights onto Station Road, Bamber Bridge

Bamber Bridge

Level crossing

Lostock Hall

Cycle route and footpath

Avenham Park

Dismount (by law) to climb through the park.

Turn left after Homebase then immediately right on to New Hall Lane at the traffic lights.

At busy times, you may prefer to turn right here to cycle along Fishwick Parade which is full of speed bumps but is usually quiet.

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