Greater Manchester & UK cycle routes, mapping systems and maps

• The A34 where it crosses the M60 heading to East Didsbury from Cheadle is not good - the B5095 is better. Also going to/from Wilmslow, South of the M60, the old Wilmslow road B5358 is a lot more cycle-friendly than the A34 Wilmslow bypass.
• The A556, also known as the Lymm turnoff, between the M56 and the M6, is no longer cycle friendly.

	Alltrails Greater Manchester 265 routes
	Bike Hike Routes on Google or Ordnance Survey maps
	Bike Map
	Bike Maps Paper maps
	Bikepacking UK, Europe routes
	Bikepacking Scotland
	Bike Rides/Greater Manchester 15 Greater Manchester routes
	Bing Maps Microsoft's general road maps
	Breaking Cycles:The Road to Recovery 9 routes starting in Colne
	British Cycling/Lets Ride Routes (Facebook) 73 Greater Manchester Routes
	Canal and River Trust (Facebook Instagram Twitter) Ashton Canal Bridgewater Canal (Facebook) Huddersfield Broad canal Huddersfield Narrow Canal Leeds Liverpool Canal Macclesfield Canal Manchester Bolton and Bury Canal Peak Forest Canal River Mersey Rochdale Canal
	Cheshire Cycleway Map (Komoot)
	Cheshire Ebikes 5 routes
	Culture Trip Greater Manchester, 10 Routes
	Cycle England Rides in Cumbria, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Yorkshire
	Cyced (Facebook twitter) 6 Greater Manchester Routes
	Cycleplan 5 Best Cycle Routes in Manchester 11 best cycle Routes in the UK
	Cycle Route
	Cycle Streets (Facebook)
	Cycle Travel
	Cycling UK Journey Planner
	Cycling UK  140 Routes Includes 7 Greater Manchester routes
	Eurovelo (Facebook) European routes
	Experience Peak District and Derbyshire 9 routes
	Felt (Facebook) Mapping tool
	Flat Tyres MTB Routes (Facebook) Northern England, North Wales
	Forestry England (Facebook) Cycle routes
	Friends of the Fallowfield Loop (Facebook Flickr) Offroad route from Chorlton-cum-Hardy to Abbey Hey/Fairfield, Manchester
	Google Maps UK
	GPS Cycle and Walking Routes 49 Greater Manchester routes
	Gravelmap (Facebook) Global
	The Guardian Top 10 Former Railway Cycle Tracks UK
	Hamilton Davies Trust Irlam & Cadishead Cycleway
	IBikeRide (Facebook) Mountain Bike Rides.
	Komoot 20 Greater Manchester Routes 19 Salford Routes Gravel Routes
	Lakes and Dales Loop (Facebook) Lake District
	Lejog (Facebook) Lands End to John O'Groats cycle association Click here also
	Macctivity 5 rides around Macclesfield
	Manchester City Council Cycle routes 4 Manchester Routes
	Manchester Evening News 8 Manchester Routes 7 Greater Manchester Routes
	Mapmyride Includes 1134 Greater Manchester rides
	Mappy Route Planner
	Mountain Bike Rides (Facebook) East Midlands/Peak District
	MTB Routes Off road map source
	National Byway UK cycle routes
	National Trails (Facebook) England & Wales. Includes Pennine Bridleway and Pennine Way
	Naviki Route mapping app
	On The Go Map
	Outdooractive
	Open Cycle Map UK, Western Europe
	Ordinance Survey Maps National Cycle Network (NCN) £29/year
	OsmAnd Mapping tool
	Peak District Cycle Routes 6 easy routes 9 extended routes 6 multi-day routes
	Peak District Cycling 18 Routes
	Peaks & Puddles 9 off-road trails 7 Quiet Lanes & Trails 4 Roads, Quiet Lanes & Trails
	Plotaroute
	Ride with GPS
	Route You Includes Greater Manchester routes
	Salford City Council 6 Cycling and walking routes Map Park & Pedal bike Lockers
	Secret Manchester 6 Cycling Routes
	Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 5 routes
	Strava Route mapping app Must Do Rides : Manchester
	Sustrans National Cycle Network (Facebook) 38 North West England Routes
	Tameside Routes
	Tame Valley MTB Routes 8 routes
	Trailforks (Facebook) 16 Greater Manchester MTB UK Routes
	Trans Pennine Trail/TPT (Facebook Facebook-Trafford/Manchester) Coast to coast route, via Manchester
	Transport for Greater Manchester/TFGM Bee Network
	Visit Bury Includes Bury off road Cycle Route (13 miles)
	Visit Buxton 4 Trails, 4 Routes and 4 extended routes around Buxton
	Visit Cheshire 6 Cycle Trails
	Visit Lancashire Cycle Routes 79 routes
	Visit Manchester Cycle Routes (Instagram) Top 5 routes Routes around Manchester
	Visit Oldham Cycling guide with 8 routes
	Visit Pendle 6 Family & short cycle routes 8 Medium & Long cycle routes 4 Mountain Bike routes
	Visit Rochdale Walking and Cycling routes
	Warrington Cycling Guide with routes
	Waymarked trails UK, West Europe
	Way of the Roses (Facebook) Coast to coast : Morecambe, Lancaster, York, Bridlington
	Wikiloc Trails UK trails (124,000 trails) Manchester (26 trails) Manchester City Centre (33 trails) Salford (25 Trails) Stockport (19 trails)

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