Birmingham to Manchester

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[middleagecyclist]

Any route out of Birmingham has to be good surely? (sorry. couldn't resist).

;-)

 

[dellzeqq]

Assuming you mean the centre of Birmingham, not the western side, surely the A515 north of Lichfield offers a decent smooth ride?

And I think it now behoves middleagecyclist to tell us of a decent route in to Manchester (from the south or southeast)

 

[middleagecyclist]

And I think it now behoves middleagecyclist to tell us of a decent route in to Manchester (from the south or southeast)

I'll give it a go. As you are in the Touring Forum i'm assuming you are happy with mixed surface? If so, then joining National Cycle Route 68 (Derby to Berwick) somewhere around Ashbourne, following the Tissington Trail up towards Buxton and then on roads to Hyde will bring you to south east Manchester and will also take you through some lovely countryside. That would dovetail nicely with the A515 from Lichfield as well.

If you just want the fastest tarmac route then I'm afraid I can't help.

And anyway, Manchester is a vibrant, cosmoplitan city surrounded by beautiful countryside. The only trouble with it is it's full of Mancunians!

Yorkshire born and proud of it.

 

[fossyant]

Do you want flat, or hilly.

Flat come up through Cheshire west of M6. Hilly to the east of the M6.

 

[400bhp]

Do you want flat, or hilly.

Flat come up through Cheshire west of M6. Hilly to the east of the M6.

Nearly, but not quite. You've got a corridoor east of the M6 and west of Congleton that's flat.

 

[400bhp]

Where in Manchester are you heading?

Why not plot a few routes on bikeroutetoaster and we can comment.

 

[hotfuzzrj]

Hi MisterPaul,

Did you do it in the end? How long did it take you and would you recommend the route you took again?

Many thanks

Rose