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West Didsbury (Manchester) #1578 Pro

AUDrive
Online
19 Dec 2025
72
4.2 mi
|
21 min
|
10
6
11

The shortest and quickest test here, this 6.68 km route runs about 21 minutes in one stage through Didsbury and West Didsbury at 20 to 30 mph. With just eleven sets of traffic lights and no bike lanes, give-way markers or high-speed roads, it is the simplest loop at this centre.

Watch Out For

  • Seven left turns against only three right in residential streets.
  • Eleven sets of traffic lights, the fewest of any route here.
  • Parked cars and pedestrians on the narrow side roads.

Route Features

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • Hold the 20 mph zones and watch for oncoming cars on narrow streets.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive southwest on Aldermary Road. 160 yd
2 Turn left onto Derwent Avenue. 223 yd
3 Turn left to stay on Derwent Avenue. 72 yd
4 Turn right onto Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 1341 yd
5 Turn right onto Palatine Road/B5167. 443 yd
6 Turn left onto Dene Road West. 167 yd
7 Turn left onto Holme Road. 275 yd
8 Bear right onto Spath Road. 358 yd
9 Turn left onto Victoria Avenue. 367 yd
10 Turn right onto Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 48 yd
11 Turn left onto Pine Road. 269 yd
12 Turn right onto Parkfield Road South. 272 yd
13 Turn left onto Lapwing Lane. 297 yd
14 Turn left onto Burton Road. 346 yd
15 Turn right onto Nell Lane. 164 yd
16 Turn left onto Elizabeth Slinger Road. 440 yd
17 Turn left onto Aldermary Road. 102 yd