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West Didsbury (Manchester) #1583 Pro

AUDrive
Online
28 Jan 2025
69
6.3 mi
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30 min
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18
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Route 1583 runs 10.1 km over roughly 30 minutes through West Didsbury and Didsbury, all at 20 to 30 mph. Its signature is a strong left bias, 13 left turns against only 3 rights, the most left-heavy route at this centre. It also packs in two roundabouts, 18 sets of traffic lights and six marked cycle lanes, so mirror and nearside discipline matter throughout.

Watch Out For

  • Six cycle lanes; check your nearside before each of the many left turns.
  • Four give way junctions where you judge gaps in priority traffic.
  • Two roundabouts, giving way to the right and signalling left on exit.

Route Features

  • Runs main roads such as Nell Lane and The Boulevard between quieter avenues.
  • A near-constant string of left turns through the residential grid.

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • On the roundabouts, get into the correct lane early and signal left as you leave.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive northeast on Derwent Avenue. 30 yd
2 Turn right onto Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 185 yd
3 Turn left onto A5103/Princess Road. 512 yd
4 Turn left onto Nell Lane. 21 yd
5 Turn left to stay on Nell Lane. 28 yd
6 Bear left onto A5103/Princess Road. 252 yd
7 Turn right onto The Boulevard. 126 yd
8 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto The Boulevard. 124 yd
9 Turn left onto The Boulevard. 124 yd
10 Enter Cavendish Road and take the 2nd exit. 19 yd
11 Exit the roundabout onto Cavendish Road. 1491 yd
12 Turn right onto Wilmslow Road/B5093. 599 yd
13 Make a sharp left onto Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 1077 yd
14 Turn left onto Mersey Road. 191 yd
15 Turn left onto Palatine Road/B5167. 443 yd
16 Turn left onto Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 234 yd
17 Turn right to stay on Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 365 yd
18 Bear left onto Darley Avenue. 57 yd
19 Make a sharp left onto Rowsley Avenue. 175 yd
20 Turn left onto Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 171 yd
21 Turn left onto Ashwood Avenue. 10 yd
22 Turn left onto Darley Avenue. 230 yd
23 Turn left onto Rowsley Avenue. 175 yd
24 Turn left onto Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 286 yd
25 Turn right onto A5103/Princess Road. 504 yd
26 Turn left onto Nell Lane. 884 yd
27 Turn left onto Mauldeth Road West. 432 yd
28 Turn left onto Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 1167 yd
29 Make a sharp left to stay on Barlow Moor Road/A5145. 25 yd