This 5.5 mile route takes about 29.2 minutes in a single stage and drops south from the Cheetham Hill centre into Lower Broughton, Greengate and Strangeways. Limits stay at 20 mph and 30 mph and there are no roundabouts, but the turn pattern is unusually right heavy, 13 right turns against only five lefts, so most junctions ask you to cross oncoming traffic.

Watch Out For

• A stop sign that needs a full stop before the line every time.
• One give way junction and five marked bike lanes, several close to Trinity Way.
• 15 sets of traffic lights squeezed into a short loop.

Route Features

• Great Cheetham Street West sits between the stop sign and the give way junction on the return leg.
• Great Clowes Street forms the western edge of the loop.

Test Manoeuvres

• Pull up on the left at the marked point, signalling early and stopping close and parallel to the kerb.

Key Tips

• On the right turns, position near the centre line, hold back until you have a clear gap and watch for cyclists passing on your nearside.