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Macclesfield #2093 Free
This is one of the longer drives at Macclesfield, 9.0 miles in roughly 33 minutes as a single stage. It leaves town through Bollin Meadow and Bollinbrook, passes Upton Priory and Four Lane Ends, then runs well west into Whirley Grove and Birtles, further out than the town centre routes here. Limits are 30, 40 and 60 mph, with 6 roundabouts and 10 sets of traffic lights.
Watch Out For
- A give way junction where the country lanes meet a faster road.
- Only eight turns in nine miles, so junctions arrive after long gaps of open driving.
- Ten sets of lights bunched around the town end of the route.
Route Features
- Whirley Road and Birtles Lane are narrow rural lanes with bends and hedges.
- Chelford Road carries the 60 mph running back toward town.
Test Manoeuvres
- A pull up on the left on the return into Macclesfield.
Key Tips
- On the rural lanes hold a safe position for oncoming traffic and blind bends.
- Drop speed before the 60 mph roads feed back into 30 mph streets.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
| 1 | Drive west on Glegg Street. | 76 yd | |
| 2 | Turn right onto Green Street. | 261 yd | |
| 3 | Turn left onto A537/Buxton Road. | 205 yd | |
| 4 | Turn right onto A523/The Silk Road. | 299 yd | |
| 5 | Bear left. | 60 yd | |
| 6 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto A537/Hibel Road. | 421 yd | |
| 7 | Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Churchill Way/B5181. | 67 yd | |
| 8 | Turn right onto King Edward Street. | 210 yd | |
| 9 | Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A537/Cumberland Street. | 331 yd | |
| 10 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Prestbury Road/B5087. | 2.3 mi | |
| 11 | Turn left onto Birtles Lane. | 216 yd | |
| 12 | Bear left onto Wrigley Lane. | 1481 yd | |
| 13 | Turn left onto Whirley Road. | 764 yd | |
| 14 | Bear left onto Birtles Road. | 162 yd | |
| 15 | Turn right onto St. Austell Avenue. | 366 yd | |
| 16 | Turn right onto Newquay Drive. | 178 yd | |
| 17 | Turn left onto Whirley Road. | 465 yd | |
| 18 | Bear left onto A537/Chelford Road. Continue on A537. | 1077 yd | |
| 19 | Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Ivy Road. | 689 yd | |
| 20 | Turn left onto Chiltern Avenue. | 393 yd | |
| 21 | Turn right onto Sycamore Crescent. | 301 yd | |
| 22 | Turn left onto Ivy Lane. | 1508 yd | |
| 23 | Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A536/Park Street. | 297 yd | |
| 24 | Turn right onto Brook Street. | 241 yd | |
| 25 | Turn left onto Daintry Street. | 100 yd |
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