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Atherton (Manchester) #2623 Free

AUDrive
Online
04 Oct 2025
94
6.7 mi
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26 min
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This 6.7 mile, 26 minute route has 2 stages and runs through Atherton, Hindley and Westleigh, with limits from 20 mph to 50 mph. It is the shortest of the routes from this centre, yet it is among the busiest for traffic lights.

Watch Out For

  • 8 traffic lights over a short distance.
  • 5 roundabouts, including the Talbot Roundabout on the A577: give way to the right and signal left on exit.
  • Speed limits reach 50 mph, so adjust early when leaving slower sections.

Route Features

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • Read each signal early and stop smoothly on amber.
  • Check the speed signs as the limit changes between 20, 30, 40 and 50 mph.
Step-by-Step Directions (2 stages)

Stage 1

1 Drive west on Gibfield Park Avenue. 71 yd
2 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gibfield Park Way. 5 yd
3 Exit the roundabout onto Gibfield Park Way. 716 yd
4 Enter Talbot Roundabout and take the 4th exit onto A577/Wigan Road. 105 yd
5 Exit the roundabout onto A577/Wigan Road. Continue on A577. 1580 yd
6 Turn left onto Westleigh Lane. 941 yd
7 Turn left onto Lawson Avenue. 159 yd
8 Turn left to stay on Lawson Avenue. 28 yd

Stage 2

1 Drive southeast on Lawson Avenue. 28 yd
2 Turn right to stay on Lawson Avenue. 159 yd
3 Turn left onto Westleigh Lane. 1041 yd
4 Turn left onto Heather Grove. 23 yd
5 Turn left onto Maple Crescent. 144 yd
6 Make a left U-turn to stay on Maple Crescent. 163 yd
7 Turn right onto Broom Avenue. 192 yd
8 Turn right onto Westbourne Avenue. 232 yd
9 Turn left onto Kirkhall Lane. 435 yd
10 Turn left onto A579/Atherleigh Way. 1.4 mi
11 Enter Talbot Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A577/Wigan Road. 59 yd
12 Exit the roundabout onto A577/Wigan Road. 622 yd
13 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Gloucester Street. 11 yd
14 Exit the roundabout onto Gloucester Street. 575 yd
15 Turn left onto Flapper Fold Lane. 418 yd
16 Turn left onto Car Bank Street. 230 yd
17 Turn left onto Derby Street. 184 yd
18 Turn right onto Bag Lane. 597 yd
19 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Gibfield Park Avenue. 3 yd
20 Exit the roundabout onto Gibfield Park Avenue. 377 yd