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Speke (Liverpool) #880 Pro

AUDrive
Online
17 Jul 2025
82
8.9 mi
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27 min
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A 9-mile route north to Menlove Avenue and Woolton, returning via Speke Road. Reaches 40 mph on Menlove Avenue with 16 traffic lights and only 2 roundabouts. About 27 minutes.

Watch Out For

  • Menlove Avenue is a wide 40 mph road. Dual carriageway feel but watch for pedestrians at crossing points near Calderstones Park.
  • Allerton Road shopping area. Busy with parked delivery vans and pedestrians stepping out. Reduce to 20 mph.
  • 3 give way junctions near Woolton roundabout. Mini-roundabout cluster. Approach slowly and give way to the right at each one.
  • Springwood Avenue to Woolton Road transition. Speed limit changes from 40 to 30 at a busy junction.

Route Features

  • 3 left turns, 5 right turns, 2 roundabouts, 16 traffic lights.
  • 20 mph school zones, 30 mph residential, 40 mph on Menlove Avenue and Church Road.
  • Reaches the furthest north of any Speke route via Yewtree Road.

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • On Horrocks Avenue, school zone speed is 20 mph during term time. Check the flashing signs.
  • Woolton Road heading south has a gentle downhill. Avoid building excess speed before the 30 zone.
Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive southwest on Banks Road. 239 yd
2 Turn right to stay on Banks Road. 890 yd
3 Turn left onto Church Road. 840 yd
4 Bear left onto Horrocks Avenue. 387 yd
5 Turn right onto Woolton Road/B5171. 547 yd
6 Turn left onto Springwood Avenue. 48 yd
7 Turn right onto Drennan Road. 300 yd
8 Make a sharp right onto Allerton Road. 1521 yd
9 Make a sharp left onto Yewtree Road. 742 yd
10 Turn left onto A562/Menlove Avenue. 884 yd
11 Turn right onto Cromptons Lane. 451 yd
12 Make a sharp left to stay on Cromptons Lane. 99 yd
13 Turn right onto Woolton Road. 731 yd
14 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Woolton Road. 834 yd
15 Bear left onto A562/Menlove Avenue. 2.4 mi
16 Turn right onto A561/Speke Road. 604 yd
17 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A561/Speke Road. 743 yd
18 Bear left onto Banks Road. 246 yd