Sunday 8th December 2013 10:00am

Starting from - All Saints Park, Oxford Road, Manchester. Meet at the main entrance gate on Oxford Road. The postcode M1 7DU is for the row of shops on the opposite side of Oxford Road. (Eighth Day Healthfood Shop & Cafe / Johnny Roadhouse Music Shop). If you are travelling by car, parking is free on Sundays on some of the nearby roads. Make sure you check carefully for any parking charges/restrictions that may apply before you leave your car.There is also a cheap pay and display car park on the site of the former BBC TV studios on Oxford Road. M1 7DU

  • 22 miles
  • Hybrid (road tyres), Road
  • 3 hr
  • Challenging
  • Manchester
  • Children aged 8-15*, Children aged 11-15*, Adults 16+ only, Children aged 5-15*

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M1 7DU

All Saints Park, Oxford Road, Manchester. Meet at the main entrance gate on Oxford Road. The postcode M1 7DU is for the row of shops on the opposite side of Oxford Road. (Eighth Day Healthfood Shop & Cafe / Johnny Roadhouse Music Shop). If you are travelling by car, parking is free on Sundays on some of the nearby roads. Make sure you check carefully for any parking charges/restrictions that may apply before you leave your car.There is also a cheap pay and display car park on the site of the former BBC TV studios on Oxford Road.

This route is perfect for getting out on your bike and warming up on a fresh winter’s morning. It is fairly flat all the way round and we will mainly be on roads with cycle lanes, riding at a steady pace of 11 to 12 mph. Starting from All Saints Park on the outskirts of Manchester City Centre, we will ride out to Carrington, passing through Fallowfield, Northenden and Sale. There’s the option of stopping for coffee in either Urmston or at the Trafford Centre, before we head back into Manchester via Trafford Park and Salford Quays. At the end of the ride, there’s another chance get warm by enjoying the delights of the excellent hot food and drinks available at Manchester’s Christmas Markets.

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