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Crank Road – Parbold hill top! Loop from St Helens Central

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Crank Road – Parbold hill top! Loop from St Helens Central

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August 15, 2021

Crank Road – Parbold hill top! Loop from St Helens Central

Hard

03:23

67.7km

20.0km/h

930m

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Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Train Station

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6.92 km

Views from Crank Road

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Crank Road starts at Windle Junction of the EastLancs Road.
It has beautiful scenery surrounded by farm land and fields and finally takes you up the hill a couple of …

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8.70 km

Shaley Brow Climb

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Shaley Brow is in my opinion a Jekyll and Hyde kind of hill, on paper it doesn't look all that bad, yes it kicks up to about 14% but take …

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9.08 km

16% Hill

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Get your legs ready. Don't hit it hard until you around the bend at the top

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9.82 km

View from Crank Road

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This is a cracking climb if you head from Windle you will hit Crank Road after Red Cat lane. It's Is a good 14% after the golf course

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26.7 km

View of Courage Low Lane Countryside

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Great views of a nice day. Well worth the climb

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28.4 km

Wooden Gate in the North English Countryside

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It's always great to enjoy nature and all the beautiful countryside the England has to offer on a bike ride

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38.2 km

Parbold Hill Viewpoint

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The road can get very busy and fumy, but the climb from the Parbold side is a decent challenge if you beat the traffic. There's nearly always an ice cream van at the top too!

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