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Greater Manchester

Pennington Flash Lake – The Bridgewater Way loop from Leigh Sports Village Stadium

Running trails & routes

North West England

Greater Manchester

Pennington Flash Lake – The Bridgewater Way loop from Leigh Sports Village Stadium

Hard

72

runners

Pennington Flash Lake – The Bridgewater Way loop from Leigh Sports Village Stadium

02:36

24.7km

60m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 209 m for 13 m

After 24.5 km for 13 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

224 m

Plank Lane Marina and Lift Bridge

Highlight • Rest Area

A nice developed spot along the canal. Let's hope it doesn't become too overdeveloped however!

Tip by

2

939 m

Pennington Flash Lake

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful lake.

Tip by

3

5.08 km

Bridgewater Canal Path

Highlight (Segment) • River

great surface and lovely and wide for smashing along.

Tip by

6.87 km

Bridgewater Canal

Lake

11.6 km

Hollin Wood

Forest

12.3 km

Bittern Pits Wood

Forest

7

14.6 km

Canal Towpath Section with Narrowboats

Highlight • River

8

16.1 km

The Bridgewater Way

Highlight • Trail

The Bridgewater Way is a regeneration project which created a 39 mile route along the Bridgewater Canal for walkers and cyclists alike. As a canal the going is flat and easy, perfect for warming those legs up!

Tip by

9

20.5 km

Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch)

Highlight • Cycleway

Great well laid path. A few areas have a bumpy surface due to tree roots, and some parts quite narrow. Walkers/cyclists/joggers respect each other in the main.

Tip by

10

23.6 km

Pennington Flash

Highlight • Viewpoint

A large lake with paths around. perfect for cycling and running. Unfortunately, the lake is quite polluted but despite this really beautiful place

Tip by

B

24.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.7 km

2.12 km

1.44 km

458 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

6.69 km

2.22 km

1.15 km

458 m

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Sunday 8 November

8°C

4°C

27 %

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