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Billinge Hill Climb – View from Crank Road loop from Earlestown

Road cycling routes

North West England

Billinge Hill Climb – View from Crank Road loop from Earlestown

Moderate

5.0

(1)

46

riders

Billinge Hill Climb – View from Crank Road loop from Earlestown

02:29

53.1km

610m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 156 m for 29 m

After 53.0 km for 29 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

11.1 km

Billinge Hill Climb

Highlight • Climb

Billinge Hill, also known as Billinge Bump, is in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in North West England. With a maximum elevation of 179 m, it is the highest point of Merseyside.

Tip by

2

13.5 km

Views from Crank Road

Highlight • Climb

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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3

15.3 km

Shaley Brow Climb

Highlight • Cycleway

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 …

Tip by

4

15.7 km

16% Hill

Highlight • Climb

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

Tip by

5

16.4 km

View from Crank Road

Highlight • Climb

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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6

23.0 km

Viewpoint Bench in Beacon Country Park

Highlight • Forest

Beacon Country Park is our flagship countryside site, consisting of over 300 acres of rollingBeacon Country Park countryside spread across the slopes of Ashurst Beacon between Upholland, Dalton and Skelmersdale.

Tip by

7

24.4 km

Long Heys Lane Anstieg

Highlight • Climb

A bit rutted at the bottom... stick with it, its worth it.. lovely, tough climb up to Ashurst Beacon.

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34.3 km

Haldren Wood

Forest

9

39.9 km

Orrell Water Park

Highlight • Natural

The nature reserve and coarse fishery, Orrell Water Park is open all-year round for residents, visitors and day ticket fishing.

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B

53.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.8 km

7.75 km

1.06 km

856 m

325 m

280 m

137 m

Surfaces

51.4 km

1.68 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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