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The Trans Pennine Trail (NCN 62) now has a barrier-free tarmac surface between Knutsford Road and London Road.
View of the cantilever bridge crossing the Manchester Ship Canal from the Trans Pennine Trail (NCN62)
Poorly designed link from the Trans Pennine Trail (NCN62) to Archer Avenue. A narrow cycleway leads to the pavement behind parked cars with no dropped kerb or means to access the carriageway.
A rare example of an access control barrier that is actually wide enough to ride through. Why it is there at all is another question as access to this stretch of the Transpennine Trail is open at other points.
Poorly designed access to the Trans Pennine Trail (NCN 62) from Westbrook Avenue. A narrow path leads from the pavement behind parked cars with no dropped kerb or means of getting from the carriageway.
Poorly designed access to the Trans Pennine Trail (NCN 62) from Clarke Avenue. A narrow path leads from the pavement behind parked cars with no dropped kerb or means of getting from the carriageway.
Trans Pennine Trail (NCN62) has now been widened and surfaced between the London Road and Knutsford Road.
Covid-19 funding used to fund a very short stretch of this long needed improvement of this stretch of cycleway #52592 - (they didn't get as far as #84321) You would have thought that they would have cleared the vegetation while they were at … [more]
Chicane barriers on the Transpennine trail NCN62. I suppose the idea is to slow down cyclists approaching the road, but this is entirely unnecessary as they are at the top of a steep ramp. The one positive is that they are a great … [more]
Touring family from Germany gets stuck once they reach Warrington Borough Council's barriers :-( They made it to Liverpool with the help of locals however after visiting Ireland they used a van rather than the Trans-Pennine Trail to get … [more]
"A frame" barrier #84328 can now be avoided on the Transpennine Trail (NCN 62) UPDATE July 2019: The gate has been locked again
Tran Pennine Trail goes through a large muddy puddle through the bridge under the A56. UPDATE 2018 - this section now has a tarmac surface - though not particularly smooth.
Narrow rough surface on the Trans Pennine Trail (NCN62) UPDATE 2021: Now has a wider tarmac surface #167635
At first glance the 6 Sheffield stands at the Heatly Co-op seem to be generous provision. However, on closer inspection these are minature stands (probably intended for childrens bikes) and there isn't room to fit a bike behind the parked … [more]
Trans Pennine Trail (NCN62) crosses a busy A road at an acute angle with poor visibility and no protection whatsoever.
Barrier obstructing the Trans Pennine Trail (NCN62) UPDATE July 2022: Barrier has been replaced by a navigable chicane.
'A' frame barier obstructing the Trans Pennine Trail (NCN62) UPDATE July 2022: Barrier has been replaced by a navigable chicane.
'A' frame barrier - can be avoided by lifting your bike over the horse step. UPDATE July 2022: Barrier has been replaced by a navigable chicane.
Chicane barriers are much too close together to ride through. UPDATE July 2022: Barrier has been replaced by a navigable chicane.
'A' frame barrier obstructing the national cycle network. The horse barrier to the left is a bit easier.
Kissing gate replaced by an 'A' frame barrier. UPDATE 2018: The kissing gate has now been replace by chicanes.
A 500m long stretch of the Trans Pennine Trail with a decent tarmac surface - could do with cleaning as mud tends to accumulate in the cutting.
Tans Pennine Trail (NCN 62) is narrow, poorly surfaced and tends to form large puddles in this stretch (photo shot after a dry spell in summer).
Very tight 'A' frame barrier. It is in a dip so a large puddle tends to form after wet weather making wet feet inevitable.
Trans Pennine Trail (NCN 62) follows an indirect, narrow & poorly surfaced diversion round the sewage works.
Cycle bridge. I'm not sure how the expense was justified being as how Barnard Street crosses a perfectly acceptable bridge imediately to the north.
'A' frame barrier. Unusually, actually wide enough to fit the handlebars through. Plus a CYCLISTS DISMOUNT sign.
Trans-Pennine Trail (NCN62) heads through the narrow chicane barrier on the right. The alternative path to the left is slightly better surfaced, wider and free from obstruction.
'A' frame can be avoided by a little path to the left UPDATE 2021: The barrier has been removed and the path widened and surfaced: #167660
This used to be a difficult barrier, but has been replaced with an 'A' frame, which can be avoided by riding through the open gate. UPDATE 2021: The barrier has been removed when the trail was recently surfaced: #167635
Diversion on Trans Pennine Trail - has been in place for quite a while. UPDATE 2021: Five years on the route has now been constructed. #167633
Barrier where two cycle routes (Trans-Pennine Trail NCN62 & Black Bear Park) cross the A49 at a toucan crossing. The pavement can get very crowded when even small groups try to thread themselves from the crossing through the barrier. The … [more]