Towpath upgrade for Ellesmere Port

23 Feb 2015

The Shropshire Union canal towpath in Ellesmere Port, part of the Cheshire Cycleway, is to be given an all-weather hard surface. As well as forming part of the round-Cheshire route,…

Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Ellesmere Port:

Dee Estuary - Parkgate · 9mi one-way
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Ewloe Castle · 26mi round-trip
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Gastro Deli · 17mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Ellesmere Port

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Ellesmere Port:

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To Liverpool, Wallasey, Birkenhead, Neston and Chester.

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To Reading, Wallingford, Didcot, Abingdon, Oxford, Woodstock, Banbury, Stratford-upon-Avon, Redditch, Bromsgrove, Birmingham, Brownhills, Cannock, Stafford, Stone, Stoke-on-Trent, Alsager, Sandbach, Middlewich, Winsford, Northwich, Frodsham and Chester.

Knowledge

Share your tips for cycling in Ellesmere Port

What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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A note on our PDF maps

30 Oct 2022

When you’re planning a route, cycle.travel has always offered the option to export a print-ready PDF in one of several scales. PDF maps are great as a fallback for electronic…

cycle.travel now has Ordnance Survey maps

2 Apr 2021 · 2

Ordnance Survey maps are justly famed for their clear, detailed coverage of the British countryside. Generations of cyclists have planned their adventures with an OS map or two stuffed in…