Be Well Wigan – Traffic Free Family Ride to Amberswood – 5 Mile Bike Ride

The aim of this ride is to introduce families to what is available from the Guided Ride Programme. All riders must be capable of riding a bicycle without stabilisers. Bikes with child seats are ok but tagalongs or trailers would be problematic on this particular ride due to the gates we need to pass through. Children in child seats do not need to be booked on.

We begin with a quick bike and equipment check. This will be followed by a quick assessment of the abilities of the riders in the group which we use to dictate the pace and organisation within the group.

A bit about the route, from Trencherfield Mill car park we join the canal towpath to Lower Ince. The towpath is a very good surface and wide enough that we are not too close to the canal. We leave the canal at Lower Ince and take to the trails to go over to Amberswood to do a loop around the lake before returning back to Trencherfield Mill the same way.

If we have had a lot of rain prior to the ride there could well be a few puddles to ride through, usually enjoyed by the children, not so by the adults.

There are a couple of options on our return journey to stop for refreshments, either at the playing fields which will add one more mile to the distance, or our favourite the Red Pepper café. During the break we can tell you a lot more about the other rides we can provide.

If you have any questions about the ride or the website in general use the contact leader button and we will try to help you if we can.

All adult participants on Be Well rides are required to register their details. This can be done online prior to attending a Be Well ride https://forms.wigan.gov.uk/xfp/form/164 , if you have previously completed a participant form there is no need to do another.

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