All photos in & around Tyldesley

Path approaching Birtle Drive.

Path between Kennedy Road and Birtle Drive (Residential) crosses Withington Drive (Residential).

Access to path between Kennedy Road and Birtle Drive (Residential).

Access to bridleway from Chaddock Lane to access East Lancashire Road (East Lancs).

Crossing from exit of first link from East Lancashire Road (East Lancs). Crosses Chadock Lane (main road) onto Kennedy Road (Quite, but industrial, road)

Bridleway access from East Lancashire Road (East Lancs)

Access to Whitehead Lane for Higher Green Lane is via a gate that has a void built in for passage.

Path to Higher Green Lane.

Path from canal to Higher Green Lane.

Towpath

Path on the Leigh Guided Busway approaching Sale Lane

Island at end of Cutacre Brook inside Cutacre Park.

Cobbles on Engine Lane bridge crossing the railway underneath.

Cycle parking at Sale Lane Guided Busway Stop.

Kissing Gate

Restriction on path north of Merlewood Drive

Kissing gate as Cranleigh Drive turns into public path.

High quality cycle parking in this retail estate. The roof is a nice touch.

Huge ruts in towpath make passage difficult particularly When raining.
Various sections from red rock to Haigh hall canal bridge

Vehicle traffic should give way to cyclists NOT the other way

Vehicle traffic should give way to cyclists NOT the other way

Vehicle traffic should give way to cyclists NOT the other way

Nice and simple access from the canal to the new cycleway.

No dropped kerb to access the road and no way to access the cycleway on the other side. What on earth is going on here?

This is ridiculous - how are you expected to cycle onto the road when there are no dropped kerbs and when there's a sodding great fence in the way?

The surface on this cycleway is absolutely superb.

Cycleways aren't just for cyclists...

The crossing is welcome but the approach is difficult to navigate. Cyclists do not ride in right-angles, they ride in curves, and so the approach should be curved. And the buttons can be difficult for someone on a cargo bike to reach without nosing into the road.

These typical TFGM crossings are better than nothing but the controls are very difficult to see while cycling and the layout is difficult for a cyclist to navigate. Also, pedestrians and cyclists should not have to cross the road in stages.

It's very nice to see such good access not spoiled by a silly barrier. This is excellent.

While this is a welcome addition on this new road, the shared footway is too narrow. Valuable space has been taken by the armco on the left, which should really be on the right, taking space from the carriageway. If the barrier was on the right, it would also offer some protection to pedestrians and cyclists.

While this is a welcome addition on this new road, the shared footway is too narrow. Valuable space has been taken by the armco on the left, which should really be on the right, taking space from the carriageway. If the barrier was on the right, it would also offer some protection to pedestrians and cyclists.

The shared footway at the side of this new road is nice and wide and has an excellent surface.

The shared footway at the side of this new road is nice and wide and has an excellent surface.

The cycle lane merging like this is a nice idea, but it should be reinforced with wands in the chevron area.

This gate should be modified to allow active transport, or at least some dropped kerbs added.

Painted on cycle lane, permanently filled with parked cars ever day of the week. Waste of paint!!!!!!

The footpath is too narrow and uneven surface

All the way up Red Rock Lane it is difficult cycling as traffic waiting to overtake become impatient and cycling fst uphill is hard. Improvement needed all the way through to St David's church at Haigh.

Cyclists get crowded out here as cycle lanes run out back at Chapel Lane. Needed along length of Poolstock Lane if possible.

Busy but small road needs a wider pavement with cycleway.

Very rough surface on cyclepath, resurface needed

Narrow road with schools, traffic calming needed on Golborne Road

Narrow road with narrow pavements. Traffic calming needed along the whole length of Church Lane.

Every farm track and footpath joining the cyclepath has priority. Cyclists are faced with numerous pointless Give Way signs painted on the cyclepath

Every farm track and footpath joining the cyclepath has priority. Cyclists are faced with numerous pointless Give Way signs painted on the cyclepath

A typical sight throughout Britain - if a car can't drive along it, let's not bother looking after it. This could be part of a good route between Tyldesley and Bolton but its poor condition renders it an unattractive proposition. Further along from here the surface is comprised of setts, in good condition (but uncomfortable).

The unsealed surface on this new cycleway is already beginning to show signs of water damage.

The canal towpath near this point has now been given a much improved sealed surface, so it's a shame that this point of access has been completely untouched.

Nice little pond

Pictures of bikes have been burned off. t.co/Y9pj2t26dN

Follow up from #107108.

Looks like Wigan council didn't get the memo about greater manchester investing in cycle infrastructure. I genuinely didn't know these were cycle lanes until now. My shoulders are wider.

Here's a tip, if you can't fit the bike picture in the lane, it's not wide enough. t.co/2ateabHfG2

Social media power: #107352

A dangerous toucan crossing near Saddle junction. The button on the right controls the first carriageway, but you have to stop in the island and press another button to stop traffic in the other carriageway. The crossing looks as though the button controls traffic from both directions. Someone will be killed here if this is not fixed. The button should stop ALL traffic.

New protected infrastructure under construction in Wigan.

Pointless barrier on this former railway. The area is littered with rubbish like this.

@OfficialTfGM @WiganCouncil I saw hardly anyone cycling there when I passed through last year, though much potential t.co/gXZ9wU2vqy

Pennington nr Leigh Greater Manchester. Pennington Hall Park Free regular rides

Pennington nr Leigh Greater Manchester. A cycle route not shown on openstreets map ! It's a nice route to Pennington Flash aprt from the #absolutebollards

Pennington nr Leigh Greater Manchester. A cycle route not shown on openstreets map ! It's a nice route to Pennington Flash apart from the #absolutebollards . Bizarrely the barrier #91044 can easily be by-passed by using Lightburne Ave and rejoining the path here

Pennington nr Leigh Greater Manchester. A cycle route not shown on openstreets map ! It's a nice route to Pennington Flash aprt from the #absolutebollards

Pennington nr Leigh Greater Manchester. A cycle route not shown on openstreets map ! It's a nice route to Paennington Flash aprt from the #absolutebollards

Pennington nr Leigh Greater Manchester. A cycle route not shown on openstreets map ! It's a nice route to Pennington Flash apart from the #absolutebollards . Bizarrely this barrier can easily be by passed by using Lightburne Ave and rejoining the path 40 metres away #91047

Pennington nr Leigh Greater Manchester

"national cycle network" @SustransNW #haigh @bollocksinfra completely unusable. t.co/gP8wCsBk53

An utterly pointless short narrow advisory cycle lane painted green.

The A38 heading North from Wigan offers a nice wide road with a cycle lane that is continuously blocked by parked cars rendering the lane unusable. The parking is mostly from properties where homeowners choose to park on the road rather than use their drives for ease and convenience. This contravenes the Highway Code that states that you should only park on a dashed cycle lane if it's unavoidable. Unable to use the cycle lane, children from Wigan on their way to Standish High school are forced to either ride further out in traffic, or illegally on the pavement or to give up and catch the bus.

An exceedingly short bike lane alongside a traffic lane too narrow to actually take a car. As can be seen from the tyre marks on this stretch of road, all vehicles travelling through here have to drive in the cycle lane. There is no room to drive anywhere else especially with buses coming the other way waiting to turn into the Bus station. Any cyclist using this cycle lane is at risk from motorists who attempt to pass in their narrowed lane.

Canalside

Location: Standish Lower Ground (England, United Kingdom)

A bit further towards Gathurst. The river Douglas runs alongside the canal just to the left.

Canalside Signpost.

Location: Leigh (England, United Kingdom)

Taken in Leigh in NW England.