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Greater Manchester

Ice Cream Chute Downhill Trail – Rivington Pike Tower loop from Lostock

Routes
Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
North West England
Greater Manchester

Ice Cream Chute Downhill Trail – Rivington Pike Tower loop from Lostock

Moderate

1.0

(1)

13

riders

Ice Cream Chute Downhill Trail – Rivington Pike Tower loop from Lostock

02:14

31.6km

510m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 218 m

After 21.2 km for 131 m

After 31.4 km for 218 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

4.40 km

Bob's Smithy

Highlight • Pub

2

7.68 km

Pine Tree Trail

Highlight • Trail

3

7.70 km

View Over Bolton and Manchester

Highlight • Viewpoint

4

11.1 km

San Marino Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

5

18.4 km

Good spot but watch for dogs

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6

21.2 km

Ice Cream Chute Downhill Trail

Highlight • MTB Park

Cracking descent. There are a few cheat lines down the sides to miss a lot of the loose rocks and rubble. Watch for the drop off the concrete, you’ll know when you see it as it’s the only smooth bit. You will get walkers coming up, so keep looking ahead and pick those lines well.

Tip by

7

22.2 km

Rivington Pike Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Built in 1733 from the remains of a beacon platform and pit and from local stone from the River Douglas and wood from the surrounding hills, Grade 2 listed Rivington Pike Tower was formerly used as a hunting lodge by Squire John Andrews, sheltering shooting parties out on a jolly from Rivington Hall. After decades of disrepair and vandalism the castellated top has been renovated, the roof and chimney replaced, and the door and windows bricked up. Inside, and now unable to be seen, are a fireplace and a small stone-flagged cellar. Due to erosion the doorway now stands a good forty inches above the soil rendering the Tower’s foundations clearly visible

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8

25.2 km

West Pennine Moors

Highlight • Viewpoint

B

31.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.5 km

7.24 km

2.53 km

1.95 km

1.84 km

273 m

155 m

Surfaces

22.9 km

3.46 km

2.86 km

1.79 km

230 m

210 m

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Monday 31 August

20°C

9°C

52 %

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