{"id":1656,"date":"2017-09-05T10:12:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T10:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycyclist.org\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2017-09-05T10:12:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T10:12:55","slug":"spoiling-the-ship-for-a-haporth-of-tar-ncr55-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happycyclist.grahamecooper.com\/?p=1656","title":{"rendered":"Spoiling the ship for a ha’porth of tar: NCR55 again."},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been generally pleased to see the work on National Cycle Route 55, especially the Bolton branch, which was upgraded a couple of years ago. (Notwithstanding the unfortunate stone chip surface that was added to the nice tarmac<\/a>.) So, I was very pleased earlier this year to hear that the other (main) branch that goes towards Wigan has been upgraded from what could only be described as a mountain bike trail to a proper path. Last week I decided to go for a ride down to Worsley to have a look at it.<\/p>\n

I imagine it was quite an expensive exercise to clear the way for a nice wide tarmac path:\"\"<\/a>The parts that were finished earlier look even nicer as the vegetation has started to get established:\"\"<\/a>It looks great, doesn’t it? It’s just so unfortunate that the surface is so utterly bad. Here is a short video showing a couple of parts of the route:<\/p>\n