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Driving roads near Manchester
54 great driving roads within 100 miles of Manchester, hand-picked and fact-checked. The closest is Woodhead Pass, 11 miles out. Distances are straight-line, so drive times will vary.
Hardknott & Wrynose Passes7 mi · 18 min · 35 cornersView the roadbook ›
The roads, closest first
Woodhead Pass
Isle of Skye Road
Snake Pass
Long Hill
Cat and Fiddle
Holme Moss
Cragg Vale
Mam Tor and Rushup Edge
Ashbourne to Buxton
The Roaches
Hope Valley
Congleton to Buxton
Winnats Pass
Trough of Bowland
Wharfedale
Ribblehead
Bwlch Penbarras
Fleet Moss
Horseshoe Pass
Buttertubs Pass
Wensleydale
Evo Triangle
Wensleydale to Richmond
Shap Fell
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Driving near Manchester: common questions
What is the best driving road near Manchester?
Hardknott & Wrynose Passes, about 74 miles from Manchester as the crow flies. Among England’s steepest roads, back-to-back passes of 1-in-3 hairpins.
How many great driving roads are within 100 miles of Manchester?
54 of the roads in our catalogue pass within 100 miles of Manchester, every one mapped from real road geometry and fact-checked.
What is the closest great driving road to Manchester?
Woodhead Pass, about 11 miles away. A high, exposed trans-Pennine road over bleak moorland.