The road measures 32.53 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 56 minutes to travel its length.
The A523 is a A Road and is located in the Zone 5 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like Hazel Grove, Poynton, Adlington, Prestbury, Bollington, MACCLESFIELD, Lyme Green Business Park, Lyme Green, Sutton, Gawsworth, Bosley, Rushton Spencer, Rudyard, LEEK, Bradnop, Bottomhouse, Winkhill, Waterhouses, and Calton Moor.
The road passes through several counties, including Greater Manchester, Cheshire, and Staffordshire.