Meet at Astley Park Gates, Chorley PR7 1JU at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday 21st November. Route and parking details below.
Please bring usual emergency tools and puncture repair equipment and a mask in case it is required. Also emergency or daytime running lights are recommended.
There are several potential cafe stops for lunch, viz: Merlin's Bakery Cafe at 15 miles, The Farm Burscough at 17 miles, Silcock's fish and chip cafe at 25 miles, Hesketh Park cafe at 27 miles and the Botanic gardens cafe at 29 miles. Hopefully one of them will be open!
The weather forecast is for a largely dry and sunny day, but fridge temperatures, so you will need warm clothing.
The total distance is 47 miles.
NO ONE will be left behind
- Distance Instructions
- Distance 47 miles
- Time 3 h 55 min
- Speed 12 mph
- Min altitude 3 ft
- Peak 279 ft
- Ascend 558 ft
- Descent 623 ft
Leaving from Astley Hall, Chorley PR7 1XA. There is a large adjacent car park on Hallgate, which is currently free, though not for much longer. What3Words ///money.duck.pencil. There are toilets at Astley Hall.
The route is clockwise, through Astley Park to Euxton and via Back Lane to Eccleston. From here to Andertons Mill, Bispham Green, Hoscar and Burscough Bridge. From here you follow route 562 to Southport, entering Southport and crossing Lord Street and the Millennium Bridge to pass a short distance along the Promenade before turning inland to Hesketh Park. Thence to the Botanic Gardens at Churchtown and through Crossens to follow the main road cycle path to route 91 at Mere brow. The final section is along he cycle path through Sollom to Croston, then Euxton, returning to Astley Park.
Total distance is 47 miles and a pretty flat route
