Meet at Astley Park Gates, Chorley PR7 1JU at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday 23rd October.
Route and Parking details as below. Please bring the usual emergency tools and puncture repair equipment. Emergency or daytime running lights are also a good idea.
Lunch can be taken at the cafe in the Botanic Gardens in Churchtown, though other options are available.
*We recommend all participants carry emergency contact details about their person.*
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
