21st October
Leading : Phil B Usual start time of 9:30am from Trencherfield
This route is 22 miles with a mix of road and off-road cycling and a little under 700 feet of ascent. The climbing is at the beginning of the ride as we head up to Haigh. We follow our regular route across the town centre via Wallgate and King Street West and make our way through Mesnes Park and Mesnes Road to the Cherry Gardens. We then enter Hall Lane before joining the trail up towards Haigh Hall. We leave the trail at New Road and continue to the Balcarrres Arms at Haigh. This is the high point of the ride. We continue on road down through the Finger Post at Aspull and follow Bolton Road as we descend to join the trail through Borsdane Wood. We emerge from the wood and follow estate roads through Hindley and Hindley Green until we reach Leyland Park. We’re back on trails across to Bickershaw and the former colliery site to Fir Tree Flash. We then pass along tracks around the flash and through to Plank Lane. We return to road passing through Crankwood before joining the trail to Dover Lock and the canal towpath. We leave the towpath at Bamfurlong and cycle through the Millers Lane estate before entering Amberswood Nature Reserve. We cross the reserve into Lower Ince and pass through the Westwood estate on our way back to our start point.
Everyone is welcome to join us for a drink and a chat at the Red Pepper café after the ride.
Non-members are very welcome to come along for a ride or two before joining, all we ask is that you fill out one of our membership forms before doing so and bring it along with you as well as your own bike & helmet to use on the ride.
No need to let us know if you’re coming along, just turn up on the day!
Membership forms are available for you to download from the website (About Us Page)
Previous Tuesday Rides
14th Oct – Tony G: 22 mile. Canal to Standish Lower Ground, Crooke Village, pads to Shevington, Miles Lane, Appley Bridge, past Golden Days Garden Centre and cross the main road to Mossy Lea Road, Church Lane, Anderton Mill, Parbold, Lees Lane, Appley Bridge, canal back to Crooke, through the woods and the Industrial Estate to Stadium Way and back to the start via Wallgate.
7th Oct – Jim T: 19 miles and 400ft. Lower Ince, Amberswood, Blackberry Drive, Hindley Green, Howe Bridge, Lilford Park, Guided Busway, canal towpath to Slag Lane, Crankwood, Dover Lock and canal towpath back to Trencherfield.
30th Sep Jim T: 23 miles and 120ft. Boars Head, Chorley Road, canal towpath into Adlington, Chorley Golf Course, Horwich, Crown Lane and Station Road to Little Scotland, Haigh, mineral line to the canal towpath back to Trencherfield.
23rd Sep – Phil B: 24 mile and 1000ft. Miry Lane, Springfield, Beech Hill, Pepper Lane, Hunger Hill, Tunley Lane, Rigbye Arms, Hunters Hill, Bispham Green, Hoscar, Newburgh, Lees Lane, Appley Bridge, Shevington, Gathurst, canal towpath and back to Trencherfield via the Stadium and Wallgate.
16th Sep – Allan F: 21 mile and 1150ft. Mesnes Park, Cherry Gardens, Haigh Woodland Park, Aspull, Blackrod, Horwich, Rivington, Liverpool Castle, Babylon Lane, Adlington, River Douglas ford, Wigan Golf Club, Red Rock, Boars Head, Gidlow Cemetery, cycle path to Gidlow Lane, Prescott Street and back to Trencherfield
9th Sep – Jim T: 22 mile and 800ft. A49 through Standish & Charnock Richard before turning into Back Lane at Bolton Green. Eccleston, Bannister Green Lane, Barnskin Lane, Toogood Lane, Tunley Lane, Mossy Lea Road, Pepper Lane, Standish/Gidlow cycleway and back to Trencherfield via Prescott St and Miry Lane.
2nd Sep – Tony G: 22 mile. Stadium Way, Standish Lower Ground, Crooke Village, pads to Shevington, Miles lane to Appley Bridge, Lees Lane to Newburgh Post Office/cafe, Back Lane to Hoscar Moss Rd, Wanes Blades Rd, Grimshaw Green, Parbold, Wood Lane, Crooke, woods through to Martland Mill and back to Trencherfield via Stadium Way and Wallgate.
26th Aug – Jim T: 23 mile and 1200ft. Wingates, Pendlebury Lane, Red Rock, Arley Lane, Little Scotland, Dark Lane, Rivington, Knowsley Lane, Yarrow Reservoir Spill-Way, Rivington village, Horwich, Middlebrook, Lostock, Finger Post, Top Lock, canal towpath back to Trencherfield.
19th Aug – Jim T: 23 mile 900ft. Amberswood, Borsdane Woods, Hall Lane, Balcarres, Toddington Lane, Little Scotland, Blundell Lane, Red Rock, Gidlow/Standish cycleway, Standish Wood Lane, Elnup Woods, Miles Lane, Appley Bridge, canal towpath back to Crooke village, Giants Hall, Beech Hill, Gidlow Lane and back to Trencherfield via Prescott Street and Miry Lane.
12th Aug – Jim T: 22 mile and 600ft. Wallgate, DW Stadium,Challenge Way, Orrell, Lodge Road, Billinge, Bryn, Golborne, Stone Cross, Slag Lane and canal towpath back to Trencherfield.
5th Aug – Jim T: 22 mile and 900ft. Amberswood, Hindley Green, towards Westhoughton, Chew Moor, Lostock, Regents Park Golf Course, Middlebrook, Chorley New Road, Horwich ‘Tanners Brow’, Little Scotland, Haigh Woodland Park, Mesnes Road, Frog Lane, Miry Lane and back to Trencherfield.
29th July – Tony G: 20 mile and 850 ft. Whelley Loop, Belle Green Lane, Hemfield Road, Hindley Station. Borsdane Wood, Aspull, Balcarres, Red Rock, Standish, Pepper Lane, Old Pepper Lane, Beech Walk, new cycleway down to Beech Hill, Gidlow Lane, Prescott St and back to Trencherfield.
22nd July – Phil B: 21 mile and 800 ft. Canal towpath, Hawkley Woods, Landgate, North Ashton, Billinge, through Crank to Rainford Linear Trail, Crawford, Pimbo, Hall Green, Tontine, Orrell, Pemberton, Saddle Junction, Wallgate and back to Trencherfield.
8th July – Jim T: 23 Mile and 700ft. Largely off road taking in Three Sisters, Amberswood, Borsdane Woods, Haigh, Boars Head, Gidlow Cycleway & back to Trencherfield.
1st Jul – John M: Cherry Gardens via Mesnes Park, Whitley Crescent, Gidlow Lane, new cycle path (Standish Wood Lane) to Standish, Mineral Line, Pepper Lane, Mossy Lea Road, Church, Smithy Brow, Parbold via Bispham and Hilldale, The Common, Higher Lane, Lees Lane, Appley Lane South, Mill Lane, Miles Lane and back to Trencherfield, via Crooke Pads and either Canal Tow Path or Stadium Way.