18th July

Phil B will be leading:

This week’s Thursday route is just under 20 miles with a little over 800 feet of ascent.  The majority is on road but it also includes some cycling on cycleways and trails.  We follow the Wallgate cycleway to the Saddle Junction then head out past the Brick Stadium and through Martland Mill industrial estate to Kitt Green.  We continue on road through Orrell Post and on to Billinge where we join a trail down to Carr Mill Dam.  We circle the dam off road then join the Garswood Old Road trail through the woods and up into Garswood.  After a short road section we return off road and circle a few more off road trails around Garswood.  When we leave the trails we join Newton Road and continue on road to Windy Arbour then down through Highfield and into Newtown.  We enter Alexandra Park and follow a pathway under the railway into Goose Green. A short road ride takes us into the Worsley Mesnes estate where we enter the trail across Parsons Meadow.  We emerge in Poolstock for the short road ride to the Red Pepper café.  Everyone is welcome to join us for our usual drink, snack and chat at the cafe. Although there’s plenty of road riding this route is not suitable for a road bike.

Starting at 9:30am from Trencherfield Mill, Heritage Way, Woods Street, Wigan WN3 4AT

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 Thursday Rides

11th July – Phil B: 22 mile 600 feet. Westwood Way cycleway, Goose Green, Clapgate Lane, Winstanley to Windy Arbour, Descend into North Ashton, Brocstedes Road, Drummers Lane, Landgate, A49 to join the track along Landgate Lane, Stubshaw Cross, Viridor Wood Nature Reserve, Edge Green Road, Golborne, bypass the Haydock Park racecourse, Ashton Heath, Skitters Wood, Three Sisters Nature Reserve, Viridor Wood again, canal towpath at Bamfurlong, Poolstock, back to the Red Pepper café.

4th July Allan F: 21 mile 1150ft. Cherry Gardens, Haigh Woodland Park, Aspull, Blackrod, Horwich, Liverpool Castle, Babylon Lane, Adlington, across the Duggie, Wigan Golf Club to Red Rock, Boars Head, Gidlow Cemetery, Gidlow Lane, Prescott Street and back to Trencherfield.

27th June – Allan R: 53 mile and 1200ft. Poolstock Lane, A49, Bryn, Ashton, Haydock, Newton, Collins Green, Burtonwood, Widnes across the bridge to Runcorn, Sutton Weaver, Aston village, A49, Appleton Thorn, Warrington, Bruche, Winwick, Golborne, Edge Green and back along the canal path to Trencherfield. 

20th June – Allan F: 23 mile and 1000ft. DW Stadium, Martland Mill, Kitt Green, Orrell, Upholland, Pimbo, Crawford Village, Rainford Linear Park, Windle, Crank Road, Billinge, Windy Arbour, Saddle Junction and back to base.

13th June – Phil B: 22 mile and 500 ft. Amberswood, Bickershaw, Fir Tree Flash, Pennington Flash, Byrom Wood, Golborne, Viridor & coal towpath back to Wigan

6th June – Phil B: 20 miles, 1000 feet. Parsons Meadow, Saddle Junction, Robin Park Road, Marsh Green, to Kitt Green, Abbey Lakes, Upholland, Alma Hill into Hall Green, Beacon Park, Elmer’s Green, Mill Lane, Ashurst Beacon, Lees Lane, Appley Bridge, Mill Lane, Heron’s Wharf, Miles Lane, Shevington, Crooke Village, Martland Mill, Wallgate, Trencherfield.

30th May Phil B: 18 mile and 500ft.   Amberswood Boardwalks, Hindley Green, Daisy Hill, Dobb Brow, Hart Common, Jacks Lane, Dodd Lane, Dickinson Lane, Borsdane Wood, Ladies Lane, Highfield Road, Whelley Loop, New Springs & canal towpath back to Trencherfield.

23rd May Ride cancelled due to inclement weather

16th May Denis M: 22 Miles. Trencherfield, Standish, Pepper, Mossy lea Road, Parbold, Appley bridge, Shevington, Standish Lower ground, Canal back to Start.

9th May – Phil B: 22 miles 700 feet. Westwood Way and Goose Green cycleways to Clapgate Lane, Winstanley, Highfield Grange Avenue, Leopold Street,  Orrell Water Park, Billinge, Garswood, Ashton,  Skitters Wood, Ashton Heath, Bolton Road, Three Sisters Nature Reserve, Devil’s Backbone, Hawkley Woods, canal towpath to Poolstock, Pool Street returning to Trencherfield Mill.