27th August

Leading: Phil B

This route is 22 miles with a mix of road and off road and less than 600 feet of ascent. Most of the ascent is at the start of the ride. We will join the canal towpath and climb up to Cale Lane in New Spring where we follow a trail through to Hall Lane. We cycle along the lane to join Bolton Road and soon enter Mill Lane which leads us to Borsdane Wood. We follow the trail through the wood into Hindley where we join another trail that emerges in Hart Common. We return to road passing through Daisy Hill on our route to Howe Bridge Crematorium. We join a track into Westleigh and cross estates to Fir Tree Flash. We then skirt along the edge of the flash and continue to Bickershaw. More trails take us across towards Hindley Prison then down to join Bickershaw Lane. We leave the lane and bypass Kingsdown Flash then continue across Abram to join the canal towpath at Dover Lock. We cycle back into Wigan along the towpath before joining Pool Street to take us back to our start point. This route is unsuitable for a road bike.

Everyone is welcome to join us at the Red Pepper café for a drink and a chat 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 Thursday Rides

20th Aug – Ride cancelled

13th Aug – Phil B: 21 mile and 1100ft. Parsons Meadow Little Lane, Leopold Street Banana Bridge, Orrell, Alma Hill, Beacon Country Park, Elmers Green, Dalton, Lees Lane, Appley Bridge, towpath to Gathurst, Shevington, Crooke Village, Standish Lower Ground, Coronation Park, Standish Wood Lane, Springfield, Miry Lane and back to Trencherfield.

6th Aug – Phil B: 22 mile and 400ft. Amberswood and boardwalks, Leyland Park, trails to Bickershaw, Fir Tree Flash, Plank Lane, Byrom Hall, Golborne, Viridor, Bryn Gates, Hawkley Woods and back to Trencherfield

23rd July – Tony G: 20 mile and 900ft. Wigan Park, Plantation Gates towards Haigh Hall, Balcarres, Little Scotland, Red Rock, Fairhurst Lane, Elnup Woods, Shevington, Appley Bridge, canal to Crooke, through the woods to Martland and back to Trencherfield via Wallgate and Fourteen Meadows.

16th July – Richard B: 32 mile and 1400ft. Mainly off-road route including Delamere Forest and surrounding areas

9th July – Phil B: Local ride

2nd July – Phil B: 20 mile and 600ft. Miry Lane, Springfield, Whelley Loop line at Hall Lane, New Springs, Higher Ince, Hindley, Borsdane Woods, Hart Common, Hindley, Amberswood, Yellow Brick Road and towpath back to Trencherfield. 

18th June – Phil B: 21 mile and 500ft. Towpath to Whelley Loop, Hindley, Hindley Green, Daisy Hill, Westleigh, Fir Tree Flash, Crankwood, Abram, Bamfurlong, alongside railway into Viridor, Three Sisters, Backbone and towpath to Trencherfield.

4th June – Phil B: 24 miles, 1000ft. Westwood Way cycleway, Goose Green, Winstanley estate, Beech Walk, Windy Arbour, Billinge, Crank, Rainford Bypass, Crawford, Pimbo, Tower Hill, Hall Green, Alma Hill, Upholland, Orrell Post, Gathurst Road, Kitt Green, Martland Mill, Brick Stadium, Wallgate, Trencherfield.28th May – Phil B: 21 miles, 650 feet, Pool Street, canal towpath at Poolstock, Scotman’s Flash, Hawkley Woods, Devil’s Backbone, Landgate Lane, Brocstedes, North Ashton, Garswood, Arch Lane, Three Sisters Nature Reserve, Viridor Nature Reserve, Bamfurlong, Amberswood Nature Reserve, Whelley Loop Line, Higher Ince, Kirklees Nature Reserve, Rabbit Rocks, back to our start point.

21st May – John M: Mesnes Park -> new cycle path -> Standish -> Wrightington -> Bispham -> Parbold -> Appley Bridge – Shevington -> Trencherfield Mill, via Crooke Pads, Canal Tow Path

14th May – Phil B: 25 mile and 1100ft. Wallgate, Brick Stadium, Marsh Green, Spring Road, Gathurst, Shevington, Appley Bridge, Dangerous Corner, High Moor, Mawdesley, Andertons Mill, Heskin, Wrightington, Standish Mineral Line, Cycleway to Beech Hill, Springfield, Wallgate and back to Trencherfield.

7th May – Phil B: 22 mile and 1100ft. Westwood Way, Winstanley, Highfield, Leopold Street, Hall Lane, Orrell Water Park, Tracks Lane, Crank Road, Billinge Lump, Rainford Road, Kings Moss, Pimbo, Upholland, Roby Mill, Lafford Lane, Whitley Road before rejoining Lafford Lane, Orrell, Kitt Green, Martland Mill, Brick Stadium and Wallgate back to Trencherfield.

30th Apr – Phil B: 24 mile and 700ft. Alexandra Park, Leopold St, Banana Bridge, Billinge, Carr Mill, Sankey Valley, Wargrave, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock Ràcecourse, Viridor, alongside railway into Bamfurlong and canal towpath back to Trencherfield.

23rd Apr – Phill B: 25 miles and 850 feet. Miry Lane Industrial estate, Springfield, Wigan to Standish cycleway, Green Lane, Standish Mineral Line cycleway, Standish, Old Pepper Lane, Hunger Hill, Tunley Lane, Andertons Mill, Mawdesley, Bispham Green, Hoscar, Newburgh, Higher Lane, Lees Làne, Appley Bridge, Miles Lane, Shevington, Gathurst, canal towpath, Stadium Way, Frith Street and the Wallgate cycleway.

16th Apr – Phil B: 17 miles and 1660 feet. Miry Lane Industrial Estate into Springfield, Beech Hill council estate, Standish Wood Lane, Standish Lower Ground, Wigan Athletic training base, Crooke Village, Shevington, Elnup Woods, Beech Walk, Standish Wigan cycleway, Gidlow Cemetery, Whitley Crescent, Swinley, Leyland Mill Lane, Hall Lane, Whelley Loop Line cycleway, Hindley, Amberswood Nature Reserve, Wigan Cemetery, canal towpath, back to trencherfield

9th Apr – Phil B: 19 mile and 300ft. Towpath to Bamfurlong, alongside railway to Viridor, Golborne, Lowton St Mary’s, Penny Flash, Crankwood, Dover Lock, Bamfurlong, Millers Lane, Amberswood, Westwood Lane and back to Trncherfield. 

2nd Apr – Phil B: 24 mile and 1000ft. Westwood Way, Goose Green. Little Lane, Orrell via ‘Banana Bridge’, Billinge, Crank Road, Shaley Brow, Crank, Berrington Lane, Rainford Bypass, Rainford Junction, Digmoor, Upholland, Alma Hill, past Abbey Lakes to Orrell Post, Gathurst Road, Kitt Green, Martland Mill, Brick Stadium and Wallgate back to base.

26th Mar – Phil B: 19 mile and 400ft. Whelley Loop, Amberswood, Low Hall, tracks through to Bickershaw, Fir Tree Flash, Plank Lane, Crankwood, canal towpath, Westwood Way, Parsons Meadow and back to Trencherfield. 

19th Mar – Phil B: 20 mile and 660ft. Towpath to Hawkley Woods, Backbone, Three Sisters, Viridor, Edge Green, Trail to Ashton Heath, Skitters Wood, Garswood, trails to Billinge, Windy Arbour, Saddle and back to Trencherfield.

12th Mar – Phil B: 22 mile and 700ft. Westwood Way, Winstanley estate, Windy Arbour, Carr Mill, Sankey Valley, Wargrave, Newton-le-Willows, across Haydock Park, Edge Green, Viridor, Landgate Lane, Devil’s Backbone, Hawkley Woods and back to base.

5th Mar – Phil B: 20 mile and 1100ft. Parsons Meadow, Alexandra Park, Leopold Street, Hall Lane, Orrell, Tontine, Alma Hill, Beacon Country Park, Ashurst Beacon, Long Heys Lane, Lees Lane, track to canal towpath and back to Trencherfield.

26th Feb – Phil B: 25 mile and 800ft. Towpath to Appley Bridge, Lees Lane, Beacon Lane, Newburgh, Back Lane, Hoscar, Mawdesley, Anderton’s Mill, Toogood Lane, Tunley Lane, Pepper Lane, Shevington Moor, Standish Mineral Line and cycleway and back to Trencherfield via Gidlow Lane, Prescott Street and Miry Lane.

19th Feb – Jim T: 21 miles, 845 feet. Trencherfield Mill, Westwood Way, Little Lane, Edge Hall Road, Orrell, Tontine, Alma Hill, Tower Hill Road, Crawford Road, Higher Lane, Rainford, Crank via Alder Lane, Gores Lane, Billinge, Wigan Road, Pemberton Road, Trencherfield Mill via Saddle Junction.

5th Feb – Pete H: 22 mile & 500f.Canal Bamfurlong, alongside railway into Viridor, Golborne, Lowton, Pennington Flash, new cycle way into Leigh, canal to Mather Lane, Guided busway Lilford Park Woodland Trail, alongside Leigh Crematorium to Westleigh Lane and Dangerous Corner, Hindley Amberswood and back to Trencherfield

29th Jan – Denis M: Trencherfield to charnock Richard, then into Eccleston from there into Euxton then back up to Charnock Richard into Wrightington back along pepper lane then home along the the mineral line home all road 22 miles

22nd Jan – Cancelled

15th Jan – Denis M: All road, 22 miles long. Start Trencherfield, Orrell, Up Holland, beacon down into Parbold, stony house lane, Standish back to the red pepper.

8th Jan – Jim T: 21 mile and 500ft Poolstock Meadows, Hawkley Hall, Three Sisters, Viridor, Towpath to Pennington, Crankwood, Kigsdown Flash, Bickershaw, Low Hall, Amberswood, Borsdane, Golf Club, Top Lock and back to Trencherfield