4th June
Leading: Phil B
A 24 miles route on cycleways and roads that is suitable for any bike. It involves a little under 1000 feet of ascent.
We join the Westwood Way cycleway through to Goose Green and climb through the Winstanley estate on shared footpaths before joining the road at Beech Walk. We continue our ascent to Windy Arbour where we will catch our breath before following the road through Billinge into Crank. We cycle past Fairfield Hospital on our way to joining the cycleway on Rainford Bypass. We descend the bypass for about 4 miles before returning to follow the road through Rainford Junction. We then cycle along country lanes through Crawford and Pimbo then over Tower Hill into Hall Green. We descend Alma Hill into Upholland and follow roads to Orrell Post. We continue downhill on Gathurst Road and then pass through Kitt Green and Martland Mill on our way towards the Brick Stadium. We bypass the stadium before joining the cycleway along Wallgate taking us back to our start point.
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
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