30th July – Extended Ride
Phil B will be leading:
Southport Ride
9.30am from Trencherfield Mill, Heritage Way, Woods Street, Wigan WN3 4A
Note: This ride is weather permitting. If the ride is postponed a message will be issued on the WhatsApp group on Monday evening.
This month’s longer ride will take us out to Southport and back following cycleways, roads and canal towpath. It’s a little over 51 miles with around 1300 feet of ascent. A little under half of the climbing occurs in the first 8 miles.
We will leave Wigan on the Westwood Way cycleway and make our way up to Orrell then on through Upholland and Hall Green to Ashurst Beacon. There are no more significant climbs after the Beacon. We descend and follow country roads out to Westhead before passing through Scarth Hill to Town Green. After 25 miles we stop for lunch at Bill Rimmer’s Cafe and Tea Room on the outskirts of Southport.
After lunch we ride into Southport where we join the promenade cycleway for a short distance before commencing our return. We’re soon back on country roads passing through Smithy Lane Ends, New Lane and Tarlscough on our way to Burscough Bridge. We continue through Hoscar to Newburgh before joining the canal towpath at Parbold. We then have a flat ride along the towpath back into Wigan where we return down the Wallgate cycleway to our start point. This route is suitable for any 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 Tuesday Rides
23rd July – Peter H: 21 miles with a gain of 438 Ft. Whelly loop line, Amberswood LNR, Liverpool Rd, Park Rd, Leyland Park, Bickershaw Ln, Fir Tree Flash, Plank Ln, Pennington Flash, Newton Rd, Lowton, Golborne, canal back to Trenchfield.
16th July – Denis M: Road ride of 22 miles, Gathurst, Back lane to Mossy Lea Road ,Wood Lane, Charnock Richard, Preston Road, Church Road, Hinds head pub, back to Trencherfield.
9th July – Tony G: 20 miles 700ft. Mesnes Park, Haigh Country Park to Aspull, past the Rugby Club and onto Hall Lane, Dicconson Lane, Jacks Lane/Dodd Lane to Hindley and Hindley Green, Bickershaw and around Fir Tree Flash to Plank Lane swing bridge, Canal back to Trencherfield.”
2nd July – Phil B: 21 mile and 1000ft. Alexandra Park. Hall Lane, Orrell Water Park, Crank Road, Billinge Lump, Kings Moss, Pimbo, Hall Green, Roby Mill, Lafford Lane, Whitley, Upholland, Orrell Post, Pemberton, Highfield, & Saddle Junction back to base.
25th June – Phil B: 20 miles 800 feet of ascent. The Brick Stadium, Martland Mill, canal towpath at Crooke, Beech Hill, Standish Wood Lane, Chorley Road, climbing Red Rock Lane to join Arley Lane, Arley golf course, Little Scotland, Haigh Hall Country Park, Douglas Valley, Whelley Loop line, Kirkless Nature Reserve, Amberswood, Westwood council estate, Westwood Way cycleway then back to the start.
18th June Tony G: 23 mile. Whelley Loop, Top Lock, Aspull, Borsdane Wood, Hindley Green, Howe Bridge, Lilford Park. Guided busway, Pennington Flash, Plank Lane & canal back to Trencherfield.
11th June Pete H: 22 mile and 570 ft. Canal to Bamfurlong, side of the railway into Viridor, Riding Lane, Golborne, across the race course, Newton, Sankey Valley, Carr Mill, Garswood, Downall Green, Landgate Lane, Devils back bone and canal back to Trencherfield.
4th June – No details
28th May Allan F: 20 mile and 600ft. Towpath to Hawkley Woods, Devils backbone, Landgate Lane, North Ashton, tracks to Carr Mill, Sankey Valley, Newton, crossing the East Lancs and Racecourse, Viridor woods, Lily Lane and back via canal towpath.
21st May – Peter H: Extended Ride. 42 miles, 737ft. Trenchfield, Plank Lane on the canal, Slag Lane, Byrom Lane, Sandy Lane, Newton Rd, Lane Head, Croft, Birchwood, Risley Moss, Gorse Covert, Dam Lane, Glazebrook, Cadishead, lunch stop at Irlam Station, Liverpool Rd, Port Salford GreenWay, Monton, Roe Green Loop Line, guided bus way, Leigh Pennington Flash, canal back to Wigan.
The ride is suitable for any bike.
Hi Ian
Thanks for the enquiry, your message has been passed on to the relevant people who should hopefully get in touch with you shortly.
Plenty of free parking available at the start location Julian, look forward to meeting you.