The winter route schedule is on the home page
All routes start and end at Biddulph Valley Leisure Centre
For more detail consult OS Explorer Maps 258 and 268
An out and back route. From BVLC go onto Thames Drive & turn left toward A527. At Roundabout head north (right) on A527 toward Congleton. Stay on RHS footpath for ~1.75m until it runs out whereby road has to be crossed to continue on LHS fp thru tunnel toward Castle Inn corner. Run up short hill to junction with Boundary Lane*. Take a left and continue along Boundary Lane to junction with main road. Turn right toward Mossley traffic lights. Turn right again onto A527 and return to BVLC. Shorter route shown in BLUE trace. Mustering points shown with *
From BVLC turn Right onto Thames Drive. Follow Thames Dr to junction of Pennine Way*. Turn R onto Pennine Way & continue to Woodhouse Lane. Turn Left onto Woodhouse La and continue to junction with main Road ( A527). Cross straight over into Marsh Green La ( care! no street lights ). Follow Marsh Gr Road passing Staffordshire Knott PH on right. Follow lane as it bends right to meet Mow Lane. Continue for roughly 150yds to junction of Wedgewood Lane on left. Turn into Wedgewood La & continue downhill passing Halls Road junction* on left. ~200 yds after Halls Road junction turn Right into Dorset Drive. Continue along Dorset Drive until roundabout on Biddulph Bypass. Turn R on bypass & follow to next roundabout*. Continue south toward traffic lights at Knypersley cross roads. Take Left at T'lights into Park Lane. Continue along Park Lane for 3/4 mile until mini-roundabout. Left at mini roundabout into St Davids Way. Continue for ~1/2 mile along St Davids Way then turn right into Moorland Road. Continue along Moorland Road returning to BVLC car park. Shorter routes shown in BLUE trace. Mustering points shown with *.
From BVLC follow path to Moorland Road. Take 1st right onto Lawton Street and continue to roundabout. Left at R'bout into Kingsfield Road. Continue on Kingsfield Road for 1/3 mile to crossroads. Straight over cross roads into Shepherd Street passing a chippy. At the end of Shepherd Street enter an alleyway. Alleyway emerges onto St Johns road. Left then immediately right into Woodland Street. Continue along Woodland Street to the junction with Park Lane*. Left into Park Lane and follow until Mini-Roundabout taking a right into Mill Hayes Road. Continue along Mill-Hayes taking 2nd right into Orme Road. Continue along Orme Road entering an alleyway emerging onto Denbigh Close. Follow Denbigh taking 1st R into Harlech Drive. Take 1st Left into Conwy Road and continue until meeting A527. Turn Left and follow A527 to George Rhodes Garage*. Cross the road to Brown Lees Road. Continue along Brown Lees Road to junction of Tower Hill Road. Turn Right following Tower Hill Rd for ~1/4 mile to junction of Newpool Road. Turn R into Newpool Road and continue downhill toward Knypersley Cross Roads/Traffic Lights *. At Knype T'lights turn left following A527/Biddulph Bypass to return to BVLC. Shorter Routes shown in BLUE. Mustering points shown by *. Extension can be made by crossing straight over T'lights and following Park Lane to Mini-roundabout - returning to BVLC via St Davids Way/Moorland Road.
From BVLC take rear path and go left on Moorland road. Continue on Moorland Road to junction of St David's way. Left on St David's way climbing for ~1/2 mile to mini-roundabout on Park Lane *. Straight over mini-roundabout into Mill-Hayes Road. Continue along Mill-Hayes taking 2nd right into Orme Road. Continue along Orme Road entering an alleyway emerging onto Denbigh Close. Follow Denbigh taking 1st R into Harlech Drive. Take 1st Left into Conwy Road and continue until meeting A527. Turn Left and follow A527 to George Rhodes Garage*. Cross the road to Brown Lees Road. Continue along Brown Lees Road to junction of Tower Hill Road. Turn Right following Tower Hill Rd for ~1/4 mile to junction of Newpool Road. Turn R into Newpool Road and continue downhill toward Knypersley Cross Roads/Traffic Lights *. At Knype T'lights turn left following A527/Biddulph Bypass to return to BVLC. Shorter Routes shown in BLUE. Mustering points shown by *. Extension can be made by crossing straight over T'lights and following Park Lane to Mini-roundabout - returning to BVLC via St Davids Way/Moorland Road
From BVLC enter Thames Drive and go left to A527. Turn R on A527 and continue ~2/3 mile to Grange Road. R on Grange Road for 1/3 mile to junction of Fold Lane on left. Continue along Fold Lane to junction of A527 *. Turn Left on A527 heading for Biddulph Arms Hotel. Turn R at Biddulph Arms onto Halls Road. A the top of Halls Road * turn left and continue for 400 yds on station road then turn R onto Dorset Drive. Continue on Dorset Drive until Bypass Roundabout. Right onto bypass and continue to next roundabout*. Continue ahead toward Knype Cross Roads/Traffic lights. Left at the t'lights and continue for 3/4 mile to mini-roundabout*. Left at roundabout into St-Davids Way & continue until junction of Moorland road. Right into Moorland Road and back to BVLC. Shorter routes shown in BLUE. Mustering points with a *.
