For those of you who have joined our half marathon training before this is a brand new 9 mile route for Saturday. The good news – no Monmouth Drive and you run DOWN cardiac hill! Some of the route is on the Cinder Path because I think that does make a lovely mile however you do need to take extra care down the steep, sandy hill. It’s only short so walk if necessary. Look forward to your feedback afterwards!
See you for a 9.00am start on Saturday morning. Walk to Run, 5 to 5, Run Fitness and Walk plus groups all as normal.
Route Instructions
- Run onto Clifton Road and turn left then left again at the roundabout and run into Sutton Park through Town Gate.
- Bear right at Totem Pole island, cross cattle grid/gate then take road first right.
- Exit park at Hartopp Gate (approx. 1 mile).
- Bear left and run up Hartopp Road to the T junction at the very end with Four Oaks Road (approx. 2 miles).
- Turn left then next left and run back into the park at Four Oaks Gate. Continue ahead and down Cardiac Hill until you reach the road on the right that leads past the Bistro. Turn right here and take this road (over 3 miles).
- Follow the road back downhill, cross the cattle grid / gate that you passed at point 2 and this time bear right uphill (4 miles).
- Take the first right after the gate signposted Donkey Sanctuary. (*** Shortcut here)Follow this road ahead, straight past Keepers Pool on your right and on up to the Jamboree Memorial (ice cream van) (over 5 miles).
- Here take the Cinder Path to the left. Follow the path all the way to the park boundary. Take extreme care coming down the steep sandy hill. Exit the park through the gate onto Chester Road. (Over 6 miles).
- Turn left and follow the park boundary all the way to the gate at Banners Gate. (7 miles).
- Enter the park at Banners Gate and follow the road ahead, past Longmoor Pool on your left and up the hill to the cross roads. (8 miles).
- Here turn right. Run downhill and take the first left. Follow this road towards the ford at Wyndley.
- At the ford you must turn right, cross the little bridge, run along Wyndley Lane and turn left at the cycle track to run back to Wyndley. (9 miles).
***For the 5 mile route
Take the first right signposted Donkey Sanctuary. Turn left onto Hangman’s Lane this is before you come to Keepers Pool. Run down the narrow lane and at the junction of many paths head straight across. Take the road ahead which bends downhill on a sharp left-hand bend and at the bottom turn right and continue along this narrow lane. At the end take a very sharp left to run downhill and back to Wyndley ford.