Leg 8: Thornton to Pooley Bridge on Sat 20th August

Plan (to be confirmed) will be to roll out of Thornton not too long after 8am.

We will be trying to stick to B-roads where possible and will be heading through the following places:

1.       Thornton

2.       Hambleton – 4 miles

3.       Out Rawcliffe

4.       Garstang – 10 miles. 9 ish

5.       Forton – 15 miles. 9.30ish

6.       Caton – 25 miles. 10.30ish

7.       Borwick – 30 miles. 11ish

8.       Burton-in-Kendal – 35 miles. 11.30ish

9.       Crooklands – 40 miles. 12ish

10.   Kendal – 50 miles. 1ish

11.   Lunch somewhere near Kendal

12.   Crook – 55 miles. 2.30ish

13.   Windermere – 60miles. 3 ish

14.   Troutbeck – 65 miles. 3.30 ish

15.   Kirkstone Pass – 70miles – 4 ish

16.   Patterdale – 75 miles – 4.30ish

17.   Pooley Bridge – 85 miles – 5.30 ish

That is the plan – let’s see how close we come to it.

My mobile is 07837 380389 so call me to arrange meet ups.

Leg 7: Chester to Thornton on Fri 19th August

Just a quick note with a few more details on the Chester to Thornton leg.

As it stands today, we will be meeting at 8am at our B&B which is close to the centre of Chester. Address is: Chester Recorder House, 19 City Walls, Chester, CH1 1SB.

The pace below is particularly pedestrian but we will see how th elegs are doing by then!

We will be trying to stick to B-roads where possible and will be heading through the following places:

1.       Chester

2.       Helsby

3.       Frodsham – 10 miles. 9am

4.       Runcorn

5.       Widnes – 14 miles

6.       Prescot – 18 miles

7.       St Helens – 22 miles. 10am

8.       Orrell – 26 miles

9.       Appley Bridge – 30 miles. 11ish

10.   Eccleston – 35 miles. 11.30ish

11.   Leyland – 40 miles. 12ish

12.   Preston – 45 miles. 12.30ish

13.   Lunch somewhere nice near Preston – is this possible???

14.   Woodplumpton – 50miles. 2.30ish

15.   Inskip – 55 miles. 3ish

16.   Elswick

17.   Singleton – 60 miles. 3.30ish

18.   Thornton – 65 miles. 4ish

That is the plan – let’s see how close we come to it.

My mobile is 07837 380389 so call me to arrange meet ups.