SUMMER 2022 Tuesday Night runs

 Start time 7.00 pm from Congleton Tennis Club unless otherwise stated.

More details of the away runs to follow.

Book on all runs using Heja.

Cloud route (8.2 miles)

Start at 6.45!!!!

Through town via High Street to Bromley road to the Biddulph Valley Way (BVW), railway Cottages left to canal bridge, fields, Weathercock lane, Acorn Lane, Gosberryhole Lane, Summit and return via Steps to Tunstall Road, Timbersbrook car park, Weathercock lane, Poole Dam, fields to then cross Brookhouse lane, field to BVW, Canal to Lamberts lane back to Tennis Club via Howey hill.

Cloud route map

Alex's route (6.5 miles)

Start at 6.45!!!!

Tennis club, Howie Hill,  Lamberts Lane, Canal, Canal Street, fields towards Congleton Edge,

Castle Inn, Bidduplph Valley Way, Canal, Lamberts Lane, Howie Hill, Moody Street and return to tennis club.

Map of Alex's route

19th April

Through town to the Biddulph Valley Way, turning right towards and over edge, Nick of Hill, over and down Ganney Bank,

right at signpost, thru' Bluebell Wood, down to Mossley, Golf Course, Howey Hill, Moody Street and back to tennis club

Edge route map

AWAY RUN - Brown Edge

Organised by Martin Rous. Start Top Pub - Brown Edge ST6 8TX - drinks and food in pub after. 

Short route 5.5 miles. Long route 8.25 miles.

Details here

Pines Lane/Tmbrk from Henshall Hall estate

(6.2 miles)

Henshall hall drive, canal, Biddulph Valley Way, biddulph road, cross over the river, Ascend field to the back of Talbot, Pick up Staffsmoorlands walk path, Head towards moor house then east past troughstone hill, Park Head Farm, Biddulph Common, Fields to Dial lane, Timbersbrook, Pool dam, Brookhouse Lane, Biddulph valley way, Canal, Henshall hall drive.

9 Pines route map

10th May

Introductory Orienteering evening in Biddulph Country Park!

Orienteering is defined as ‘a competitive sport in which runners have to find their way across rough country with the aid of a map and compass’. We will use the permanent course at Biddulph Country Park and while a compass could be useful, it isn’t obligatory. Some of the ground is soft and covered in undergrowth so a pair of trail shoes would be ideal.

Biddulph Country Park is located next to Biddulph Grange National Trust on Grange Road, Biddulph. There is plenty of (free!) car parking.

Runners will be invited to run either on their own or with a partner (non members welcome) and navigate a course of 14 marker posts (‘controls’) positioned around the Country Park. Runners will be set off at intervals between 6:45 & 7:15 and have an hour to visit as many of the controls as they can. Results will be announced at the Beartown Tap afterwards. A shorter, non-competitive course will also be available if you’d simply like to ‘have a go’.

If you fancy adding a bit of variation to your running this may be just the thing for you!

Contact Guy Lingford (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for further details.

Summer Club Cloud Handicap (6.4 miles)

Start from beginning of Biddulph Valley Way!

Cloud route map

Alex's route (6.6 miles)

Tennis club, High Street, Moody Street, Howie Hill, Lamberts Lane, Canal, Canal Street, fields towards Congleton Edge, Castle Inn, Biddulph Valley Way, Canal, Lamberts Lane, Howie Hill, Moody Street, High Street and return to Tennis Club

Map of Alex's route

AWAY RUN - Wincle

 Go from the tennis club through town, up Moody street to the top. Down the footpath to Lambert's Lane and cross bridge over stream. Left here up hill and path onto school lane Astbury . Glebe farm path onto watery lane . Across main road to Astbury garden centre . Around back of garden centre . Follow path to bring you out onto bent lane . Left onto bent lane to bent lane farm . Take path beside slurry pit . Follow bridle path till you reach footpath on right . Across fields and come out beside Heath Farm on Bent lane . Up padgbury lane to Astbury mere and take top path around Astbury mere and down back to the tennis club.

Route here

Little Moreton Hall (9.2 miles)

Tennis Club, Fields to Lamberts Lane, left to Canal, alomg canal, right to Hall, right onto A34,  then left after Cuttleford Farm to cross fields to join Sandy Lane, then parallel path left of A34, coming out on to Padgbury Lane. Return to LC via Astbury Mere.

LMH route map

AWAY RUN - Wild Boar

Cloud 9 Route avoiding private land 

Possibly - Inter Club Fun Run

Go from the tennis club through town, up Moody street to the top. Down the footpath to Lambert's Lane and cross bridge over stream. Left here up hill and path onto school lane Astbury . Glebe farm path onto watery lane . Across main road to Astbury garden centre . Around back of garden centre . Follow path to bring you out onto bent lane . Left onto bent lane to bent lane farm . Take path beside slurry pit . Follow bridle path till you reach footpath on right . Across fields and come out beside Heath Farm on Bent lane . Up padgbury lane to Astbury mere and take top path around Astbury mere and down back to the tennis club.

Route here

Seaton Stagger

Food in the pub after. Details to follow. Meet at Timbersbrook car park 7pm to start.

Seaton Stagger route map

Congleton Edge (7.6 miles)

Biddulph Valley Way, turning right towards and over edge, Nick of Hill, over and down Ganney Bank,

right at signpost, thru' Bluebell Wood, down to Mossley, Golf Course, Howey Hill, Moody Street.

Edge route map

Pines Lane/Tmbrk from Henshall Hall estate

(6.2 miles)

Henshall hall drive, canal, Biddulph Valley Way, biddulph road, cross over the river, Ascend field to the back of Talbot, Pick up Staffsmoorlands walk path, Head towards moor house then east past troughstone hill, Park Head Farm, Biddulph Common, Fields to Dial lane, Timbersbrook, Pool dam, Brookhouse Lane, Biddulph valley way, Canal, Henshall hall drive.

9 Pines route map

Cloud 9 route avoiding private land

HORSESHOE HOBBLE

(5.7 miles)

Meet at the Horseshoe Inn, Fence Lane above Astbury. CW12 3NL

Club handicap race around the lanes near Astbury. Food after at the Horshoe Inn (self order).

Horseshoe Hobble Route

Astbury (5.3 miles)

Go from the tennis club through town, up Moody street to the top. Down the footpath to Lambert's Lane and cross bridge over stream. Left here up hill and path onto school lane Astbury . Glebe farm path onto watery lane . Across main road to Astbury garden centre . Around back of garden centre . Follow path to bring you out onto bent lane . Left onto bent lane to bent lane farm . Take path beside slurry pit . Follow bridle path till you reach footpath on right . Across fields and come out beside Heath Farm on Bent lane . Up padgbury lane to Astbury mere and take top path around Astbury mere and down back to the tennis club.

Route here

AWAY RUN - The Roaches

 Start - Lazy Trout - Food after run in pub

Cloud (7.2 miles)

*** Set off at 6.45 ***

Through town to the Biddulph Valley Way, Metal Bridge, fields, Acorn Lane, Gosberryhole Lane,

Summit and return same way.

Cloud route map

Alex's route (6.5 miles)

 *** Set off at 6.45 ***

Tennis club, Howie Hill,  Lamberts Lane, Canal, Canal Street, fields towards Congleton Edge,

Castle Inn, Bidduplph Valley Way, Canal, Lamberts Lane, Howie Hill, Moody Street and return.

Map of Alex's route