Alfreton Figure of 8 209 k Audax
Alfreton to Melbourne 39k
From Town Centre West along High Street
L at TRLS $ DERBY
SO at 2 sets TRLS
2nd exit O $ B6179 RIPLEY
2nd exit O $ B6179 RIPLEY
SO at TRLS
SO at TRLS in SWANWICK by church $ RIPLEY
In Ripley follow one way system RH lane
around bend to LH lane to:
L at TRLS $ KILBURN
3rd Exit at O $ KILBURN
1st Exit at mini O
In KILBURN SO at TRLS $ LITTLE EATON
Just before A38 island go R on to pavement
Across the first road
Cross A38 at TRLs $ DERBY
Follow RH pavement to R at T
2nd exit at mini O no $
3rd exit at O $ City Centre
L just after Pelican Trls $ Buses and cycles only
Pass under bridge to R at T no $
L immed. before river and onto pavement $ Pride Park
to R over footbridge $ Pride Park
After which L to follow riverside path $ Swarkstone
Pass Pride Park on you right
After railway bridge R into Alvaston Park $ route 6
R and then L to go under road bridge
SO at TRLs $ Swarkstone
SO at X $ Swarkstone
SO at X $ Swarkstone
SO junction with track
At Swarkstone Lock * L onto tow path $ MELBOURNE
Before railway bridge R $ Melbourne to join cycle
path over river
At the gates R and up the slope $ Melbourne
R at the road no $
So at X roads Jawbone lane
L at T and imm. R no $
R at T to Welcome Café, PO and ATL for Control
*Via the Road:
SO after Lock to R at T no $ A514
L $ Melbourne B587
2nd L into Melbourne for Café and receipts)
Melbourne to Sudbury 27k
If coming out of PO or Welcome Café:
turn L and follow to T where R $ Derby A514
L after river $ WILLINGTON
1st Exit mini O
2 nd exit at mini O $ HILTON
2nd exit at O no $
2nd exit at O no $
L at T no $ and onto Main Street through Hilton
R at T no $
SO at TRLS $ A511 Stoke (café + café in 1 mile)
2nd exit at O $ FOSTON cross the A50
1st exit at O $ FOSTON
R immed. before A50 $ FOSTON
After Foston before A50
R onto Footbridge to cross A50
Continue parallel to A50 on cycle path
Pass grass bank onto cyclepath
1st exit at O $ SUDBURY
Next R $ SUDBURY
Control Stamp/receipt from PO
or Sudbury Hall Café.
Sudbury to Alfreton 45k
From Sudbury return E. to A515 where:
L at T $ A515 Ashbourne
SO at O with A50 care no $ Aston Lane
SO over Ford
SO at X $ CHURCH BROUGHTON
L at T $ CHURCH BROUGHTON
R onto Tippers Lane S Church Broughton
R at T + immed. L onto Old Hall Lane.
R at T no $ Main Street
SO at X $ SUTTON ON THE HILL
L at T $ TRUSLEY ( go past church )
L at T $ TRUSLEY James Lane
R at T no $
R at T with A52 no $
Next L $ Markeaton Crematorium.
L at T no $
After Ember Pub Dining R on to Allestree Lane
R at T and next L onto Robin Croft Road.
2nd L on to Cornhill
L at T with A6 $ Matlock
In approx. 200m R onto Ford Lane
L at T no $
L on to Pavement at A38 $ Cycleway Little Eaton
L at O keep on cyclepath $ LITTLE EATON B6179
Re join road
SO at TRLS $ RIPLEY
SO at TRLS $ MAREHAY
SO at TRLS and R hand lane moving to L hand lane after the crossing
SO at TRLS $ ALFRETON
SO at TRLS $ Alfreton
SO at O $ Alfreton
SO at TRLS $ ALFRETON
SO at TRLS by Tesco
R at TRLS to Town Centre for Receipt
Alfreton to Retford 47k
Return to TRLS where R $ Chesterfield
R at bottom of hill $ Tibshelf Care!!
SO at mini O $ Tibshelf
At War Memorial in NEWTON
R $ LITTLEMOOR
L at T no $
R at T $ Stanton Hill
After downhill on bend
L + immed. R $ PLEASLEY
SO at T $ Pleasley
SO at mini O
L at T $ M1
3rd exit at O $ Shirebrook B6407
1st exit at O $ Shirebrook
SO at staggered X roads $ LANGWITH
R at T $ Langwith
L at T $ Langwith
SO at TLS
SO at X rds $ Newark A616
L at T $ Sheffield
In 50m R $ NORTON
SO at X with B6034 $ CLUMBER PARK
SO Thro' entrance to A614 where L $ Doncaster (Café opposite)
3rd exit at O $ BABWORTH
2nd exit at O $ Babworth
R at X rds $ RETFORD
SO at mini O $ A620 RETFORD
2nd exit at O $ RETFORD
4th exit at O $ Town Centre follow thro’ to Market Place for Control and Cafes
Retford to Clowne 24k
Return to Bridgegate and follow to O
1st Exit $ A620 WORKSOP
2nd exit at O no $ Babworth Rd.
SO at mini O $ WORKSOP
SO at A1 $ B6079 WORKSOP
2nd exit at O $ Worksop TOWN CENTRE
SO at TRLS no $
L at TRLS $ Ollerton
Shortly R into Westgate (by Eyres shop)
L at T $ Ollerton
2nd exit at O $ A60 Mansfield
Fork R $ A619 Chesterfield (2nd exit O?)
1st exit at O $ A619 Chesterfield
L at X rds $ CLOWNE (not a give way)
Next R no $ (grass triangle)
SO with X rds at A616 into Station Road
SO at O no $
SO at O $ B6417 BOLSOVER
to Control at Tesco on R
Stage 4 Clowne to Alfreton 27k
R from Car Park B6417 BOLSOVER
In approx. 2k R onto Oxcroft Estate
SO past Post Box
L onto Longlands (one way system)
R into Welbeck Rd.
R at T no $
L ( SO) at Trls $ A632 Cuckney
R at Trls $ GLAPWELL
SO at X rds with A617 $ ROWTHORNE
(Victorian Post Box on L in village)
L on RH bend $ HARDWICK and thro gate into park. Go past the Hall and descend past Hardwick Inn to T where L no $
R in STANLEY no $ (easy to miss)
R at T no $
L $ M1
Next R into Newtonwood Lane
SO at TLS (weak bridge)
L at T $ BLACKWELL B6026
SO at mini O $ Blackwell
L at T $ A61 ALFRETON
L at TRLS into Town Centre for Control