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