Shawclough & Healey May 2018

ROCHDALE HARRIERS & A.C.
24th Annual Three Day Event
Friday Saturday & Sunday 8th 9th 10th of June 2018
HQ: BROWN COW PH, EDENFIELD ROAD, NORDEN, ROCHDALE
Friday Night 8th June at 7.30pm
(6 mile Hilly Road Race)
START: Layby next to Bridge Inn P.H. Edenfield Road Norden
FINISH: On Black Pitts Road Norden just past the Parish Church
Car Park. 8pm till approx 8.45pm.
ROUTE: Up Edenfield Road to junction with Ashworth Road then
left down Ashworth Road up to the junction with School Lane.
Left at School Lane then turn Right at the junction of School Lane
Furnbarn Lane and Clay Lane. Follow Clay Lane until it meets with
Bagslate Moor Road take a left down towards Moorland Ave. Turn left again down Moorland Ave,
and then take a left once again onto Edenfield Road, back into the Village turning left down Black
Pitts Road to finish at approx. 8.00pm
Saturday 9th June at 11.00am (6 mile Multi-trail Race)
START: Outside of Ashbourne Nursing Home rear of Co-op Store
FINISH: On footpath in Jubilee Park rear of The Bridge chippy (approx. 11.35am till 12.15pm)
ROUTE: Up the rough track leading up to Whittaker Moss School and passing the school on your
right. Cross on estate road and then continue along Furnbarn Lane until it joins up with School
Lane, run past “Scott House” on your right and the Stables/Cattery on your left, drop down to road
bridge then take first Right half way up a short sharp hill, along the Bridleway that leads to
“Paperhouse Mill” footbridge,( start of the 3 laps) continuepast the “Paperhouse footbridge”
following the footpath that leads to a small footbridge over a stream, climb up through the trees
exiting into a field that runs adjacent with a small river and ravine on your right, until it exits
some 50 metres in front of the “Millcroft Tea Gardens”. Take a sharp right along a snicket that
leads down to a steam and then climb up to what was the Edgerton Arms. Run between the old
Edgerton Arms and St James Ashworth Church which leads onto a
footpath that crosses 2 fields with 4 stiles on them ,then exit Left
onto School Lane, follow School Lane for approx. 120 metres before
turning left again along the Bridleway that leads back down
to Paperhouse footbridge. After 3 laps of reaching the
“Paperhouse footbridge”turn right and go over the bridge and
straight up a narrow footpath that comes out next to what was
once the “Three Owls Bird Sanctuary” on Hutchinson Road follow
the road through the Park past the play area and finishing onwhat
is now named Jubilee Park above The Bridge chippy.
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