Tuesday 20 May 2014

Challenge Programme

We welcome anybody to join Roy's Coast to Coast Challenge. The more the merrier, so dust off your walking boots and come along for a day or even an hour.

Below is the full programme of the challenge, meeting and finishing points and daily mileage.
We aim to start every day at 9.30am.


Day 1
24/5/14 Saturday
21.25 miles
Start
Southport
Meet at the sea front on the roundabout on Marine Drive, to the south west of Marine Lake
 
Finish
Broad Green, Liverpool
Broad Green Railway station
Day 2
25/5/14
Sunday
21
miles
Start
Broad Green, Liverpool
Meet outside Broad Green Railway station
 
Finish
Thelwall, Warrington
Junction of Stockport Road (A56) and Halfacre Lane
 
Day 3
26/5/14
Monday
21.25 miles
Start
Thelwall, Warrington
Meet at the junction of Stockport Road (A56) and Halfacre Lane
 
Finish
Stockport
Didsbury Road, by Junction 1 of the M60
Day 4
27/5/14
Tuesday
22.25
miles
Start
Stockport
Meet on Penny Lane, where it exits Lancashire Hill (B6167)
Finish
Woodhead Reservoir, Peak District
East of Woodhead Reservoir on the small lane coming of the A628 by the river Etherow
 
Day 5  
28/5/14
Wednesday
21.25 miles
Start
East of Woodhead Reservoir, Peak District
Meet at Salter’s Brook Bridge, on the A628, parking is on north side of the road, west of Salter’s Brook (alternatively park on Windle Edge Rd and walk back to Salter’s Brook)
 
Finish
Broomhill (Wombwell), Dearne Valley
Roundabout where the A6195 meets Manvers Way (A633)
29/5/14 Thursday
Rest Day
 
 
 
Day 6
30/5/14
Friday
 
21   miles
 
Start
Broomhill (Wombwell), Dearne Valley
Meet in RSBP Old Moor car park, off Manvers Way (A633), Wath upon Dearne
 
 
Finish
Thorpe in Balne, north of Doncaster and Bentley
Junction of Thorpe Lane and Thorpe Bank
Day 7
31/5/14
Saturday
20.5 miles
Start
Braithwaite, north of Doncaster
Meet in the carpark off Top Lane, west of the New Junction Canal
 
Finish
Selby Railway Station
Day 8
1/6/14
Sunday
20  miles
Start
Selby
Meet at Selby Railway Station
(we will take either the route along the Humber floodbank or an inland route, dependent on accessibility, to be determined)
 
Finish
Faxfleet on the Humber
Faxfleet Lane, at the end it meets the Humber estuary
 
Day 9
2/6/14
Monday
19   miles
Start
Faxfleet on the Humber
Meet on Faxfleet Lane, at the end it meets the Humber estuary
 
Finish
Hull
St Andrew’s Quay shopping complex
Day 10
3/6/14
Tuesday
13.5 miles
Start
Hull
Meet at the roundabout at the junction of James Reckitt Avenue and Summergangs Road at the western end of East Park
Finish
Hornsey
Car park at the north end of the South Promenade

5 comments:

  1. Hi Roy
    We havent seen you for quite a while , but just wanted to wish you the very best of luck for Saturday , and that we are thinking of you
    Mick and Kath

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  2. Good luck for Saturday, looking forward to joining you on day two!

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  3. Hi
    Id like to join for a few miles on Monday but if I come to the start Ill have to walk back for my car as there is no bus there. so would only be able to be with you for a very short bit ( I have COPD) Do you know where you will be at lunch time? Any suggestions welcome. I live in Hull
    Angela Needham angela_needham@homeopathy-soh.org
    07737249461

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  5. Thank you for a very enjoyable walk this afternoon

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