Chapeltown Cycle Pilgrimage: Deanery (part) & Thorpe Hesley CC Chapeltown Overall distance = 24.8 miles

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Cycle Pilgrimage: Ecclesfield Deanery (part) & Thorpe Hesley Stage 1: Chapeltown Parish Centre to Holy Trinity, Thorpe Hesley, 2.3 miles, 15 min

 R into Lound Side & descend to roundabouts: first exit at first one, second exit at the second one in Cowley Lane

 Follow Cowley Lane & A629 to the motorway junction; looks to be a cycle lane on the dual carriageway section

 Care crossing the big roundabout

 A620 towards & then first L into London Rd

 R on to Hesley Lane; continue on to Thorpe St & then R into Sough Hall Rd & descend to church 09:00 Join with daily prayers at St John’s 09:30 Depart Chapeltown 09:45 Arrive Thorpe Hesley Cycle Pilgrimage: Ecclesfield Deanery (part) & Thorpe Hesley Itinerary Stage 2: Holy Trinity, Thorpe Hesley to St Saviour High Green, S35 3HS 09:45 Pray at Thorpe Hesley 3.6 miles, 24 min Holy Trinity Church Route: 10:00 Depart

 Climb up Sough Hall Lane from the church 10:25 Arrive St Saviour’s

 L into Thorpe St to pray for 15 min

 R at roundabout = Rd, B6086, cycle route 67; becomes Kirby Lane 10:40 Depart

 L on to A6135 / cycle route 67

 R into Cart Rd; after passing under bridge, immediately L on TPT / 67

 R into Bridge Inn Rd & then L to stay on this / 67

 R into Lane End / 67 which becomes Mortomley Lane

Cycle Pilgrimage: Ecclesfield Deanery (part) & Thorpe Hesley Stage 3: High Green to St John’s Deepcar, S36 2QX, 4.5 miles, 32 min

 Mortomley Lane & then (2nd exit at roundabout) Wortley Rd to the A61

 (Dismount &) cross into Hollinberry Lane, signed to Howbook

 Follow this through Howbrook & take Howbrook Lane to the A629 / Wortley Rd

 R on to Wortley Road over A616, climbing; then L into Finkle St Lane & L again into Soughley Lane

 Emerge on A616 slip road, Wortley Rd & follow this down into Deepcar, turning R into Rd (church on L) Itinerary 10:40 Depart St Saviour’s 11:15 Arrive St John’s to pray for 15 min 11:30 Depart St John’s

Cycle Pilgrimage: Ecclesfield Deanery (part) & Thorpe Route: Hesley  Manchester Rd & then slight L into Hayward Lane Stage 4: St John Deepcar to Stocksbridge Christian Centre,  R into Haywood Lane & then slight L into Bocking Hill S36 1EX, 1.6 miles, 16 min (allow 20)  Continue into Bracken Moor Lane Itinerary  R into Victoria Rd, opposite cricket pitch 11:30 Depart St John  L into Glebelands Rd & R into Kenworthy Rd 11:50 Arrive SCC to pray 15 min  L into Shay House Lane & R into Pot House Lane 12:05 Depart SCC  Church is on the R, accessed from Cedar Rd

Cycle Pilgrimage: Ecclesfield Deanery (part) & Thorpe Hesley Stage 5: Stocksbridge Christian Centre to St Mary, Bolsterstone, S36 3ZN, 0.8 miles, 7 min uphill

 Up Cedar Rd; R into Coal Pit Lane, L in Stone Moor Rd; R into Heads Lane 12:05 Depart SCC 12:15 Arrive St Mary’s to pray for 15 min & then lunch stop 13:00 Depart St Mary’s for High Bradfield 13:45 Arrive St Nicholas High Bradfield to pray for 15 min 14:00 Depart St Nicholas Stage 6: SCC to High Bradfield St Nicholas, S6 6LG, 4.5 miles, 45 min Choose your route of pain! Shortest is:

 Heads Lane: slight R on to Walders Lane / Yewtrees Lane

 Descend to Broomhead Resevoir where road becomes Allas Lane

 L into New Rd & then R (climb) into Mill Lane / then Dwarriden Lane

 L into Canyards Hill Lane, still climbing

 R into Load Field Lane

 L into Rd, which becomes Brown House Lane

 Descend into High Bradfield

 Church is on your R down the first side road Cycle Pilgrimage: Ecclesfield Deanery (part) & Thorpe Itinerary Hesley 14:00 Depart High Bradfield Stage 7: High Bradfield to The Ascension Oughtibridge, 14:25 Arrive at The Ascension to pray for 15 min S35 0JN, 2.8 miles, 22 min 14:40 Depart the Ascension Route:  Begin to exit High Bradfield on Loxley Rd  But take slight L on to Kirk Edge Rd immediately

 Steep initial climb!

 Slight L on to Burnt Hill Rd

 This becomes Burton Lane & then Church St

 Church on R Cycle Pilgrimage: Ecclesfield Deanery (part) & Thorpe Hesley Stage 8: Oughtibridge to St Mark, Grenoside, S35 8PR, 1.9 miles, 23 min Route:

 Descend Church St / Bridge Hill

 Cross the main road & the river into Station Lane & ascend

 This becomes Oughtibridge Lane & Stephen Lane

 The Stone marks the top of another sizeable climb

 R on to Main St / Cycle Route 67 to reach St Mark’s on L Itinerary 14:40 Depart The Ascension 15:05 Arrive St Mark’s to pray for 15 min 15:20 Depart St Mark’s

Cycle Pilgrimage: Ecclesfield Deanery (part) & Thorpe Hesley Stage 9: Grenoside to the Parish Centre, Housley Park, Chapeltown, S35 2UE , 2.8 miles, 15 min NB CHECK WITH RICK WHERE HE THINKS BEST TO PRAY— here, old church, vicarage? Route:

 Basically following cycle route 67

 Main Street

 R into Greno Gate (signed TPT) which becomes a public byway

 Emerge on Penistone Rd; turn R & then immediately L into Bracken Hill

 R on to Burncross Rd / B 6546

 L into the narrow Housley Lane

 Ignore the dog-leg on the map; follow Housley Lane to the top & then R into Housley Park

 Parish Centre on R, opposite church Itinerary 15:20 Depart St Mark’s 15:35 Arrive Chapeltown to finish