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The Chester Cycling Campaign meets monthly at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month in the Old Custom House Inn, Watergate Street, Chester. Newcomers will be given a warm welcome.

For more information visit www.chestercyclecity.org

Thank You to Our Sponsors We would like to say a big thank you to West and Chester Council for funding these leaflets. Traffic free paths Suitable for children & quiet roads

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Begin the ride at Northgate Arena in Chester city will see Route 56 cycleway signs). Turn right and go up the hill

St a r t centre. There is parking in public car parks nearby. following the NCN R oute 56 signs. H e re Keep together and take care at junctions through Newton – particularly at the A41. Note that there 4 Follow the NCN Route 56 signs out of the zoo (Pink route). Take care are no toilets/pubs/cafes on the canal towpath. to turn left into Oakfield Drive (the sign is easy to miss). Take care crossing the A41. Follow NC Route 56/5 to City Centre. 1 From Northgate Arena, go along Victoria Road away from the 5 Continue following the NCN Route 56 through Newton. Ring Road. Turn right into Northgate Avenue (Pink route to Upton). Follow the cycleway signs through Northgate Village, to the 6 When you reach the Kingsway shops where there is a cafe, cross National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycleway. the road and follow the lane alongside the playground until you reach the turning onto NCN Route 5. 2 Turn left onto the cycleway via the Northgate ponds (Green route to ). After about 1 km, you will reach the canal. Pass the white 7 After about 2 km, turn off the cycleway through archway to route turn to retail parks and over the Deva link. Take left turn down Northgate Ponds and follow signs to the city centre through the ramp onto the canal towpath. Turn right and go for 4.5 miles along Northgate Village to return to the Northgate Arena. the canal, out of Chester. (NC Route 56) Useful Tip: 3 When you reach the bridge at (Bridge no.134), come off In addition to the above map, you may also want to use the towpath. (This is the bridge after going under the A41, where you an Ordnance Survey Map 117 and a Chester street map