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If you would like to see a more cycle friendly city please The Capenhurst Caper join us – the more people we can show that support us, the stronger voice we have for pressing for improvements.

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

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 Chester        Begin the ride at Northgate Arena in Chester city 5 Continue through Shotwick Dale to the A540. Cross the A540 with A550 St a r t centre. There is parking in public car parks nearby. care and turn left. Go along the pavement here for a short distance. H e re From Northgate Arena, go along Victoria Road 6 At the next lane, turn right to Capenhurst. Go through Capenhurst. away from the Ring Road. Just before the railway station, turn right into Dunkirk Lane. You are now on NCN Route 56. 1 Turn right into Northgate Avenue. Follow the cycleway signs through Northgate Village, to the National Cycle Network Route 5 7 Cross the A5117. Follow the Route 56 signs along a small road, and Cycleway. then along a cycleway by the side of the railway. At the end of the cyclepath, turn right and right at the T junction. Follow the road round 2 Turn left onto the cycleway. Cycle about 5 miles through Blacon and cross the A540 with care at the staggered junction. out of Chester (there is a Pub in Blacon a third of the way along the Route). 8 Follow Long Lane to the village of Saughall. Go through Saughall. 3 After the big blue bridge over the A494, turn sharp right immedi- Turn left on to the ramp to NCN Route 5 and then turn right along ately. Turn left along the cycle track and follow it as it bends to the route 5 back to Chester (about 3.5 miles). left. Turn right at the miniroundabout, then bear left at Green Lane 9 At Northgate Village, turn right off the cycleway. Follow the cycle West and go through the tunnel under A548. (NCRoute 563) route signs to return to the Northgate Arena and the City Centre.

4 Follow the road and track (bridleway horse sign) to Shotwick. Useful Tip: (not the NCRoute 563) Go through Shotwick to the A550. Cross In addition to the above map, you may also want to use an the A550 with care into Shotwick Lane. Ordnance Survey Map 117 and a Chester street map