Rotherham / West Laughton / East cycling route Overview: total distance = 33.9 miles

Ulley Aston Wales Harthill , Christ Church Richmond Road Woodhouse Handsworth Rivers Team (5 stops including Waverley)

Aiming for 10-minute stops as there are so many places to visit / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 1: Holy Trinity, Ulley S26 3YD to All Saints Aston, S26 2EE, 1.7 miles, 10 min Itinerary Route 09:00 Pray at Ulley for 10 min Take Turnshaw Rd, opposite the church 09:20 Depart Ulley Becomes Ulley Lane 09:30 Arrive Aston to pray for 10 min Turn L into Aughton Lane & follow to the church 09:40 Depart Aston 10:00 Arrive St John the Baptist, Wales to pray for 10 min 10:10 Depart St John the Baptist

Stage 2: Aston to St John the Baptist Wales S26 5LQ, 2.5 miles, 20 min Route

 Follow Church Lane south & then turn R into A618 Mansfield Rd

 Slight L at Mansfield Rd & then second exit at on to A618. Mansfield Rd

 Turn L at TLs into School Rd, B6059

 Turn R on to Church St

Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 3: Wales to All Hallows, Harthill, S26 7YG, 2.4 miles, 12 min

 Basically follow national cycle route 6

 South on Church St, L into Woodall Rd, L into Union St Stage 4: All Hallows to St Mark Mosborough, S20 5AE, 5.1 miles, 30 min

 Woodall Rd & straight on into Lane over motorway

 Turn R on to A618 Mansfield Rd

 Roundabout 1st exit Rd, B6058; becomes Station Rd

 Don’t follow B6058 when it goes L at roundabout. Keep straight

 L into High St 10:10 Depart St John the Baptist Wales 10:25 Arrive Harthill to pray for 10 min 10:35 Depart Harthill 11:05 Arrive St Mark’s Mosborough to pray for 10 min Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 5: St Mark’s to St Mary’s Beighton, S20 1EJ, 2.2 miles. 11 min 11.05 Depart St Mark’s 11.20 Arrive St Mary’s Pray for 10 min 11.30 Depart St Mary’s NB. This route passes Emmanuel Waterthorpe; brief stop to pray there is included in the 15 min allocated

 Return via High St & Station Rd

 L into Moss Way

 R into Westfield Southway

 Pick up cycle path (sharp L). Crosses Westland Rd, veering R

 Sharp R & L; then cross Owlthorpe Greenway

 Pass Emmanuel Academy

 Turn R into Drake House Lane

 L into Sothall R & soon R cycle path 67 (Tye Rd) which takes you to the church Much of this is on cycle paths Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 6: St Mary Beighton to Hackenthorpe Christ Church, S12 4LR, 2.3 miles, 14 min 11:30 Depart St Mary’s 11:45 Arrive Christ Church to pray for 10 min 11:55 Depart Christ Church Route

 Retrace the route of Tye Rd / the Ochre Dyke, L into Sothall Rd & R into Drake House Lane

 L off Drake House Lane back down Ochre Dyke path for quite some time

 Eventually L into Pentland Gardens, going R at the end to exit on a path between houses on to Moss Way

 Turn R on Moss Way to pick up another path on L immediately after crossing the tram tracks

 This runs parallel to Donetsk Way but behind trees; at the end, turn R & cross tramway & Donetsk Way at TLs

 Follow another path through to turn L into Beighton Rd, which becomes Sheffield Rd & leads to the church

Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 7: Christ Church Hackenthorpe to St Cyprian Frecheville S12 4XX, 1.1 miles. 11 min Itinerary 11:55 Depart Christ Church 12:10 Arrive St Cyprian to pray for 10 min 12:20 Depart St Cyprian

Route

 Follow Sheffield Rd; looks as though there is a cycle path alongside the tram tracks

 Turn R into Occupation Rd (uphill)

 R into Moor Rd / A6135

 L into Thornbridge Drive

 R into Smalldale Rd

 L into Birchvale Rd

 L into Churchdale Rd (church on your L)

Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 8: St Cyprian Frecheville to Gleadless Christ Church. Ridgeway Rd, S12 2EE, 1.3 miles, 10 min Itinerary 12:20 Depart St Cyprian 12:30 Arrive Christ Church Pray for 10 min 12:40 Depart Christ Church Route: I have described the shortest one, which uses main roads this time

 Ahead on Churchdale Rd

 R into Hopefield Ave

 L into Birley Moor Rd / A6135

 Looks as if you can leave the main road just before the big junction via steps to use what is now a service road — Mansfield Rd

 L into Hollinsend Rd & follow this to the church

 Church on the R

Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 9: Gleadless Christ Church to Richmond Road, St Catherine of Siena, S13 8EJ, 1.1 miles, 8 min

 Hollinsend Lane, straight across at TLs with A 6135 into Hollybank Rd

 Cross Normanton Hill into Hunter’s Lane

 R into Richmond Rd: church on L 12:40 Depart Christ Church 12:50 Arrive St Catherine’s to pray 10 min. Also make this a lunch stop 13:30 Depart St Catherine 13:40 Arrive St James to pray for 10 min. 13:50 Depart St James Stage 10: St Catherine to St James Woodhouse, S13, 7LL, 1.7 miles, 7 min

 Follow Richmond Rd

 R into Stradbroke Rd

 L at Co-op into Chapel St

 Slight L at Chapel to stay on Chapel St

 L into Tithe Barn Lane

 Church on your L Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 11: St James to St Mary Handsworth, S13 9BZ 1.5 miles, 13 min Itinerary 13:50 Depart St James 14:05 Arrive St Mary’s to pray for 10 min 14:15 Depart St Mary’s Route (highlighted one — though the middle one might be nice, as it looks as though it uses more paths)

 Follow Tithe Barn Lane

 L into Beaver Hill Rd

 L into Handsworth Grange Lane & follow this round to turn L into Handsworth Rd

 The highlighted route wiggles too much through other side roads = would just lose time at junctions

Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 12: St Mary Handsworth to Phil Barringer’s home, 59 Bradfield Way, S60 8DL, 1.2 miles 10 min

 Cross Handsworth Rd & turn R. Follow this & turn L into Orgreave Lane

 L into Highfield Lane / B6066; then 2nd exit at roundabout on to Waverley

 L into Bradfield Way Itinerary 14:15 Depart St Mary’s 14.25 Arrive at Phil’s: check with him: could meet somewhere else, e.g. pub Pray for 10 min 14:35 Depart Phil’s 14:50 Arrive St Mary’s to pray for 10 min 15:00 Depart St Mary’s Stage 13: Waverley to St Mary , S60 5TP, 1.9 miles, 13 min

 Leave via Bradfield Way, Stephenson Way & Mitchell Way

 R at roundabout onto Highfield Spring & follow towards Morrisons

 R at the main road roundabout towards Catcliffe = Poplar Way

 L at the bottom of the hill, where it becomes Orgreave Rd

 Ist exit at roundabout & then L into Station Rd

 R into St Mary’s Drive & follow this to the church

Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 14: St Mary Catcliffe to St Lawrence Tinsley S9 1WG, 2.4 miles, 14 min

 Leave St Mary’s via Church Lane & cross A630 on a bridge to pick up path

 Leads into Oliver’s Way

 L into Rd & follow under M1

 The route shows you using FP alongside the school, coming out by Yodel Depot. I think it might be easier to follow Bonet Lane to A631

 R into St Lawrence Rd just before shops Itinerary 15:00 Depart St Mary’s 15:15 Arrive St Lawrence: pray for 10 min 15:25 Depart St Lawrence 15:35 Arrive St Andrew’s to pray for 10 min Maybe have a cuppa? 15:55 Depart St Andrew’s Stage 15: St Lawrence Tinsley to St Andrew Brinsworth, S60 5EF, 1.1 miles, 6 min

 Follow the red arrows on the diagram = A631 and then Bonet Lane

Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage 16: Brinsworth to , St Helen, S60 5QP, 2.0 miles, 14 min

 Takes a similar route = Brinsworth Rd onto to Oliver’s Way

 BUT … this time turn R on exiting Oliver’s Way to pick up a track that goes under the to emerge in Station Rd

 R into Main St & then 1st exit at the roundabout for Treeton

 Stiff uphill into Treeton over railway bridge with TLs

 R into Church Lane, church on R Itinerary 15:55 Depart St Andrew’s 16:05 Arrive St Helen’s to pray for 10 min 16:20 Depart St Helen’s to return to the car at Ulley 16:40 Back to the start Stage 17: Treeton to Ulley, S60 5QP, 2.4 miles, 18 min Follow the main road out of Treeton & cross the A618 (care) into Ulley Lane. Uphill right at the end Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Stage : miles. min Itinerary

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