Rotherham / West Laughton / East Attercliffe cycling route Overview: total distance = 33.9 miles Ulley Aston Wales Harthill Mosborough Beighton Hackenthorpe Frecheville Gleadless, Christ Church Richmond Road Woodhouse Handsworth Rivers Team (5 stops including Waverley) Ulley Aiming for 10-minute stops as there are so many places to visit Rotherham / 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 roundabout 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 Killamarsh Lane over motorway Turn R on to A618 Mansfield Rd Roundabout 1st exit Sheffield 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 Birley 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 Catcliffe, 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 Brinsworth 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 Treeton, 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 Sheffield Parkway 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 Route .