SPONSORED ROUTE 14.5 miles

Start from St James 10am

cycle to Lichfield road (Smithy Forge Pub) McClean Way. Cycle along track (if dry) to A5 Watling street. (alternative route if wet, cycle along road to A5) turn right. Continue straight on at island to the small turning on left LIONS DEN.

At T junction turn left along Coppice Lane. Continue to T junction meets A461 and turn LEFT.

Continue down hill at PIPEHILL (straight on at both islands) onto the Walsall Road. Continue straight on over small island.

Turn LEFT up CHRISTCHURCH LANE to 1st Church. (photo time)

Coninue on path alongside church meeting up over Western By pass to the Ntional Cycle Route

Cycle through Beacon Park towards the toilets opposite Minster Pool.  (toilet Stop if needed)

Turn LEFT and RIGHT up The CLOSE to  LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL (small book shops signs form)  (photo time)

Cycle round back of Cathedral along National Cycle Network Route 54 at the side of STOWE POOL turn RIGHT to ST CHADS.  (Photo time)

To the end of the road TURN RIGHT onto NETHERSTOWE. Turn LEFT onto St Chads Road leading onto St Michaels Rd.  Keep going until you meet the main road A5127 TRENT VALLEY RD. Turn RIGHT to Traffic Lights then LEFT through Church gates and up hill to  ST MICHAELS CHURCH.  (Photo Time)

Back down onto CHURCH STREET Turn RIGHT onto GREENHILL leading onto TAMWORTH STREET and BORE STREET.  TURN LEFT onto ST JOHNS STREET. (Photo time)

To Traffic Lights TURN RIGHT along BIRMINHAM RD, Straighton at island along SAINTE FOY AVE.  TURN RIGHT at 2nd Island onto MAXTOCK AVENUE, Turn RIGHT onto DEYKIN RD towards DARWIN PARK, Turn LEFT and continue on DEYKIN RD to island.  STRAIGHT on at Island to WALNUT WALK, follow rd to  POOLFIELD RD and turn RIGHT - Continue straight on to Idland and turn LEFT onto the WALSALL ROAD

STRAIGHT ON at island. Continue up PIPEHILL (Good Luck)

Turn RIGHT into COPPICE LANE and back to THE LIONS DEN, Turn RIGHT onto A5

CHOICE (back along Mc CLeans way or the Rd)STRAIGHT on to McCleans WAY and back to church.

OR  turn LEFT at Island up towards BArracks Lane. at island TURN RIGHT onto LICHFIELD RD, continue up hill and past Grasmere GArden Centre to Traffic LIGHTs. TURN LEFT onto OGLEY ROAD.  2nd ISLAND Turn RIGHT into VICARAGE RD and back to starting point.