Saturday 12th March 2016 10:00am

Starting from - Bulls Head, Greenmount Burrs Country Park Activity Centre Green Café Clarence Park, BL9 6LL

  • 8 miles
  • Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres)
  • 2 hr 30 mins
  • Steady
  • Bury
  • Women only

Free, women-only bike rides led by experienced Breeze Champions. They are a great way to get started in cycling or to improve your skills, whether you are a beginner or a seasoned cyclist.

Starting point

BL9 6LL

Bulls Head, Greenmount Burrs Country Park Activity Centre Green Café Clarence Park

Welcome to Bury Breeze Rides, this one is to celebrate International Womens Day ! You can start at one of 3 points during the morning, starting at 10am at the Green Café Clarence Park Walmersley Road, Bury. A detailed route description is below. 1)Green Café Clarence Park Walmersley Road BuryBL9 6LL-meet at 10am. There will be an ' I will if you Will' champion there . 2)Burrs Country Park Activity Centre Woodhill Road BuryBL8 1BN-meet at 1030am 3) Bulls Head, Longsight Road, Greenmount BL8 4DS-meet at 1100. The route is along safe cycle paths and quiet roads, easy for beginners. Coffee breaks are a tradition when you finish! So bring a few pounds along. Please wear a helmet and make sure you bike has pumped up tyres and working brakes and gears, especially if its been in the shed all winter! Check the Bury Breeze network on Facebook where you can post any questions you may have. Breeze champions will contact you the morning of the ride to answer any other questions. ROUTE DESCRIPTION Steady ride with one steepish downhill from Walmersley down to Burrs Country Park and the uphill is short from Woodhill Rd to Brandlesholme Rd. The ride will start with 10 am meet at the Pavillion The Green Walmersley Clarence Park ride out of the park, along Milner Ave then turn right onto Talbot Grove, third left onto Hampton Grove then at the end of the road turn right onto Walmersley Rd for 250 metres until we get to Towler Inn. Turn left onto How Lane opposite the pub then follow track down all the way to Burrs country park to the Brown Cow pub. Hill going down steep hill caution required going down . Turn left from Brown Cow to meet other the other riders on the free car park at the chimney. Pick up next group then onto Woodhill Road turning right onto Heartbreak Hill up toBrandlesholme Road onto Tottington Lines to Bulls Head pick up next group back down the lines straight across Woodhill Rd over the river, past Fire Station turning left underneath Railway arch up steep zig zag tarmac path at rear of Tesco at Woodfield Retail park . Turn left past RAF TRAINING HUT onto Hornby Street up to Argyle Street turn right across Walmersley Rd into Clarence Park for cake stop and refreshments. The end is at Green for those that started at Green . Mileage approx 8.5 miles for complete loop.

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Ride leaders

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  • Community Groups Volunteer

    Community Groups Volunteer

Lucy Cronin

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