Looking for some inspiration. Below is a directory of popular cycling routes around Lancashire all departing from Croston Sports Club, feel free to use and download.
2023 Summer Weekday routes – For 2023 the club will have 11 set routes (For A and B Groups) for the Tuesday and Thursday rides which are titled SUM23 #1 – SUM23 #11. Each Tuesday and Thursday a route will be published via the clubs social media.
We now also have 10 set C Group rides which are slightly shorter so people can be aware of the plan for the evening and it ensures the group arrives back at similar times. Please find them below the A/B groups routes on this page
Please can we ask that where possible you download the routes to your GPS device as the more members that have the routes the easier and safer the navigation is, if you download them all at the start of the season it saves you downloading a seperate one each week.
A & B Group Routes
SUM23 #1 (29.1 miles & 1664ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3058389523557022532
SUM23 #2 (27.9 miles & 286ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3060143875377169332
SUM23 #3 (31.8 miles & 536ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3062751889244828584
SUM23 #4 (34.5 miles & 910ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3062753006355179432
SUM23 #5 (26.4 miles & 1049ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3062757896275721092
SUM23 # 6 (31.1 miles & 1518 ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3062769372672532392
SUM23 #7 (29.4 miles & 714 ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3063526136708912996
SUM23 #8 (31.1 miles & 1036ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3064918765546717686
SUM23 #9 (34.1 miles & 1387ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3066364105751540360
SUM23 #10 (34.5 miles and 1390 climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3066366748649656968
SUM23 #11 (30.7 miles & 1265ft climbing) https://www.strava.com/routes/3067352785799890424
C Group Rides
C Group Ride – 1 – 22.7 miles and 1134 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812273264185050374
C Group Ride 2 – 23.1 miles and 769 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812274337144700166
C Group Ride 3 – 27.1 miles and 318 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812274788066177286
C Group Ride 4 – 22.3 miles and 1392 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812275112717738246
C Group Ride 5 – 21.9 miles and 431 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812275513782673650
C Group Ride 6 – 21.8 miles and 427 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812276197693308146
C Group Ride 7 – 21.3 miles and 945 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812276708543013126
C Group Ride 8 – 29.5 miles and 764 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812277362784232710
C Group Ride 9 – 21.9 mile and 494 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812278269825681370
C Group Ride 10 – 20 miles and 866 ft climbing
https://www.strava.com/routes/2812278717604238298
Winter Routes
As summer has well and truly drawn to a close and the last ‘bib short’ days seem to be behind us until spring 2023 we have decided to refresh the Winter routes for the dark months that lie ahead. This provides a number of benefits (1) Routes are designed specifically with winter safety in mind e.g. better road surfaces, reduced traffic (where possible), turn left where you can. Also reducing the number of routes increases familiarity helping to ensure people know where they are going and know where the inevitable potholes are!
Many thanks to Tim Bryning for the time he has spent thinking about, designing and re-designing these routes!
These routes will be used on the Tuesday and Thursday evening rides so please download them to your GPS device if you intend to use them. Given the groups are smaller we do not feel the need to pre-publish the route each week and the members present can pick what ride suits them best on the night.
These routes are in use from 1st November 2022 until a change is confirmed in Spring 2023.
CV WIN 22 – 24 miles and 816ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/3015273426213043046
CV WIN 22 # 2 – 23.7 miles and 1049 ft ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/3016325617372176632
CV WIN 22 #3 – 22.8 miles with 506 ft ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/3016363423962709240
Other Routes
Below is a list of previously used routes/rides should you need some insipration.
20 – 30 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/3465690 – 27 miles and 941 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/3586609 – 26.8 miles and 689 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/3415416 – 28.2 miles and 569 ft of ascent
30 – 40 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/2067176 – 35.2 miles and 1569 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2109301 – 38.5 miles and 735 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2129567 – 34.3 miles and 1857 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2206000 – 39.1 miles and 2694 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2251747 – 35.3 miles and 1292 ft of ascent
40 – 50 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/2108835 – 40.3 miles and 1959 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2627063 – 44.9 miles and 1011 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2838183 – 42.2 miles and 2673 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2838115 – 48.2 miles and 3182 ft of ascent
50 – 60 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/3388104 – 55.6 miles and 4221 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2995739 – 57.9 miles and 3378 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/3195679 – 51.5 miles and 4444 ft of ascent
60 – 80 miles
https://www.strava.com/routes/3149120 – 60.2 miles and 1950 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2741189 – 78.9 miles and 6015 ft of ascent
80 miles +
https://www.strava.com/routes/2741052 – 82.2 miles and 4149 ft of ascent
https://www.strava.com/routes/2741136 – 89.9 miles and 6967 ft of ascent