Lloyds Banking GroupLean On Me Challenge 2017

In aid of Mental Health UK

Chester Chase– September 27

Mapbook

Plan and Timings 2

The Chester area benefits from many off road

paths and towpaths to canals and rivers. It also

includes a footpath across a sprawling golf course,

crossing the suspension bridge made famous in

the titles of TV Soap Hollyoaks and finishes with a

trek around a large proportion of the city walls.

Lean on Me Challenge 2017

Stage From To Miles Long Miles Mins Start Time End Time

1 Tower House Christleton Pond 2.79 2.79 50.22 9.00 9.50

2 Christleton Pond Hoole 4.04 6.83 72.72 9.55 11.08

3 Hoole Blacon 2.91 9.74 52.38 11.13 12.01

4 Blacon Sealand Road 4.07 13.81 73.26 12.06 13.19

5 Sealand Road Eccleston 3.80 17.61 68.40 13.49 14.57

6 Eccleston Handbridge 3.38 20.99 60.84 15.02 16.03

7 Handbridge Tower House 2.46 23.45 44.28 16.08 16.52

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Stage 1 – Tower House to Christleton 3

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• 0.0 – Leave Tower House

along Charterhall Drive and

turn right on Westminster

Road

• 0.1 – Turn left on the canal

towpath and follow the canal

east

• 0.6 – Pass under Vicars Cross

Raod

• 1.1 – Pass under the ring road

• 1.5 – Pass under the by-pass

and Pepper Street and pass

behind the Trouper Inn

• 2.1 - :eave the canal bank and

turn left on Rowton Bridge

Road, crossing over the canal

• 2.5 – Pass the Ring’O’Bells

pub

• 2.8 – Checkpouint at the right

turn after Christleton Pond

Stage 2 – Christleton to Hoole 4

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• 0.0 – Take the right turn after Christleton Pond

• 0.2 – At the end of the drive, look for the public footpath sign and take the right hand footpath

Follow the footpath on the right hand side of the fields and always carry straight on until you

meet the road

• 1.1 – At the end of the path, turn left on Stamford Lane

• 1.3 – Turn left on Tarvin Road

• 1.5 - Turn right along the footpath across Vicars Cross Golf Course.

• Follow the path on the golf course until it appears to end

• At that point, slightly to the right is a line of trees heading away from the path

• Follow the line of trees until it ends

• Heading in the same direction, you should see a hedge to mark the end of the course

• Cross over a stile in this hedge and three further stiles in quick succession

• 1.8 – Leave the golf course and head up the lane, heading away from the tennis court

• 2.0 – Turn left on Wicker Lane (Take care – no pavements)

• 2.3 – Turn left on School Lane following the sign to Chester

• 2.8 – Turn right following the blue cycle path sign and head up the track

• 3.0 – Turn left on the Greenway

• 3.4 – Pass under the M53

• 3.6 – Pass under the A56

• 3.8 – Pass under the A41 Ring Road

• 4.0 – Checkpoint under the Manning Lane South bridge

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Stage 3 – Hoole to Blacon 5

• 0.0 – Carry on along the Greenway

• 0.6 – Pass under Newton Lane

• 0.9 – Pass under Ermine Road

• 1.4 – Pass under Liverpool Road

• 2.7 – Pass under Western Avenue

• 29 – Leave the Greenway on Egerton Road and arrive at Checkpoint

Stage 4 – Blacon to Sealand Road 6

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• 0.0 – Follow the bridge over the

Greenway and at the end turn left

on Highfield Road

• 0.2 – Turn right on Western Avenue

by the Highfield pub

• 0.4 – Turn left into Furne Road and

at the end turn right into Hillside

Road

• 0.8 – At the end, turn right on

Blacon Point Road and immediately

left on Clifton Drive

• 1.3 – At the end, turn right on

Sealand Road

• 1.5 – After the Jaguar garage, turn

left on Sovereign Way

• 2.0 – At the end, after Chester FC,

turn right onto Bumpers Lane

carrying on along the footpath when

the road stops

• 2.7 – Turn left on the path alongside

the River Dee

• 4.0 – Checkpoint in The Cop Park,

next to Sealand Road

THIRTY MINUTE LUNCH STOP

Stage 5 – Sealand Road to Eccleston 7

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• 0.0 – Turn right out of the park onto

Sealand Road

• 0.2 – Turn right before Angel Blinds

and follow the river path at the end

behind the race course

• 0.6 - Cross the river on the

footbridge by the railway, climb the

steps and head along Curzon Park

North

• 0.8 – At the junction, keep left on

Curzon Park North

• 1.3 – Cross over the roundabout

and take the road the other side

blocked by chain linked posts, and

follow all the way down Duke’s

Drive

• 2.8 – Follow the path sharply round

to the left

• 3.1 – At the end of Dukes Drive.

Turn right on Eaton Road and

cross the expressway

• 3.4 – At the end, turn left in

Eccleston and follow the road

round to the right along Paddock

Road

• 3.6 – Turn left before white gates

to private land

• 3.8 – Checkpoint in car park at the

end

Stage 6 – Eccleston to Handbridge 8

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• 0.0 – Leave the car park along the

footpath at the end and turn left

along the River Dee

• 0.7 – Pass under the North Wales

Expressway

• 3.3 – Turn left up to the suspension

bridge

• 3.4 – Handover at the start of the

bridge

Stage 7 – Handbridge to Tower House 9

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• 0.0 – Cross the bridge and at the

end. Head along the riverside

• 0.3 – Climb up ono the walls and

head over Lower Bridge Street

passing the front of County Hall

• 0.6 – Cross over Grosvenor Road

onto Nuns Road alongside the race

course

• 1.0 – Cross over New Crane Street

staying on the walls

• 1.3 – Cross over St Martin’s Way

• 1.4 – Cross over Northgate Street

• 1.7 - :Leave the walls by Iceland and

cross Frodsham Street and head

along Canalside by the Lockkeepers

Inn

• 2.4 – Leave the canalside at

Westminster Road and turn left

• 2.5 – Turn into Charterhall Drive and

finish at Tower House

Support Team Numbers

Mike Wilson – 07503 971001Steve Wood – 07864 648936Shane Millar – 07542 752371

Brian Wilderspin – 07928 987483John Hill – 07775 075783

Wanda Hall – 07788 671469

Marshalling Plans

Start Time End Time Location Activity Marshals

7.45 8.50 Charterhall Restaurant Registration Shane Millar & Brian Wilderspin

8.50 9.00 Outside Charterhall Photographs Mike Wilson & Steve Wood

9.00 9.10 Outside Charterhall Starting teams Shane Millar & Brian Wilderspin

9.35* 10.35* Christleton Pond Checkpoint 1 John Hill & Wanda Hall

10.45* 12.00* Hoole Checkpoint 2 Shane Millar & Brian Wilderspin

11.45* 13.00* Blacon Checkpoint 3 John Hill & Wanda Hall

13.00* 14.00* Sealand RoadCheckpoint 4

(Lunch)Shane Millar & Brian Wilderspin

13.15* 14.00* Sealand RoadCheckpoint 4

(Lunch)John Hill & Wanda Hall

14.35* 16.00* Eccleston Checkpoint 5 John Hill & Wanda Hall

15.45* 17.00* Handbridge Checkpoint 6 Shane Millar & Brian Wilderspin

16.40* End Charterhall Checkpoint 7 Mike Wilson & Steve Wood

16.40* End Charterhall Checkpoint 7 John Hill & Wanda Hall

17.10* End Charterhall Checkpoint 7 Shane Millar & Brian Wilderspin

Brian Wilderspin to support throughout on bike and appraise other marshals of progress, and any support

needed then double up at checkpoints with Shane Millar