Chester Triathlon Club

The bike route is 40km and is mostly on quiet country roads. The route in and out of handbridge is residential and a more detailed map can be seen here

Route Description

You must abide by the rules of the road, and take directions from the police and marshals.

YOU MUST NOT cross the centre line (cut the corner) at right hand junctions.

The police will be manning these junctions. You will be disqualified and could even be prosecuted for dangerous riding.

• Leave the Meadows turning left out the gates into Elizabeth Cresent before turning first right onto Queen's Drive which becomes Queen's Park Road. Beware, there are two small speed bumps on Queen's Park Road.
• Turn left into Queen's Park View and continue up Hartington Street.
• Turn right into Appleyards Lane.
• Turn left into Eaton Road (point 2 on the map).
• At T junction (point 3 on the map) turn right into Hill Road/Rake Lane.
• At T junction turn left onto B5445 (Wrexham Rd).
• Turn left (point 4 on the map) into Old Lane.
• At the end of Old Lane turn around cone (point 5 on the map) and return along Old Lane to B5445.
• At T junction turn left onto B5445 (i.e. at point 4 again on the map).
• Look out for parked cars. LOOK WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
• Continue on the B5445. You will enter a 20mph limit and there are speed bumps at the start of this section.
• CAUTION as you pass newsagents and the church as vehicles will be coming and going.
• At roundabout continue straight on.
• Turn left onto Hoseley Lane.
• Turn left onto Borras Road.
• Turn left onto B5102. As you enter the 20mph limit there are speed bumps.
• Turn left onto B5445.
• At roundabout complete full turn, returning along B5445 towards Chester.
• CAUTION as you pass newsagents and the church as vehicles will be coming and going.
• Return to race venue and T2 following a more direct course back (i.e. no turn into Old Lane this time).
• Marshals will be noting your number at the turn point on Old Lane and at the roundabout on the B5445.
• NOTE: the FIRST time you get to this roundabout you go straight on, the SECOND time you do a full 360 degree turn.