OAKHAM   160 Permanent
160km AUDAX

Organiser: Tom Fox: Tel: 01773 833593

Alfreton to Bingham   41k

L=Left Turn, R=Right Turn, X=Crossroads, SO=Straight on or over,
$=Signpost(ed), T=T-Junction, O=Roundabout, 
TRL=Traffic Lights.
Go THROUGH places in CAPITALS and towards places in lower cases.


 From TRLs  A61- Alfreton High Street:
 East through Alfreton Town Centre
SO at TRL
At mini O 2nd exit $ SELSTON

If starting from Tom’s house Right

At 3 mini Os SO $ SELSTON
On leaving Selston, at top of hill after Total garage L $ ANNESLEY
R at TRL $ M1 (A611) [12.2Km]
SO at O $ Nottingham (A611)
At O 1st exit $ LINBY
At O 1st exit $ LINBY
At O 1st exit $ LINBY [17.0Km]
R at T $ Nottingham (A60)
L at TRL $ CALVERTON
SO at X with A614 $ CALVERTON [22.8Km]
SO at X $ CALVERTON
Rat TRL $ Epperstone (A 6097) [28.8Km]
SO at mini O $ Leicester
SO at TRL  no $ (A6097)
SO at O $ Leicester (A6097)
Stay on A6097 + cross River Trent [36.0Km]
SO at TRL $ Leicester (A6097)
At O 2nd exit $ BINGHAM [38.9Km]
After level crossing L onto Newgate Street
R onto Car park + at opposite corner L into shopping centre.
In 60m on R to find  control in Shopping Centre. Café  to left of Square.


Bingham to Oakham           39k  (80k)

Retrace route back thro Car Park to L no $
L at T no $
SO at TRL $ Tithby
SO at staggered X with A52 $ HARBY
Fwd thru HARBY [51.3Km]
SO at X $ WALTHAM
SO at X in Waltham into High Street [60.5Km]
On leaving Waltham R $ GARTHOPE (gated 
road )
R at T $  Saxby
In 50m. L $ WYMONDHAM
L at T in Wymondham $ EDMONTHORPE
2nd R $ EDMONTHORPE [69.3Km]
2nd exit at O $ OAKHAM
2nd exit at O $ OAKHAM
R at T $ TOWN CENTRE
R at O onto Main Street
Control just before 2nd Pelican crossing on L.
(it maybe possible to leave cycles next door by church)

Forbuoys News and Cafe

Oakham to Bingham       39k.   (119k)

R from Control
L at O $  ASHWELL
2nd L $ ASHWELL (just after pub)
At O 2nd Exit $ ASHWELL
At O 2nd exit $ ASHWELL
Forward thru EDMONTHORPE
In WYMONDHAM,L at T $ Windmill [91.5Km]
R $ GARTHORPE
R at T $ Coston
In 50m L $ WALTHAM
L at T $ Village Centre
SO at X roads $ HARBY (Goadby Rd.) [100Km]
SO at X $ HARBY
Fwd thru HARBY [108.9Km]
SO at X with A52 $ BINGHAM
SO at TRL $ NEWARK
R into Newgate Street
R into Car Park + at opposite corner L into shopping centre to find control



Bingham to Alfreton     41k  (160k)

Retrace route back thro Car Park to L no $ 
R at T and over level crossing
At O 2nd exit $ A6097 Doncaster
SO at TRL no $ ( Stay on A6097)
SO at O $ Doncaster
Fwd over River Trent [124.8Km]
SO at TRL $ Doncaster
SO at mini O $ Doncaster
L at TRL $ CALVERTON
Continue thro CALVERTON
SO at X roads no $
SO at X with A614 $ PAPPLEWICK [138Km]
R at TRL $ Mansfield (A60)
Next L $ Hucknall (B6011)
At O 2nd L $ Mansfield (A611) [143.8Km]

(It is easier to go on cycle path to Annesley via Newstead village but not tarmac)

At O 3rd L $ Mansfield
At O 2nd L $ Mansfield
L at TRL $  SELSTON [148.6Km]
R at T $ ALFRETON
SO at 3 mini Os $ ALFRETON

After A38 Tom’s house on L no. 180

SO AT TRL no $
SO at mini O Thro ALFRETON Town Centre