Two lap event, 22 miles:
Start outside the Knight’s Table, Flash Bar. Proceed forwards to the A53 and turn left (M) onto the A53 in the direction of Leek. Turn sharp left (M) after the Royal Cottage but before the Winking Man, on an unclassified road towards Longnor. In Longnor turn left (M) into Carder Green and left again (M) onto Buxton Road B5053, in the direction of Glutton Bridge. Take the first left turn (M) upon leaving Longnor, on an unclassified road towards Flash Bar. At Flash Bar, turn left (M) onto the A53, past the start and complete a further lap.
The finish is located approximately 0.4 miles before Flash Bar, immediately after a no-through road signed ‘Colshaw’.
Three lap event, 33 miles:
Start outside the Knight’s Table, Flash Bar. Proceed forwards to the A53 and turn left (M) onto the A53 in the direction of Leek. Turn sharp left (M) after the Royal Cottage but before the Winking Man, on an unclassified road towards Longnor. In Longnor turn left (M) into Carder Green and left again (M) onto Buxton Road B5053, in the direction of Glutton Bridge. Take the first left turn (M) upon leaving Longnor, on an unclassified road towards Flash Bar. At Flash Bar, turn left (M) onto the A53, past the start and complete a further two laps.
The finish is located approximately 0.4 miles before Flash Bar, immediately after a no-through road signed ‘Colshaw’.