8.83km Thorn/Pewterspear/Park Loop Combination

Cat & Lion Stretton (5.5km into the run)















Today, on a nice sunny day, I ran the Thorn Loop/Pewterspear Combination plus the Park Loop Medium (Variation) Clockwise totalling a distance of 8.83km (as recorded by my NavMan R300).

8.83km (5.49m) in a time of 40:44, giving an average speed of 13.007kmh (8.082mph) and an average pace of 4:37 per km (7:25 per mile). HRavg 162, HRmax 176, and 630kcals.


Route Start: Stretton St. Matthew's C of E Primary School, Stretton Road, Stretton, Warrington, Cheshire.

Head along Stretton Road toward Appleton Thorn for 2.0km, turning left into Lumbrook Road just before the Thorn Public House. Turn immediately left again into Green Lane that will convert to a track then a footpath at the gate, before finally converting back to a track once again.

After approximately 1.3km at the intersection with Mentmore Gardens, turn left towards Longwood Road. At the T-Junction with Longwood Road turn left, and then at the following Roadabout turn right and continue along Longwood Road.

Continue along Longwood Road until you reach the Pewterspear Gardens Path on your right. You should have covered approximately an additional 0.5km since exiting Green Lane.

Head down the Pewterspear Garden Path for approximately 0.8km. At its exit, take the left fork that will bring you out at the London Road roundabout where Longwood Road joins it.

At the roundabout turn left onto London Road and continue until you reach the Cat & Lion traffic lights, turning left into Stretton Road. Just before the Church turn left heading along a Park path. At this point you would have covered 5.7km in total.

Continue along this Park path passing a Roman statue where the path branches right then quickly left again. Continue again along this Park path, crossing the minor Pewterspear Green Road and continuing ahead along this Park path until its end where you meet up with Longwood Road again where it meets the London Road roundabout.

At this point, turn right along Longwood Road heading away from the London Road. Head straight on at the first roundabout, then left at the next roundabout continuing along Longwood Road.

At the Pewterspear Garden Path, turn right away from it across the road and down the small (usually muddy) path opposite. At the end of the small path, turn right down Cann Lane.

Just around the first bend, there is a Park path to your right. Take this path. Go over the small wooden bridge that brings you out at Stoneacre Gardens, turn left then immediately right, then almost immediately left again to rejoin the Park Path. Go through the wooden swing gate, across the Pewterspear Green road and through the other wooden swing gate. Turn immediately left after this swing gate following this Park path around the right-hand bend and virtually straight on afterwards to its conclusion (approximately a distance of 1.2km).

At the end of this Park Path, there is a smaller metal swing gate that you must go through. Turn right back onto Stretton Road. Continue for another 250 metres until you reach Stretton St. Matthew's C of E Primary School where you originally started the run. At this point the run is complete. You will have covered a total distance of 8.83km (5.49m).