Club Routes
We have many routes - in the Winter months between October and April all of our Wednesday night runs are on pavements, mostly around the areas of Wanstead, Woodford and Ilford. A typical club run is around 6 miles, once in a while we'll do "Tomswood Hill", this is the longest and toughest run at around 7.5 miles - and a big hill! If you're not up to this distance, please do not worry, as most of our runs have short-cuts where you can start with the main group, but go back a shorter way.
On a Wednesday night we will appoint a "leader" for the first mile or so, basically this person will lead the route out of the centre at a fairly slow speed to keep the group together. After a mile faster runners will speed up to their own pace.
In the summer months, starting after the clocks go forward we will use as much off-road, parks, river footpaths and forest land as possible. We have a very enjoyable run on the longest day of the year, where two of our longest serving members, John & Karen White will lead the club on a mystery run in the forest. We are also promised the "bluebell run" in a fairly hidden part of Wanstead Park.
When we are running off-road during the summer, we cannot guarantee that there will not be any mud, therefore it is a good idea to bring some running shoes that you will not mind getting muddy. That way you will not be upset if you are wearing a pair of brand new top-of-the-range shoes!
When the club run is announced it's usually quoted as "Oak Hill", or "Barkingside", half of the members nod knowlingly and half have no idea where the run goes. The run is always gone through in detail, if you're not sure after it's been explained please ask myself as there is always a map available.
If anyone has any ideas for Wednesday night club runs then please speak to me on a Wednesday.
Mike Wilson, Secretary
Route 1 - South Woodford/Snaresbrook/Wanstead run (5.7 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the centre and under the subway at Redbridge roundabout.
Head past Redbridge Station and cross over the traffic lights into Roding Lane South.
At the end of Roding Lane South turn left into the Southend Rd towards Charlie Browns Roundabout.
Past Tesco's and left into Chigwell Rd/Hermon Hill.
Crossover when safe and right into George Lane, over the Viaduct and back into George Lane.
At top of the road turn left into Woodford Rd and then carry on down Hollybush Hill.
At Green Man roundabout cross New Wanstead and return to centre via Cambridge Park/George Green and Redbridge Lane West.
SHORT RUN - Miss out the Hollybush Hill section and go down the High Street to footbridge.
Route 2 - Broadmead Road extended (7.75 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge roundabout.
Head past Redbridge Station and cross over the traffic lights into Roding Lane South.
At the end of Roding Lane South, cross under the Woodford Avenue using the subway and continue into Roding Lane North.
Left to Manor Road under M11, right up Snakes Lane East, left along St Barnabas Road, right up Broadmead Rd, left onto and along High Road Woodford to Snaresbrook Station.
Left along Wanstead High St, left at George Pub and back to centre via pedestrian Bridge.
Route 3 - Tomswood Hill (7.5 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge roundabout.
Head past Redbridge Station and cross over the traffic lights into Roding Lane South.
At the end of Roding Lane South, cross under the Woodford Avenue using the subway and continue into Roding Lane North.
At the end of Roding Lane North, turn right into Manor Road, Chigwell.
Turn right into Tomswood Road/Hill and continue until you reach Fullwell Cross Roundabout at Barkingside.
Turn right into Barkingside High Street (3rd right at roundabout). Run to the end of the High Street and into Cranbrook Road. (By the recreation ground).
Continue along Cranbrook Road until you reach Gants Hill Roundabout.
Go under the subway and turn right into the Eastern Avenue (A12).
Continue to Redbridge Roundabout then under the subway and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 4 - Broadmead Road (6.7 miles) - MAP
Turn left out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre. Right into Wigram Road and over the A12 footbridge.
Turn into Nutter Lane, then straight into Leicester Road. Turn left into Grosvenor Road and then right into Wanstead High Street.
Just past Snaresbrook Station, turn right into Woodford Road. This leads into Woodford Green High Road.
Turn right into Broadmead Road and 3/4 of the way down the hill, right into St Barnabas Road.
Continue straight ahead into Latchet Road to the A406. Cross under the road using the subway and then turn left. This leads down to Charlie Browns Roundabout.
Turn right into Chigwell Road and straight up Hermon Hill to Wanstead High Street.
Turn left into Wanstead High Street and left again at The George to the A12. Back over the footbridge to Wigram Road.
Then left into Redbridge Lane West and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 5 - Wood Street, Walthamstow (6 miles) - MAP
Turn left out of the Redbridge Leisure Centre and to the top of Redbridge Lane West.
Continue ahead up Cambridge Park to Leytonstone roundabout. Turn right under the subway into Whipps Cross Road.
At the end of Whipps Cross Road, cross over into Wood Street using the traffic lights at the top of Lea Bridge Road.
Coninue to the end of Wood Street, crossing over to the right hand side of the road.
Turn right into Forest Road and head up to the top of the hill. (By the side of the Waterworks Roundabout).
Turn right into Woodford New Road. Then left into Oakhurst Gardens and right into The Forest.
This leads trough to Snaresbrook Road. Turn left and continue to the Eagle Public House.
Turn right into Hollybush Hill then left into Wanstead High Street. Left at The George Public House into the A12 and then over the footbridge to Wigram Road.
Then left into Redbridge Lane West and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 6 - Woodford Avenue/Woodford High Road (5.8 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge roundabout.
Turn right into the Eastern Avenue (A12) and continue to Gants Hill roundabout.
Turn left taking a 'U Bend' into Woodford Avenue.
Continue straight down Woodford Avenue crossing over the roundabout (junction with Redbridge Lane East) and down the hill until you reach Charlie Browns roundabout.
Go straight ahead at Charlie Browns and up the slope on the left hand side of the A406 motorway.
Turn left at the top of the slope (by the side of Waitrose Supermarket) into Woodford High Road.
Continue down High Road, Woodford and past Snaresbrook Station to Wanstead High Street.
Turn left at The George Public House into the A12 and then over the footbridge to Wigram Road.
Then left into Redbridge Lane West and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 7 - Snakes Lane (7 miles) - MAP
Turn left out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre. Right into Wigram Road and over the A12 footbridge.
Turn left up A12 to the George Public House and then right into Wanstead High Street.
Turn right into Hermon Hill and follow the road down to Chigwell Road and Charlie Browns Roundabout.
At Charlie Browns Roundabout turn left at the side of the A406 Motorway and cross over the road in the subway. Come out into Latchett Road.
Continue along Latchett Road and this leads into Barnabas Road. At the junction with Broadmead Road, continue straight ahead, crossing over at the traffic lights until you reach Snakes Lane East.
Turn right into Snakes Lane East and at the bottom of the road, left into Chigwell Road.
Cross over the road and then turn right into Roding Lane North. Continue to the Woodford Avenue.
Turn left, cross the Woodford Avenue using the subway and exit into Roding Lane South.
Continue along Roding Lane South to Redbridge Roundabout. Cross under the subway and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 8 - Cranbrook Road (6.3 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge roundabout.
Head past Redbridge station and cross over the traffice lights into Roding Lane South.
At the end of Roding Lane South, turn right into Woodford Avenue. Continue to the top of the road.
Cross over at the Beehive Lane roundabout and continue straight ahead along Woodford Avenue, until you reach Gants Hill Roundabout.
Go under the subway and exit right into Cranbrook Road heading towards Ilford.
Turn right into Northbrook Avenue (next to The Drive) then right into York Road and Wanstead Park Road.
Follow Wanstead Park Road all the way back to Redbridge Roundabout. Then under the subway and back to Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 9 - Woodford New Road/High Road, Woodford (6.6 miles) - MAP
Turn left out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre. Right into Wigram Road and over the A12 footbridge.
Turn into Nutter Lane, then straight into Leicester Road. Turn left into Grosvenor Road and then right into Wanstead High Street.
Continue past Snaresbrook Station, turn right into Woodford Road, crossing over at the traffic lights.
Turn left into Snaresbrook Road, then right into The Forest and right into Oakhurst Gardens.
Turn right into Woodford New Road and go under the subway at the Waterworks Roundabout, continuing straight ahead into the Woodford New Road. (left hand side of the road).
Continue until you run past Chingford Road. Then cross over at the traffice lights into Broadmead Road.
At the top of Broadmead Road, turn immediate right into Broomhill Road and then follow straight through to the footpath. This leads into High Road Woodford.
Continue down High Road, Woodford, all the way back to Snaresbrook Station.
Left into Wanstead High Street and left again at The George to the A12. Back over the footbridge into Wigram Road.
Then left into Redbridge Lane West and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 10 - Manor Park (6.2 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Lesiure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge Roundabout.
Take the exit into the Eastern Avenue - on the right hand side of the road.
Turn right into The Drive and continue to the end of the road. Then turn right into Northbrook Road.
Continue into Mill Road and under the narrow bridge. Then turn right into Romford Road.
Continue until you reach Rabbits Road, turn right and then second left into Forest View Road.
Then turn left into Forest Drive and this leads into Aldersbrook Road.
Follow Aldersbrook Road until it leads into Blake Hall Road. Then turn right into Overton Drive.
At the end of Overton Drive, turn left into Warren Road. Then turn right into Redbridge Lane West and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 11 - Cranbrook (5.5 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge Roundabout.
Take the right exit into Wanstead Park Avenue and then an immediate left into Wanstead Lane.
At the top of Wanstead Lane, turn right into Beehive Lane and continue to the end of the road.
Turn left into Cranbrook Road, cross over to the right hand side of the road and then turn right into Bramley Crescent (before Gants Hill Roundabout).
Turn right into Perth Road and contine alongside Valentines Park until you get to Aukland Road. (Third turning on the right).
Turn right into Aukland Road and continue straight ahead. This leads into Valentines Road and then Park Avenue.
At the end of Park Avenue, turn left into Cranbrook Road and continue towards Ilford until you get to York Road.
Turn right into York Road and at the end of the road, turn right into Wanstead Park Road.
At the end of Wanstead Park Road, go under the subway at Redbridge roundabout and back to Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 12 - Wanstead Flats (5.3 miles) - MAP
Turn left out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and left again into St Mary's Avenue.
At the end of St Mary's Avenue, turn right into Overton Drive.
At the end of Overton Drive, turn left into Blake Hall Road. At the mini roundabout, turn left into Aldersbrook Road.
Continue down Aldersbrook Road and then take the right fork into Forest Drive, followed by a right into Capel Road.
Proceed to the end of Capel Road and then turn right into Centre Road. Cross back over the mini roundabout, back into Blake Hall Road.
Turn right into Overton Drive and then left into Langley Drive.
Turn right into Redbridge Lane West and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 14 - Horns Road (6 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge roundabout.
Turn right into the Eastern Avenue (A12) and continue to Gants Hill roundabout.
Go under the subway, continue straight ahead and exit back onto the Eastern Avenue. Keep to the left hand side of the road.
When you reach the traffice light junction, turn left into Horns Road.
Continue down Horns Road and follow the road into Tanners Lane to Barkingside High Street. (Sainsbury's on your right).
Turn left at Barkingside into Cranbrook Road and cross over to the right hand side of the road. (Tescos is on your left).
Turn right into Beattyville Gardens and at the end of the road, turn left into Longwood Gardens.
At the roundabout cross over into Redbridge Lane East and continue to Redbridge Station.
Cross under the subway and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 15 - Clayhall (6.2 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge roundabout.
Head past Redbridge Station and cross over at the traffic lights into Roding Lane South.
At the end of Roding Lane South, turn right into the Woodford Avenue and go up the hill until you reach the subway.
Using the subway, cross under the road then turn left and run down the hill on the opposite side of Woodford Avenue.
Turn right in Clayhall Avenue and continue up the hill on the right hand side of the road until you reach the roundabout.
Turn right at the roundabout into Longwood Gardens and continue to the end of the road. (Junction at Woodford Avenue).
Straight across the roundabout into Redbridge Lane East and continue to Redbridge Station.
Cross under the subway and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 16 - Oak Hill (7.5 miles) - MAP
Turn left out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre, right into Wigram Road and over the A12 footbridge.
Turn left up A12 to the George Public House and then right into Wanstead High Street, past Snaresbrook Station. Turn right into Woodford Road, crossing over at the traffic lights.
Turn left into Snaresbrook Road, then right into The Forest and right into Oakhurst Gardens.
Turn right into Woodford new Road and just before Waterworks roundabout, left into Forest Road.
Cross over to the right hand side of Forest Road and continue down the hill.
Turn right into Hale End Road and continue along to the roundabout. Cross over the road at the A406 and continue along the remainder of Hale End Road until it joins Oak Hill.
Follow Oak Hill (The road will fork to the right) past the Hotel, to the top of the hill.
Cross straight over the Woodford New Road into Fullers Road. Then at the bottom of the road it will bend to the right and lead into High Road, Woodford Green.
Turn right into the High Road, then cross to the left hand side of the road. Continue to George Lane.
Left into George Lane and follow the road over the viaduct. Pick up the second half of George Lane and turn right into Hemon Hill.
At the top of Hermon Hill, turn left into Wanstead High Street and then left again at The George to the A12. Back over the footbridge and into Wigram Road.
Then left into Redbridge Lane West and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 17 - Capel Road, Forest Gate (5.8 miles) - MAP
Turn left out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre to the top of Redbridge Lane West.
Cross over The Green at Wanstead and continue along Cambridge Park.
Turn left into Blake Hall Road and follow the road down, past the entrance to Wanstead Park.
Turn left into Woodlands Avenue and continue ahead into Northumberland Avenue (by the side of the park).
Turn right into Wanstead Park Avenue. At the end of the road cross over Aldersbrook Road and turn left. Stay on the right hand side of the pavement and this leads into Forest Drive.
Turn right into Capel Road. At the end of the road turn left, cross over Centre Road and then second right into Dames Road.
Continue along Dames Road and then turn right into Lake House Road.
At the end of Lake House Road, turn left into Blake Hall Road.
Cross over to the right hand side of the road, continue to Overton Drive.
Turn right into Overton Drive and then left into Langley Drive. Turn right into Redbridge Lane West and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 18 - Ley Street, Ilford Run (6 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge Roundabout.
Head past Redbridge Station and then right into Redbridge Lane East. Continue to the end of the road.
At the roundabout, turn right into the Woodford Avenue to Gants Hill roundabout.
Go under the subway and take the exit into the Eastern Avenue (A12) which is straight ahead. (At the Eastern Avenue stay on the right hand side of the road).
At the traffice light junction, turn right into Ley Street and head towards Ilford.
At the end of Ley Street, turn right by the muti-storey car park and then left by Balfour Road towards Woolworths.
Cross over Ilford Broadway at the traffic lights and turn right, then an immediate left into York Road.
Continue straight ahead to the bottom of the road and follow the road turning right into Wanstead Park Road.
At the end of Wanstead Park Road cross under the subway at Redbridge roundabout and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 19 - Barkingside Run (6 miles) - MAP
Turn right out of the Wanstead Leisure Centre and under the subway at Redbridge roundabout.
Turn right into the Eastern Avenue (A12) and continue to Gants Hill roundabout.
Go under the subway and take the second left exit into Cranbrook Road.
Continue on the left hand side of Cranbrook Road, towards Barkingside.
When reaching Barkingside High Street, turn left at the traffice lights junction, into Freemantle Road.
At the mini roundabout continue straight ahead into Clayhall Avenue.
At the bottom of Clayhall Avenue, turn right into Woodford Avenue and cross over the road using the subway.
Turn into Roding Lane South and continue to Redbridge roundabout. Cross under the subway and back to the Wanstead Leisure Centre.
Route 20 - Balfour Road (6 miles approx) - MAP
Right out the centre towards Redbridge roundabout into Wanstead Park Rd /York Rd to Ilford Stn.
Cross road and go into Balfour Rd next to Wilkinsons. Go down Balfour Rd and at the end into Perth Rd.
At the end of Perth Rd to avoid the Gants Hill subway, go around the corner into Cranbrook Rd and crossover at lights by the entrance to Valentines Park.
Continue down Cranbrook Rd across Beehive Lane and turn right into Cranbrook Rise.
At the end of Cranbrook Rise keeping the recreation ground on your left,turn left into Wanstead Lane and then right into The Drive.
At Eastern Avenue return to the centre via the subway.