Royal Sutton Reliability Trial
11Okms/68 miles
START TIME………….. from Town Gate,  Sutton Park
A Turn L at the island. At top of hill turn L. (Anchorage Road) At traffic lights turn L and take 1st R (Little Sutton Lane) At T-junction Turn R past ‘Fox & Dogs’, and proceed to dual carriageway. Turn R to Bassetts Pole Island and take 1st exit followed by first L to Middleton. 
At T junction by Church, turn L and at dual carriageway turn R. Take 1st L through Bodymoor Heath to Marston Island. Turn L and then straight on at Kingsbury Island. At oil terminal crossroads turn R, and straight on at island. Turn R to Wood End and turn L at far end of village. Proceed to A5 at Dordon Island (16.5 miles), where straight on, direction Polesworth.
Descend over crossroads through Polesworth..After post office (High St) turn R, through Orton-on the Hill *(alt route A) to Twycross. At Twycross turn L. Continue on A444, crossing M42 (to Burton). 27.6 miles
At 'Crickets Inn' L. to Netherseal Through village, follow signs to Coton. At Coton (in the elms) turn R (into Burton Road) to Rosliston. At mini-island L to Rosliston. Through village follow road to Walton (past Bull's Head). Turn first L (to Walton). At Walton follow road to Main St. At Swan Inn, turn towards Walton Bridge (Station Lane) 38 miles
After bridge follow B5016 to Barton-under- Needwood, continue on B5016 to ‘The Top Bell’, turn R (past Rangemore Hall), at 'New Inn' L onto B5234 to Newborough. Cross A515 and continue to Abbotts Bromley. At T junction L on to B5014 (direction Lichfield), through Hill Ridware to Handsacre, turn L after canal bridge and garage on right. Continue past Seedy Mill golf course to T junction with A515. Turn R, turn L at A 5127 roundabout and proceed to Lichfield. *(alt route B) Proceed on A5127 via Wall Island (61 miles), to Shenstone and Mere Green then to Sutton Coldfield.  At traffic lights turn R into Anchorage Road, R at Council House and R again at bottom of hill, to FINISH at Town Gate to Sutton Park (68 miles)
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Signed……………on behalf of Royal Sutton CC
Route cards £1 in aid of ‘Bicycles for Uganda’ providing bicycles for paramedics.
*alt route A  At Orton-on-the-Hill church L (Norton Lane) then L at crossroads (down steep hill) to Austrey. Through village, at crossroads straight on (No Man’s Heath Lane) to No Man’s Heath. Cross B5493 (Clifton Lane) to Clifton Campville. At roundabout in village R to Lullington. Bear L past church to end of lane, R to Coton-in the elms. Rejoin route to Walton.
*alt route B A 5127, after traffic lights-2nd island (just before railway bridge) turn R. Immediately L at next island (Chesterfield Rd.) R at end (Fosseway), through Wall bear L to Shenstone. In village turn L and bear L to A5127 where R and take 1st L (Park Lane) to Little Hay. At Little Hay turn R continue over hill to Mere Green. Rejoin route to Sutton Park.