5.3 miles (1 loop) | 8 miles (2 loops)
Leave Uni towards London rd. turn RIGHT towards town
Safely cross at traffic lights and (past CARLSBERG). LEFT onto ST PETERS WAY.
TAKE CARE AT CROSSING at roundabout, continue STRAIGHT ON
Stay on left-hand side of WEEDON ROAD for almost two miles. TAKE CARE CROSSING at Thomas Becket.
You’ll pass FRANKLINS GARDENS and BINGO HALL (on left).
Slightly complicated alert. When you reach Halfords, the path will BEAR SLIGHTLY LEFT onto a service road. Continue past Halfords, Hobby Craft and Wickes and cross TWEED ROAD and continue onto a small footpath. REGROUP POINT HERE- This will bend left and then take you alongside a car park (right) and back onto the road. Take care as this lane is dark
Turn RIGHT towards SIXFIELDS STADIUM. Just before roundabout/bus stop, take path along the top of the bank and follow it down the hill – take care at steps at the bottom of the ramp
LEFT into EDGAR MOBBS WAY behind opposite end of stadium
Continue for one mile until end in ST JAMES MILL ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
At end, turn LEFT until you reach THOMAS A BECKET PUB.
ROUTE SPLIT OPTION | For 5.3 miles – TURN RIGHT and retrace route back to the University | For 8 miles – TURN LEFT and repeat the loop back towards Sixfields
** if you would like to run further, you can add an extra loop of the university to suit