Our Tuesday evening training routes start and end at the Lord Butler Leisure Centre.
During the summer when we have enough evening light, runs are often along paths and trails through the countryside. The rest of the year we train around the town, using variations of the winter town circuit.
We always try and have run leaders on Tuesday evening, and also ask runners to keep an eye out for each other. You can also look into at using your watch or phone to help navigate – see below.
Winter Town Circuit
The basic 10.7km route takes us round the edge of the town, all on roads with streetlights. We also regularly run on the following routes: 5k Hollyhock Town Route, 5k Sheds Lane Town Route, 7k Beeches Close Town Route and 7k Homebase Town Route (see maps below and click for .gpx hyperlinks on STRAVA).
We also try and mix it up by running the courses in reverse, doing an out-and-back or interval sets. See the Race Calendar for what’s taking place each week.
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| 10.7k Town Route |
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| 5k Hollyhock Town Route | 5k Sheds Lane Town Route |
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| 7k Beeches Close Town Route | 7k Homebase Town Route |
Summer Trail Routes
There are endless combinations of tracks and paths that can be run in the country around Saffron Walden, but we try to stick to a few primary routes so that they become familiar over time.
- Debden and Extended Debden Circuits
- The Shooting Chair Route
- Daisy’s Dawdle
- Chairman’s Choice
- Sewards End and Butlers Farm
Self Navigation
If you want to make sure you don’t get lost on a Tuesday evening run, or want to try the route yourself some other time, then there are some options to use tech to help. Note that this are not available for all routes yet.
Garmin Connect
Click on the Garmin Connect link below the route, which will take you to Garmin’s website and show the route. If you have a Garmin device which supports navigation and a Garmin Connect account, then you should see a “Send to Device” button so that the route can be uploaded to your Garmin device.
Strava
You need the Strava app on your phone (basic version is free). Load the routes page on your phone and click on the Strava link, which should load the route into the app and give you the “Use Route” option. You can then record running the route on your phone while it keeps you on course. It even gives you help in navigate back to the start at any time if you’ve had enough. More details from Strava.