For those wanting to do the Le Tour de Co-op and NOT wanting to do the FULL 53 miles.
You can do the SHORT off-road (mostly) route starting from the same point as the other riders from Broompark Picnic Area.
Travelling along the ROAD B6302 passed Ushaw Moor Co-op the Cockhouse Lane towards Esh Winning joining the lines (OFF-ROAD) at the Picnic Area.
Then along to Esh Winning leaving the lines to visit Esh Winning Co-op then re-joining the lines up to the incline, then (ROAD) Wolsingham Road and Sandy Lonnen to near Brancepeth then re-joining the lines to visit Brandon co-op then back on the lines and back to START finishing at Broompark Picnic Area.
A TOTAL of 15 miles.
STRAVA Route : https://www.strava.com/routes/8127730