The race started and finished at the Burtonwood Bridge Inn (the pub no longer exists) and the race route was on roads in & around the area of Burtonwood.

It consisted of the first lap of about 2¼ miles which came back past the Bridge Inn, followed by a second lap of about 2¾ miles.  Both laps were anti-clockwise.

From the start with the Bridge Inn on your left, the route turns left after about 100 yards into Chapel Lane, which at about ½ mile becomes Fir Tree Lane, then Lumber Lane.  Continue until about 1½ miles and turn left into Forshaw's Lane, then left at about 1¾ miles into Broad Lane.  Carry on as the road becomes Phipps Lane to pass the Bridge Inn on your left and start the second lap.

Follow the same route until you get to Forshaw's Lane at about 3½ miles.  Do not turn left but carry straight on into Collins Green Lane.  At just over 4 miles, turn left into Penny Lane, then at about 4¼ miles turn left into Broad Lane.  Continue along the road to re-join the route of the first lap, as the road becomes Phipps Lane and returns to the finish at the Bridge Inn.