The ‘Undulator’

The ‘Undulator’ is a Heanor Running Club Championship Event open to all HRC members.

Covering 13.1 miles the route is as follows:

  • Start at The Bell Inn
  • Turn left on to Bell lane all the way to the Derby Lodge Tea Rooms (just over 2 miles)
  • Turn right onto Shipley Lane, past Mapperly Reservoir (3 miles), through Mapperly to High Lane.
  • Turn left on to High Lane heading towards Ilkeston (just before the 4 mile mark)
  • Just past Straw’s Bridge (5 miles)  bear right to run up Derby Road
  • At the Fire Station turn left on to Oakwell Drive until West End Drive
  • Run down West End Drive (6 miles) in to the Golf Club following the footpath keeping the golf course on your left
  • Turn right on to the Nutbrook Trail, past the Nutbrook Coffee Shop to pick up Slack Lane
  • Slack Lane merges in to Coronation Road then you turn right back onto Mapperley Lane.
  • Run Back along Mapperley Lane/Shipley Lane (10 miles), past the Tea Rooms going straight on down to Osborne’s Pond
  • Turn left just before Osborne’s Pond following the path past 11 miles to the Visitor’s Centre
  • Looping round the Visitor’s Centre building bear right to take the right hand path towards Bell Lane
  • At Bell Lane, turn right to head backup towards Smalley Dam where the finish awaits!

See also the course map below

The Undulator Course

The Undulator Course