Sunday was the SCCC Club Weekend Leicester Short Ride. Having struggled the previous day, Lesley decided to miss out on the morning hills and instead spend the morning with Andy C & Barbara. The majority of people had gone on the long ride, there was a select group of ten of us that set off on the shorter ride. Our initial part the route followed the same route as the longer ride, heading up towards Leicester Airport. We climbed up…
The Stockport Community Cycling Club Weekend this year visited the Leicester area. It began with a cycle ride on the way around Rutland Water. We all met at Barnsdale car park. There were 36 of us attending the club weekend, so we decided to split into two groups. I would lead the first group, and Sarah the second. The photos in this blog are taken from both rides. When my group arrived at the main Rutland car park at Whitwell we…
Saturday was the SCCC Media City Ride from Chorlton Water Park. There was a good turn out. Before the ride I had been and run the Stretford Parkrun, which wasn’t too far away from the start. It was rather a misty start to the day. We set off along the road and made our way past the tram tracks, heading for the River Mersey. When we reached the River Mersey, we turned right and followed it for a short while….
Bank Holiday Monday was the end of our holiday and time to start back home. The initial part of our journey was a cycle ride from Midmar to Aberdeen. It was another nice day as we set off. Initially, we passed through Comers, retracing part of the route we had taken a few days previously. We finally reached Echt and it was at this point that our route started to differ. When we had cycled to Midmar we had gone…
Yesterday’s Braemar walk was of the hilly type. While continuing our post-Coast and Castles North tour in Aberdeenshire, today’s walk around Loch Kinord promised to be a more gentle affair. The loch is a small freshwater lake in the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, situated a few miles east of Ballater. We parked just off the B9119. There is a circular walking route around the loch. We set off in an anti-clockwise direction following the blue/white duck waymarkers. We immediately…
