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.

We cycled through Chorlton Ees Nature Reserve.

It was part of the Trans Pennine Trail (which Andy and I have cycled previously), making our way via the Bridgewater  Way and onto the Bridgewater Canal.

We cycled past Stretford Marina.

W came off the Bridgewater Canal at Trafford Park, near the World Freight Centre. There were some street sellers setting up as there was a match later the day.

We had to change our normal route as we were not allowed to cycle close to the football stadium, but we managed to get onto Salford Quays and made our way down to the Imperial War Museum.

We took the bridge over the quays, then into Media City.

We cycled past the BBC building.

Past the Blue Peter Garden.

We then took a tour around the quays.

We paused for a while to watch a Dragon Boat race.

Having watched the Dragon Boat Race, we continued around the Quays

We had to make our way past the Watersports Centre and through the people which were there for that event.

Our tour of the the Quays then took us past the Lowry Theatre and back over the water again.

Having cycled past the Imperial War Museum North again, we made our way back into Media City. We stopped for a refreshment break at The DOCKyard.

After our refreshment stop, it was time to continue the ride!

Time to make our way back onto the roads for a while.

Back over the water and into Trafford Park.

There were a lot of football fans making their way to the stadium as we came back through Trafford Park.

We cycled back to the World Freight Centre, making our way back towards the Bridgewater Way.

Cycling close to the Stretford Marina before joining up with the Bridgewater Canal again.

We turned off into the Mersey Valley, picking up the TPT (Trans Pennine Trail) again.

We finally got back toward the back of Chorlton Water Park, where we cycled through the park past the lake and made our way back to the car park where we had started from.

It had been a great ride. You can see our Media City Ride route below: