Following the cycling club AGM it was the SCCC Portland Basin ride on Saturday. We set off from Stockport Sports Village in Woodley, where the AGM had been held.

We went through Haughton Dale basically following the Rive Tame.

We crossed over the River Tame, using the bridge at the bottom of Gibraltar Lane and made our way to the Peak Forrest Canal.

We followed the Peak Forest Canal for a while. At one point we had to cross over the canal.

We then continued along the Peak Forest canal all the way up to the Portland Basin.

As we reached the Portland Basin, we had to cross over the Peak Forest canal.

We then had to cross over the Ashton Canal to make our way to the Bridge View Cafe in the Portland Basin Museum, where we stopped for a break.

After our break, we again crossed the Ashton canal and made our way along it.

At Audenshaw we came off the Ashton canal, cycling past Fairfield.

We got onto the Manchester Cycleway, also known as the Fallowfield Loop.

We left the cycleway at Reddish and headed through North Reddish Park.

From there we headed to Reddish Vale Country Park.

We passed the Lapwing Centre and then crossed the M60, using a foot bridge of course!

Having crossed the motorway, we wiggled our way back towards our starting point.

Four of us took a wrong turn near the end and had to retrace our way, by going through Mill Lane Recreation Ground and then on to Stockport Sports Village where we started out.

It was an enjoyable ride and the weather was kind to us. We certainly enjoyed our trip out. We had cycled 14 miles. Our route can be seen below: