It was a cool Sunday morning when a small group of us met up at Torkington Park in Hazel Grove for this cycle ride out to Marple and New Mills. Andy S had put together this route. It was a follow on from our recent Mellor Cross cycle ride. After leaving Torkington Park, we made our way up Torkington Old Road. Then on to the Middlewood Way and a little section of NCN Route 55. We crossed over the Peak…
We met at Torkington Park for this Whaley Loop cycle ride. We have had some fantastic weather recently, but this week the weather has been more changeable, and today it was raining. While the coronavirus restrictions mean we are still unable to meet in large groups, we can at least meet in socially distanced small groups. So, it was a pleasure to have Neil joining myself, Sarah and Andy S. Leaving Torkington Park we began by heading out towards High…
Sarah and I had originally planned on doing lots of work on the house over the Easter weekend. However, with us both feeling a little exhausted we took the time to recharge our batteries. We have, however, enjoyed a couple of cycle rides, to Prestbury on Good Friday, and today out to New Mills. It was already a fine morning when we set off and crossed the A6. We continued on and a little further on made our way along…
The latest storm warnings possibly put a lot of Stockport Community Cycling Club members off cycling today So it was a hardy band of eight cyclists that met at Torkington Park for this ride out to New Mills. Jim was today’s ride leader, and I was the back-leader. Sarah sadly had to miss out due to struggling with a virus. Today’s route had originally been slated to cycle to Roman Lakes. However, with the recent storms and lots of rain,…
The Stockport Community Cycling Club hilly rides are always popular events. And Andy S’s hilly rides have become almost de-facto. Thus, this latest cycle ride indicating a few lumps to climb on our journey to Buxton was highly anticipated. Daunting? Perhaps. Challenging? Certainly. Rewarding? Definitely! We were promised a day of mixed weather when we met in Disley. Sarah was due to back-lead this ride. However, she has been struggling with pain in the foot, which has increasingly become acuter. After…
