Having had an Open University tutorial cancelled at the last minute I took the opportunity to contact Andy S and suggest we go out for a cycle for a few hours. He has been talking about a hilly route he often rides and which he has aptly named his ‘Mountain Goat ride’. Today was as good as any to try it out. Andy S is known in Stockport Community Cycling Club circles for living ‘on the side of a mountain’…
There are a number of ways to get to Whaley Bridge from Hazel Grove. Straight up the A6 is a bit of a long slog, but not too bad. Peeling off the A6 at High Lane and using the canal cuts down the slog but is a bit circuitous. It is however flat. Neither of these however get the muscles and heart working for long. The route via Jacksons Edge Road and Buxton Old Road however is another matter! So…
Having not done any cycling in Edinburgh and having a free Saturday, we thought a short local cycle ride might be the order of the day. We always enjoy heading up to Higher Poynton, and this is where we headed for. However I decided upon a different route for this occasion …including taking in the Brickworks. Leaving home we set off up through High Lane and Disley. A couple of stiff climbs ensued as we went up Jacksons Edge Road…
The latest Stockport Community Cycling Club ride saw us taking a trip to Lyme Park. It was a cold but thankfully dry morning as 25 hardy club members met at Rose Hill. Off we set along the Middlewood Way. Past the former Higher Poynton Rail Station. We came off the Middlewood Way and turned on to Springbank Lane. Then up to Pott Shrigley. We then followed Shrigley Road. And in to the back of Lyme Park where we took a track…
We had originally planned to go cycling with Stockport Community Cycling Club, unfortunately we had both been suffering from one of those winter bugs currently doing the rounds. I had largely recovered (down to just a few coughs and sniffles) but Sarah was still struggling. Not being able to go cycling over a weekend is frustrating for us, so we decided that the least we could do was get out for a short afternoon walk and so made our way…
