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 ride to Etherow Lake 2015 is a regular fixture on the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar. Whilst it is without doubt a pleasant and enjoyable route, it is not one that usually lives long in the memory. However the ride this particular weekend would prove to be incident packed. We met at the Lapwing Centre in Brinnington. We began by briefly cycling through Reddish Vale Park. We made our way through Woodley. And then picked up the Peak Forest Canal. Through Woodley tunnel. We…
Wednesday was our TPT Day 3 – Stockport to High Melton. We set off from home and cycled back to where the TPT enters Reddish Vale, where we left it yesterday. The first section was very familiar to us. From there we headed up through Haughton Dale then on towards Godley. We went through Hattersley We stopped off in Hadfield for a coffee. Our route then took us to the Longdendale Trail and on towards the Woodhead Tunnels. We…
Saturday was the date for Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s AGM. Once the official business had been completed it was back to why we are part of the club, the cycling. Upon leaving the Lapwing Centre in Brinnington we weaved our way through to Haughton Dale. We picked up the Peak Forest Canal. Sarah arriving at Portland Basin Coffee break was taken at the Bridge View Café at Portland Basin museum. We then set off back following the Ashton…
