This cycle ride to Marple Ridge was a new entry to the Stockport Community Cycling Club roster. We have had some inclement weather over the last week, however, it was a fine start to the day when we set off. It wouldn’t last! We set off along the path through Mirrlees Playing Fields. Then weaved our way through Hazel Grove towards Offerton. A short climb up Marple Road took us to Bongs Road. We followed this through to Dooley Lane. A…
The Stockport Hilly Off-Road ride is an upcoming Stockport Community Cycling Club Sunday ride. However Sarah and I will be away for the weekend it will take place (celebrating my birthday! 🙂 ). Andy S needed to recce the ride, and we had a free Bank Holiday, we decided to test the ride out. We met at the Lapwing Centre in Brinnington. And set off on NCN Route 62 through Reddish Vale Country Park. NCN Route 62 of course forms…
Saturday was the SCCC Lyme Park 2015 ride. The weather forecast for the weekend was terrible – really strong winds an heavy rain! Andy and I were concious that next week is the Stockport 10 (a 10 mile hilly run) and due to me being ill we haven’t done much training for it. As the club ride started at Rose Hill Station (Marple), we decided to run the Marple Parkrun first. As we arrived at Brabyns Park it was dry…
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…
This Pennine Cycleway Itinerary outlines our annual summer group cycle tour with some of our Stockport Community Cycling Club friends. This year we will be cycling the Pennine Cycleway – all of it! Last year we enjoyed the beautiful and relatively serene Coast and Castles South route. We expect this cycle tour to be just as breathtaking, if not more so – and this time, perhaps, in every sense of the word! Our Pennine Cycleway Itinerary will be as follows: Day…
