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Cheshire Cycleway Day 3 – Chester to Whitchurch

Cheshire Cycleway Day 3 – Chester to Whitchurch

After enjoying our time in Chester, Cheshire Cycleway Day 3 would take us to Whitchurch and would be our longest and hilliest day so far. Thankfully, it was another cool but dry and cloudy morning. So, we picked up the Shropshire Union canal again and headed out of the city. We left the canal at Christleton and cycled through the village. Sarah, Andy and I remember cycling this section of Regional Network 70, from Christleton to Huxley, when taking part…

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Cheshire Cycleway Day 2 – Little Leigh to Chester

Cheshire Cycleway Day 2 – Little Leigh to Chester

It had been a cold night. So, it was a cool but thankfully dry and sunny morning when we left Little Leigh. Our Cheshire Cycleway Day 2 route would take us to Chester. Our route today would be gentle and reasonably short. So, without rushing and taking our time, we left the Hollybush Inn around mid-morning. Having stayed slightly off-route, our first section of cycling meant picking up Regional Cycle Route 70 again. Back on course, our route began by…

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E2E Day 13 – Windermere to Carlisle

E2E Day 13 – Windermere to Carlisle

E2E Day 13. We are in to the second half of our End-to-End now and today was our last day in England. And what a lovely day it was. Upon leaving Windermere YHA we headed up the Kirkstone Pass. Their had been talk the previous evening of how ‘horrendous’ this climb was. Frankly however this proved false. Maybe we are seeing that we are now much stronger riders, maybe we treated it with respect but the 5 mile pass proved…

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E2E Catering Arrangements

E2E Catering Arrangements

The E2E ride (End to End from Lands End to John o’Groats) has been meticulously planned over the last two years. With there being eight of us doing the whole ride, 1 extra going from Lands End to Cheddar and then an extra 5 from the Isle of Arran to Inverness, there are going to be quite a few folks that will need to be kept well fed. I (Sarah) have been in charge of planning the catering to ensure…

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End-to End (LEJOG) Itinerary

End-to End (LEJOG) Itinerary

Our End-to-End (LEJOG) Itinerary outlines our route. These are the various places where we intend staying overnight: Day 0 – Journey to Land’s End Travel down to Cornwall – fly from Manchester to Exeter, taxi from airport to rail station, then a train to Penzance.Collect our bikes and panniers from the cycle shop, then cycle over to Land’s End Youth Hostel.We will be joined by Ian, another member of SCCC, who will travel with us as far as Cheddar. Day…

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