Another warm Sunday greeted us as we arrived on Hollywood Bridge near to Stockport Pyramid for this cycle ride out to Stalybridge. Andy S had put this one together for us. We set off alongside the River Mersey following NCN Route 62. This section is also part of the Trans Pennine Trail. We cycled towards Didsbury. At East Didsbury, we headed up Burnage Lane. Before picking up the Fallowfield Loop, part of NCN Route 60. However, while NCN Route 60…
Our latest Sunday cycle ride saw a change of cyclists for our journey out to Ashton-under-Lyne. For the first time on our COVID-19 lockdown Sunday rides, we welcomed Andy S. Sadly, Sarah had torn a muscle in her back so wasn’t able to join us. This meant the group consisted of Andy, Andy, Andy … and Neil. It also meant all the photos taken were mine. We met at Davenport Green on a mild, cloudy day. We started by weaving…
Sarah and I arrived in Stalybridge for the start of the Stockport Community Cycling Club Diggle ride. We found ourselves in the unusual position of this being our first club ride in nearly two months. It was a fresh Saturday morning as we set off on the local cycle network route known as the Yellow Brick Road. Gill was leading. Today’s route was a modified version of the Uppermill ride. This led to a sharp drop down to Grove Road….
Saturday was the Stockport Community Cycling Club ride to Uppermill starting from Stalybridge. However as it wasn’t going to be a long ride we decided to cycle to and from the starting point as well. A little group of us met up and cycled from Stockport through Bredbury, Woodley, Hyde and on to Stalybridge. The ride to the official starting point was 10.5 miles and about 550 feet of climbing. The ride was mainly off road (using tracks and following…
