As we left Widnes Travelodge on TPT Day 2 it was a cool and misty morning. All was set for an enjoyable day of cycle touring. We decided on breakfast at the nearby Brewers Fayre. Having fortified ourselves we set off on stage 2 of our journey and were soon on the St Helen’s Canal towpath. The canal also runs alongside the River Mersey and the morning mist provided for some wonderful photos as we looked out over the Runcorn sands. Soon…
Today was the TPT Day 1 – Southport to Widnes. Yesterday we got the train to Southport and stopped over at the Travelodge. After a wander around Southport this morning, and stopping for coffee. Feeling refreshed, it was time to get our bikes and start the TPT (Trans Pennine Trail). And then we were off! The route took us out of Southport, following the sand dunes along the coast. We then followed the old Cheshire Lines railway. The route then…
Media City is always a popular ride in the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar. Perhaps surprisingly it is a new club ride for me, though Sarah wrote a blog post of a previous Media City ride a couple of years ago. The ride starts at The Robin Hood pub in Stretford and there was a healthy turnout of club members. Gill was leading this ride and began by taking us for a short cycle along Chester Road. Before briefly picking up the Trans Pennine…
Last year Sarah and I were busy when Neil’s Halton Castle ride took place, so we were really looking forward to Stockport Community Cycling Club‘s latest longer ride. It also gave Sarah a further opportunity to continue her fitness recovery following her broken foot. We met at Gatley Rail station on a warm and overcast day. And soon we were heading down Hollyhedge Road and through Wythenshawe. From Wythenshawe we made our way through Dunham Massey. Crossing over Lymm Road…
This Saturday’s Stockport Community Cycling Club ride was along the Longdendale Trail which runs alongside a number of reservoirs. The Longdendale Trail also forms part of NCN Route 68 and therefore the Pennine Cycleway which a number of us had completed a few years previously. Andy S and I had cycled to the start and the final section of our route had been along the trail. It had rained a little as well. Thankfully as we arrived at the start, which…
