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 lockdown Sunday ride team now number six, but once again one of us was missing this week. This time it was Sarah who had to miss our cycle ride out to Werneth Low due to work and struggling with a back injury. We met at Woodley to cycle a route which this week was planned by Andy S. We began by cycling out towards Haughton Green. From Haughton Green, we picked up a section of the Trans Pennine Trail…
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…
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…
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…
