The Goyt Valley Grinder is a route originally spotted by Andy S on the Peaks & Puddles website. It is a cycle route exploring the Goyt Valley reservoirs which are reached by pleasant canals and scenic back roads. We decided to have a go at it … with a few amendments. It was a warm September day when we met at Marple Memorial Park. You’ll notice there aren’t too many photos of me … probably because I was taking all…
We met at Torkington Park for this Whaley Loop cycle ride. We have had some fantastic weather recently, but this week the weather has been more changeable, and today it was raining. While the coronavirus restrictions mean we are still unable to meet in large groups, we can at least meet in socially distanced small groups. So, it was a pleasure to have Neil joining myself, Sarah and Andy S. Leaving Torkington Park we began by heading out towards High…
Sarah and I had originally planned on doing lots of work on the house over the Easter weekend. However, with us both feeling a little exhausted we took the time to recharge our batteries. We have, however, enjoyed a couple of cycle rides, to Prestbury on Good Friday, and today out to New Mills. It was already a fine morning when we set off and crossed the A6. We continued on and a little further on made our way along…
The Stockport Community Cycling Club hilly rides are always popular events. And Andy S’s hilly rides have become almost de-facto. Thus, this latest cycle ride indicating a few lumps to climb on our journey to Buxton was highly anticipated. Daunting? Perhaps. Challenging? Certainly. Rewarding? Definitely! We were promised a day of mixed weather when we met in Disley. Sarah was due to back-lead this ride. However, she has been struggling with pain in the foot, which has increasingly become acuter. After…
Today I should have been leading an SCCC ride to Culcheth but it was cancelled due to the weather. Instead three of us went for a snowy walk around Toddbrook Reservoir. We parked in Whaley Bridge in the car park near the River Goyt. We started out along Reservoir Road. On the right there was a little lake, Brookfield Nature Pond, which was frozen over. We had a look out across Toddbrook Reservoir before continuing on along the road. …
