With Stockport Community Cycling Club cancelling all rides for the foreseeable future, and the coronavirus lockdown now coming into force, Sarah and I had been missing our cycling opportunities. Thankfully, we are being allowed one exercise session per day. Sarah and I decided to use this one to go cycling. The cycling organisations are advising us to keep our rides short(ish), so a quick pootle up to Pott Shrigley seemed ideal.

We began by heading out through Hazel Grove.

After reaching the end of Dean Lane, we turned towards Poynton.

And then turned into Towers Road.

At the top of Towers Road, we joined Coppice Road.

Halfway up the road, we passed other Stockport Community Cycling Club members enjoying rides of their own.

Next, we turned towards Adlington.

At the top of Moggie Lane, we turned into Skellorn Green Lane, and followed this for the next few miles.

Eventually, we turned into Springbank Lane.

Then onto Brookledge Lane.

This took us into Pott Shrigley.

It might have been a breezy morning, but it was worth getting out to enjoy cycling past the colourful arrays of spring flowers.

At the top of Brookledge Lane, we turned into Shrigley Road.

Further along, we reached the highest point of our ride. This gave us some great views out towards Manchester.

Then it was a fast drop past the back of Lyme Park and back into Higher Poynton.

We finally turned off Shrigley Road and then followed Green Lane.

At the end of Green Lane, we picked up Middlewood Road as we headed towards Norbury Hollow.

When we reached the A6 we decided to pick up the Airport Relief Road and make our way to Bramhall.

Reaching Bramhall, we turned towards the village centre.

Finally, we weaved our way through the back streets of Bramhall and headed for home.

Today we had cycled nearly 18 miles. It was by no means a long ride for us, but the relatively lumpy terrain had provided us with plenty of exercise. More importantly, it had been fabulous just to get out on the bike again.

You can view our route out to Pott Shrigley below: