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This Macclesfield Circular 2021 cycle route repeated our Stockport Community Cycling Club ride of 2017 and 2019. It has always proved to be a ride enjoyed by our members for being challenging while surrounded by some lovely scenery. We met at Macclesfield Riverside Park visitor centre on a cool though fine Autumn Saturday morning. I was leading this cycle ride and Sarah was the back-leader. Upon leaving Riverside Park we dropped down Summerlea Close and joined the Middlewood Way. In…

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Macclesfield and Gawsworth

13 May 2021 Andy

Our little group of six met up on a windy Sunday morning for this cycle ride out to Macclesfield and Gawsworth. This weeks cycle route was put together by Tracey. We met at the junction of Blossoms Lane and Hal Moss Lane. Our route began by heading towards Wilmslow Road. We then turned into Lees Lane and held up the traffic for a little while as we whizzed through to Mill Lane, allowing us to settlw into a more sedate…

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Marton Revisited

24 April 2021 Andy

It was a fine sunny Sunday morning for this Marton Revisited cycle ride, essentially a repeat of our cycle ride out to Gawsworth and Marton put together by Neil last summer. We met at Blossoms Lane. Then set off towards Woodford. After Woodford we made our usual way out to the Cheshire lanes through Wilmslow and Mottram St Andrew. We headed up Wilmslow Old Road. Sarah spotted this Easter floral display … While Neil spotted this wooden owl … A…

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Cheshire Cycleway Day 5 – Astbury to Bollington

13 October 2020 Andy

Cheshire Cycleway Day 5 was the final day of our tour, and it would be one long-lasting in the memory (more on that later). This final day would see us cycling from Astbury, around Macclesfield, on to Alderley Edge, before cycling home. It was also going to be the hilliest and most challenging day. So it was that we left the Egerton Arms Country Inn having enjoyed a hearty breakfast. After having enjoyed decent weather so far, our luck had…

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Out to Macc via the Brickworks

25 September 2020 Andy

After missing last Sundays coronavirus lockdown ride due to being on our Bay Cycle Way tour, things were back to normal this weekend. This weekend it was Tracey’s turn to plan the route, and she decided to take us out to Macc, or more correctly, Macclesfield. We met at Poynton Pool and headed out up Towers Road. It was a lovely sunny day for cycling. From there we made our way up through Higher Poynton and on towards Pott Shrigley….

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