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Woodbank Park

Woodbank Park

The weather is changing. As jackets are back, we are now clearly moving from summer to autumn, and meeting at Woodsmoor for this Stockport Community Cycling Club ride out to Woodbank Park was a chilly eye opener That said, while it was a cool morning, the weather was fine, and it promised to warm up later in the day. Our route began by leaving Woodsmoor along Moorland Road. Then heading over to Offerton. In Offerton, we cut through the passageway…

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Alan Newton Way

Alan Newton Way

Sarah and I had a free Saturday, so we decided to book on this new Stockport Community Cycling Club cycle ride taking in the Alan Newton Way. Jim was leading this ride and Tracey was the back-leader. We met at Hazel Grove Park & Ride on a cool Saturday morning. Our ride began by weaving our way through the back streets behind the Park & Ride. This brought us out on to Buxton Road. We weren’t on the main road…

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Goyt Valley Grinder – our modified version

Goyt Valley Grinder – our modified version

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…

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Marple Canals

Marple Canals

This Marple Canals cycle ride is a new route on the Stockport Community Cycling Club calendar. It is a ride that pretty much does what it says on the tin, it essentially follows the canals around Marple. I was leading the second group of riders today, with Des as my back-leader, and Sarah taking the photos. We met up at Rose Hill and set off down the Middlewood Way on a lovely sunny morning. We were following NCN Route 55. After…

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Werneth Low

Werneth Low

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…

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