NWA: Roman Lakes and Mellor Moor ~ Sunday 16th March
:: Date: Sunday 16th March 2014
:: Distance/time: 15 miles approx / 3 to 4 hours riding.
:: Meeting at: 10am for 10:30am start. Meeting point Roman Lakes Leisure Park, Lakes Road, Marple, Cheshire. SK6 7HB.
:: Directions: here [Free parking and only a mile from Marple Railway Station]
:: Terrain: A mixture of quiet lanes, rocky single and moorland tracks. It's not so flat so there will be some climbing, but also some lovely descending.
Back by popular demand,
This is an area both myself and DSPaul know very well having ridden around these hills for about the last twenty years.
Suffice to say there is some great riding to be had in a relatively compact area.
We'll meet at Roman Lakes Leisure Park, which is right at the end of a bumpy track, complete with a small hatch(Im sure its now a cafe) serving hot drinks, cakes and bacon rolls. Parking is also plentiful and free.
We'll then ride around a selection of the local trails stopping at at least one pub along the way and enjoying the views and history of the area.
P.s this years ride will take in more of the history of the area with a visit over to the hill fort at mellor church, archaeology dates it back to over 8000bc.
I hope that some of you will be tempted to join us for a nice leisurely and sociable bimble on old bikes.
Previous visits:
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=215633
:: Date: Sunday 16th March 2014
:: Distance/time: 15 miles approx / 3 to 4 hours riding.
:: Meeting at: 10am for 10:30am start. Meeting point Roman Lakes Leisure Park, Lakes Road, Marple, Cheshire. SK6 7HB.
:: Directions: here [Free parking and only a mile from Marple Railway Station]
:: Terrain: A mixture of quiet lanes, rocky single and moorland tracks. It's not so flat so there will be some climbing, but also some lovely descending.
Back by popular demand,
This is an area both myself and DSPaul know very well having ridden around these hills for about the last twenty years.
Suffice to say there is some great riding to be had in a relatively compact area.
We'll meet at Roman Lakes Leisure Park, which is right at the end of a bumpy track, complete with a small hatch(Im sure its now a cafe) serving hot drinks, cakes and bacon rolls. Parking is also plentiful and free.
We'll then ride around a selection of the local trails stopping at at least one pub along the way and enjoying the views and history of the area.
P.s this years ride will take in more of the history of the area with a visit over to the hill fort at mellor church, archaeology dates it back to over 8000bc.
I hope that some of you will be tempted to join us for a nice leisurely and sociable bimble on old bikes.
Previous visits:
viewtopic.php?f=30&t=215633
Bacon sarnies are top notch as I remember too ... that or I was cold and hungry. Looking forward to a spot of local history - edumakashunul ride, excellent.
