If you want to enjoy a gentle bike ride from South Manchester where somebody else worries about the navigating then why not join the Wanderers for leisurely and social cycle rides through the quieter roads of (mainly) Cheshire. We stop at a pub for lunch then make our way back to Chorlton Water Park.
Meet second Sunday of the month, 10.00am, at Chorlton Water Park car park, bottom of Maitland Road, off Barlow Moor Road.
Date |
Destination |
Approx Distance |
Terrain |
10 January |
Mobberley -ish |
25 miles | Road |
14 February |
Fallowfield Loop/Mersey Valley |
20 ish miles | Mostly Trails |
14 March |
Warburton |
30 miles | Trails and Road |
11 April |
Daisy Nook/Park Bridge | 35 miles | Trails and Road |
9 May |
Jodrell Bank |
40 miles | Road |
13 June |
Tour de Macclesfield | 50 miles | Road (hills too) |
11 July |
Swettenham |
45 miles | Road |
8 August |
Great Budworth | 40 miles | Road |
12 September |
The Bells at Peover |
35 miles | Road |
10 October |
Fallowfield Loop/Werneth Low/Marple |
35 miles | Trails and Road (some hills) |
14 November |
The Bells at Peover | 25 miles | Road |
12 December |
Styal and Dean Row |
25 miles | Road |
Bring a puncture repair kit and waterproofs. In winter bring lights.
No unaccompanied children (under 18)
On a ride near Marple in October 2006
Group pose at Middlewood Station on the Middlewood way, early summer 2006
Photos by Andy Coles
The Chorlton Wanderers rides replace the Dawdling Doctors rides that were run by the Bicycle Doctor shop in Rusholme.
For faster and longer rides try the South Manchester branch of the Cyclists Touring Club. Their home page has a handy route planner.
Greater Manchester Cycling Campaign