Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.5 km for 220 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.03 km

Sossmoss Wood

Forest

6.37 km

Nook & Cranny Alderley Edge

Highlight • Cafe

Nice cafe, happy to accept muddy boots or muddy riders

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9.83 km

Mottram St Andrew Crossroads and Rest Area

Highlight • Settlement

Nice little crossroads with benches under the tree. Good spot to take a breather or have a snack.

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22.9 km

Gawsworth Community Shop & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great place to stop for a cuppa and essential snackage. Homemade cakes and flapjacks, Eccles cakes prominent on the counter and excellent brews.

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23.7 km

Woodhouse End Road

Highlight • Trail

24.6 km

Maggoty Wood

Forest

30.1 km

Marton Church Oak Tree

Highlight • Historical Site

Worth a stop

Tip by

41.2 km

View of Jodrell Bank Observatory

Highlight • Monument

Pull off the road to see a beautiful clear view across the fields of the Jodrell Bank observatory

Tip by

42.2 km

Blackden Lane

Highlight • Trail

Nice quiet, straight and fairly flat country road. The area is quite agricultural, but there is heath land to the west.

Tip by

44.3 km

Blackberries on Goostrey Lane

Highlight • Natural

This lane is lined with blackberries at the end of July.

Tip by

48.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.9 km

2.28 km

709 m

330 m

102 m

Surfaces

46.7 km

1.30 km

228 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Tuesday 21 April

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