Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 17, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

63 m in total

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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770 m

Whaley Bridge Canal Basin

Lake

5.71 km

Moss-Covered Stone Arch Descent

Very loose rock. All rocks fist sized or bigger. Flat and dented rim on gravel bike on 2/2 runs.

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10.4 km

Sensitively reclaimed from a former railway line to provide a natural attraction for walkers, cyclists, horse riders and nature lovers. An 11 mile (16km), traffic-free greenway from Macclesfield to Marple …

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18.2 km

Higher Poynton Station (Disused) and Middlewood Way

The station closed in January 1970, when the line between Macclesfield and Marple closed; the buildings were demolished and the track lifted by the end of spring 1971. The station …

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24.6 km

Bollington Labyrinth

31.5 km

Byrons Wood

Forest

33.0 km

Hollinhey Wood

Forest

37.4 km

Charity Lane

Charity Lane is an ancient, unimproved lane running across the top of Macclesfield Forest. It starts off wide open and smooth, and gets progressively rockier the further foes you get …

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46.0 km

View of the Peak District Hills

48.5 km

Fernilee Reservoir

49.9 km

Fernilee Reservoir

Lake

54.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.8 km

15.5 km

8.56 km

4.43 km

1.86 km

1.70 km

Surfaces

21.9 km

18.3 km

9.10 km

4.01 km

1.42 km

141 m

Elevation

Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Middlewood Way – Charity Lane loop from Whaley Bridge

Moss-Covered Stone Arch Descent

Geese Meadow in Lyme Park

Middlewood Way

Higher Poynton Station (Disused) and Middlewood Way

Bollington Labyrinth

Charity Lane

View of the Peak District Hills

Fernilee Reservoir

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