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Fancy the DW trailquest this week - wed eve ko 6-7. Awkward time for me though - how long is it going to take to drive from Stockport to top of Winnetts pass leaving 5.30pm?
It's a mere 20 miles, but those are largely A6 miles.
30 mins stockport to whaley bridge, then whaley bridge to winnats 20 mins.
Did that route to and from work for 5 years (I lived in Hope and worked in stockport). A couple of traffic light tail backs, but nowt major to worry about.
If you allow 65 mins, just in case the traffic is v bad, it would be plenty.
I ride the A6 through Stockport every mid week evening. From Manchester all the way through to the Rising Sun in Hazel Grove in a car....hell. As soon as you go left at the Rising Sun, it's no bother. I'd give it an hour and 10 mins. Maybe a touch more.
It's normally fine once you're past all the traffic lights before Hazel Grove. You could be there for a 7:00 start with no issues though.
Thks both - sounds doable with an early dart from work.
Last time I went on the A6 at Rush-Hour a few weeks ago, a van driver and lorry driver had a stand-up full-on fist fight in front of my girlfriends car.
How about via Marple, Marple Bridge, back roads to Hayfield, Chinley and Chapel en le Frith..?
Noooo, stay off the A626 in rush hour. Chocca all the way from Chestergate through Hall St, Offerton Lane, Marple Rd and all the way up to Marple.
What monksie said. The A6 is weird, sometimes you can go from Stockport to Whaley Bridge in 30 mins, other times it can take 2 hrs. Evenings can be horrendous, between Stockport and Hazel Grove in particular. Up round High Lane is often slow too. I'd allow at least 75 mins.
As an aside.. what are these events like? I'm free that evening and might give it a go.
I am rubbish at reading a map though..
An Hour should be plenty btw.
Think they're great tbh - doubly great for me as I don't know the area beyond the most obvious bridleways so it's a good excuse to explore in the context of an event. Costs a tenner, so it's not like there's a big barrier to trying it out - I always find them friendly events and v good value for money.
You say you're rubbish at reading a map but you probably don't mean that in normal terms - you likely know how to look at a map and navigate your way around from A to B. Reading a map at speed, though, and making decisions on the best route between checkpoints, is another skill again and one it's fun to try and get to grips with.
Very tempted by this now I think about it. You probably know all the trails anyway Martyn, hoping it'll almost all be stuff I know.