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  • albish
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    thinking about cycling the cheshire ring from ashton no any good champ sites

    monksie
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    I'm not quite sure what you're asking but I've ridden the Cheshire Ring twice. I won't be doing it a third time.
    It took me 8 – 9 hours with relaxed food stops.
    I started (and unsurprisingly finished) in Marple.
    It gets pretty 'iffy in Manchester. You'll have to abandon the tow path to cross the city centre.
    I started by 6:00am both times to get a head start on walkers and did it both times mid week.

    samuri
    Free Member

    He wants campsites.

    For a minute I thought were were talking about the Cheshire cycleway which is around 200 miles long (and osmething I keep thinking about doing in a day) and I was super impressed with your 8 hours but then I remembered you talking about the ring in the past 😉

    monksie
    Free Member

    Oh, I rode the Cheshire Canal Ring. The real achievement was staying sane. That was a mother of a boring day out. I can't even think why I did it twice.

    tthew
    Full Member

    I've always fancied that myself, probably more as an achievement than a good day out. I've also a real hankering to do the Sandstone Way, but as it's all footpath, will have to be a really quiet day.

    monksie
    Free Member

    Now then, what is this Sandstone Way of which you mention?

    Found it http://www.sandstonetrail.co.uk/

    tthew
    Full Member

    Starts in Frodsham, goes through Delamere Forest, past Beeston/Peckforton and finishes in Whitchurch. 30ish miles, but that's one so it's ride back, lift or train.

    Oh yeah, that's the one, but like I said,

    Bikes and Horses: Mountain bikes are actively discouraged on the Sandstone Trail, while horses are allowed only on short sections of designated bridleway.

    albish
    Free Member

    any good camp sites on the cheshire ring

    stever
    Free Member

    The Sandstone Trail has to be run really…
    Can't help on the camping I'm afraid.

    Junkyard
    Free Member

    Have you tried here
    http://www.waterscape.com/
    I own a boatthe canal is pretty but also fairly dull …like 19thc C motorways really you know tree lined and all that but I would not want to cycle for miles except for the challenge.

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