Stockport – Lyme and the Glorious Greenway – 13 Miler (Sky Ride Local)

If you’re fairly confident on your bike on dirt and gravel surfaces and ready to broaden your cycling horizons, our Off-Road Steady rides are ideal. At a comfortable pace, and possibly with some modest hills along the way, there is barely a metre of tarmac in sight on these rides so come and enjoy the scrunch of gravel and the squelch of mud under your tyres with us! Rides are between 6 and 15 miles long, at a moderate pace of between 7 and 10 miles an hour.

An easy start along the Middlewood Way before a short (and steep) climb up to the boundary of Lyme. Then a gentler (but longer) climb into the heart of the park before a welcome break for tea and cake at the café. Then the mile long Greenway, a wonderful grassy descent high above the main driveaway, look for the red deer that make this park their home. A quiet lane to Disley and and then a beautiful canal side path all the way back to Marple.

Lyme is a glorious house, surrounded by gardens, moorland and deer park. Nestling on the edge of the Peak District, Lyme was once home to the Legh family and, in its heyday a great sporting estate. Step back in time to the Edwardian era – Lyme’s ‘Golden Era’. The 1,300 acre estate with its medieval herd of red and fallow deer offers stunning views. Explore the Edwardian rose garden, ravine garden or luxurious herbaceous borders next to the reflecting lake where a certain Mr Darcy met Miss Bennett in the BBC production of ‘Pride and Prejudice’.

For more information about Lyme and the National Trust please visit http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lyme-park/

Additional Information: Helmets must be worn by all under 18’s regardless of ride level.
The minimum age for these rides is 8, there must be no child trailers or child seats, children must be capable of riding within the demands of the off-road specification. Please bring equipment with you to repair punctures, Ride Leaders are there to help but are not responsible for your bike.
All rides leave at the time stated you must arrive early Ride Leaders will not wait.

Places are limited so please book online.

 

PLEASE NOTE: This event is listed in our cycling events calendar for Greater Manchester. It is not organised by Manchester Friends of the Earth nor the Love Your Bike campaign and does not necessarily reflect their policies. We recommend checking with the organisers in case of a change of time or location.

Event Details

Stockport
10 to 20 miles

Location Rose Hill (Marple) Railway Station
, SK6 6EE
Start Sunday 3 Jul 2016 10:00am
Finish Sunday 3 Jul 2016 12:45pm