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| From TNR 06-09-12 Northern Wanderings |
Crew: El Pres, PTD, Joe, Nic, Slim, Coley, Doog, Stunt, Butty
Pub: Dunc
Route: BL, Rainbow bridge, Kerridge, Rainow, Oakenbank Lane, Pott Shrigely, Layby across Sponds Hill, Bowstones, Park Moor Descent, Contour across moor to moorside lane, down the un-named lane to Shrigley road, furtle in Nabs Quarry, Sugar Lane, Vale.
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| From TNR 06-09-12 Northern Wanderings |
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Conditions:
Warm and Sunny, dry trails (with just the usual wet bits) – basically perfect!
Stats:
A stat free week
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| From TNR 06-09-12 Northern Wanderings |
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Notes:
A fine evening to be riding, running, walking or just watching the world go by as the crew assembles on the middlewood way.
Route discussions temporarily over, we head to Kerridge past ponies and doodly dogs.
A bit of off road at the back of the ridge avoids some road (but more route debate causes some delay!)
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| From TNR 06-09-12 Northern Wanderings |
PTD tests if Oakenbank can be ridden down without pedalling (pretty much)
Long shadows and golden skies are too tempting for our official photographer and dusk is falling as we head across to Sponds where the view has become the glowing lights of the Cheshire plain.
It’s been a long time since we last rode these hills,and PTD & Joe feel very far from their forest home
Big excavator and huge pile of grey stuff on the moor where the gated track ends – not at all clear what it is doing!? Butty’s extra route options have to be abandoned due to lack of time.
Mexican stand off with cows(no sign of deer) at the top of the Bowstones descent, luckily they do move off the trail in the Nic of time. Much stileish bike shouldering between very dry moor sections. Not enough time to play in the quarry.
Vale hosts unknown bikers! Baguettes a refreshing change..and such good value that puddings were a must, sticky toffee good –Buttys cheesecake best! Moravka lager drinking in anticipation of sweet Spanish Singletrack. A Single Malt at last orders good, Japanese Whisky and another pint bad behaviour!
A great evening – we need to return again soon – so much riding it can’t be done justice in one night!