Summer time ended at the weekend so this was the first ride of the autumn with reduced hours of daylight. That together with a cold north easterly wind and the sight of snow on the hills left no doubt that we were well and truly heading into winter but undaunted four riders met up at the newly expanded Bellis Garden Centre Café. This week we were joined by Sarah for an interesting ride through Shocklach and Threapwood, over Sarn Bridge and then into the lanes following the Wych Brook to Higher Wych. From here we continued onwards, to join the B5395 where we dropped down to Grindley Brook. After a short section of the very busy A41 we turned off onto the old coach road for the final run up to the Blue Bell Inn at Bell o’ th’ Hill for lunch. Here we relaxed in comfort and warmed ourselves next to the open fire while the weather deteriorated outside. With the DA AGM due in a few days time conversation inevitably turned to current DA issues and how the DA had managed to find itself so divided. Finding no solution but hoping that matters would be settled amicably at the AGM we left the warmth of the bar and donning an extra layer continued north on the remaining parts of the old coach road to No Mans Heath, Hampton Post, Ashton Cross and Broxton Old Hall where we turned right to Brown Knowl. From here we followed the well established route past the back of Bolesworth Castle and on to the Ice Cream Farm where a further hour was spent putting the world to right before the final leg home.
Distance from Chester and back 52 miles.
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