A cool start to the day for a ride out to Whitegate accompanied by Clive, Ray, and Nick.
Leaving on time, we headed north out of Tattenhall crossing the canal and railway bridges before weaving our way through Hargrave where we saw Chris cycling in the opposite direction. Chris was hoping to join us but had been delayed on the roadside by a faulty derailleur and had to resort to converting his bike into a “fixie” to enable him to return home. Hope you made it home ok.
Continuing on and cycling into a headwind, we passed through Oscroft prior to the hillier section of the ride which took us up and down through Kelsall, Mouldsworth and Manley, before being able to enjoy the long descent through Kingsley and Crowton into Weaverham.
From here we headed straight into Sandiway along Weaverham Road and, after crossing the A556, we arrived at our lunch venue the “Station Cafe” at Whitegate. This very cosy cafe is run by volunteers and was reasonably quiet so our food and drink orders were taken and delivered promptly by the very friendly efficient staff.
The return journey back to Tattenhall was only 13 miles via direct a route passing through the villages of Little Budworth, Eaton and Tarporley. We arrived back in Tattenhall at 2pm having ridden a total of 40 miles and accumulated 2000 ft of ascent although all of us will have an individual daily ride total of at least 65 miles.
See route map and/or gpx file download
KP
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