Hi everyone, Im planning on doing a sponsored cycle around the cheshire ring, to rase money for a trip to japan with scouts, however, i need some help planning the route. my main issue is where i would sleep at night, beacuse i obviously wont be able to do it all in one day. I was planning on camping, but i dont where any campsites are or anything like that, and what the prices of using the campsite would be. also, I need to find a route plan for the ride. If you could help me on either of these topics, I would be extremely grateful.
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Cheshire is quite a big area so there's plenty places to cycle. You could even venture a little bit into Merseyside at points as there would be plenty of places to stay nearer the bigger towns. Sometimes B&Bs or Youth Hostels can be just as cheap as camping though.
I think your best bet would be to find a route first, something thats a good distance and keeps you away from main roads as on long cycles it can drain your concentration always having to watch out for cars.
Hi, like happy says check out the Cheshire section and maybe start your route from a pre-tested route so that you have a start and end point. Have a look at Cheshire Day Out - its a 30 odd mile route. It'd be good to know what route you plan and how you get on...
Oh right, my route, the cheshire rineg, is the network of canals that span cheshire, its about 97 miles in total, so I was lookin about 3 days to complete it =D
That sounds good, I can't say I've heard of that canal network... if you have time it'd be great to see it plotted on this site. You should be able to find b+b's and campsites on google?
not sure what you mean by plotted, i was planning on uploading the route once i'd completed it, not sure how to do that though =P heres a link which tells you aout the canal system :http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/maps/canalss-map.html
that will tell you everything about it, also, how do i go about loooking for a campsites and stuff on google? should i just search for them in specific areas etc?
oh yeah... with google - I'd work out how many miles you're likely to do each day (use cycle route to map these out) and find an area nearby, on google maps you can search for businesses in/around certain areas so use this to find your campsites/b+b's...
ok guys, ive now completed my ride, it was really ace and i'd recomend it to anyone who fancys giving it a go!
allen
12 Jun 08:13
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lOOKING TO CYCLE THE CHESHIRE RING IN JULY AND AM TRYING TO FIND SOME CAMP SITES ALONG THE WAY, DO YOU MANAGE TO FIND ANY ALONG YOUR WAY.
darrendonald
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I'm thinking about doing this myself but would want to do it in 1 day. How many hours did it take you in total and is it fairly straight forward to keep on the right track?
RedAndy60
08 May 07:36
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A Team of 4 people at my works canoed the 97 mile course in under 24 hours.
They do it each year.
The cycle toe path is better in some areas than others. I reckon doing it comfortably in 3 days or 2 days at a push.
I intend to do it but want time to see the area I go through - have a few beers etc.
Swizz
04 Sep 05:47
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Hi,
I'm interested in doing this ride also with my eldest Daughter.
Can you share with us what accommodation you used on the trip?
Cheers,
Ian...
woodleytrav
28 Sep 12:45
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Hello
Im am also looking at biking the cheshire ring, im planning it now though won't be doing it till may 2017
Does anyone know of somewhere to stay for the night? a pub would be great lol we hope to complete the ride in two days also what would anyone suggest, clockwise or anti clockwise round?? thank you for your time
Daz9100
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Obviously it depends where you start and how long you're cycling each day but I stayed at the The Queens Head Hotel in Congleton in September, nice spacious B&B rooms and good food in the pub. Right next to the canal too.
That day I'd started from Manchester and travelled along the Ashton, Peak Forest and Macclesfield canals, 36 miles in just over 4 hours.
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