Cycle Routes in and around Cheshire

Quarry Bank By Bike

  • Gentle
  • 16.6 miles
  • 496 ft

Middlewood Way

  • Gentle
  • 20.3 miles
  • 401 ft

A555 Hazel Grove to Manchester Airport

  • Gentle
  • 14.9 miles
  • 475 ft

Lyme Loop

  • Moderate
  • 12.5 miles
  • 706 ft

Lyme Lanes

  • Moderate
  • 12 miles
  • 984 ft

Upper Peak Forest Canal

  • Gentle
  • 13.3 miles
  • 56 ft

Beginners’ Brickworks

  • Challenging
  • 18.4 miles
  • 1662 ft

Wood Lanes off Middlewood

  • Gentle
  • 12.5 miles
  • 528 ft

Goyt Valley Grinder

  • Challenging
  • 17.6 miles
  • 1930 ft

Cat & Fiddle Climbs

  • Very Challenging
  • 26.7 miles
  • 3501 ft

Mills and Brows

  • Moderate
  • 14.3 miles
  • 1218 ft

Hidden Hills in High Peak

  • Very Challenging
  • 23.1 miles
  • 3319 ft

Cheshire Mountains of Macclesfield

  • Very Challenging
  • 23.6 miles
  • 2987 ft

Station to Station Rides

  • Very Challenging
  • 0 miles
  • ft

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Revised route: Goyt Valley Grinder gets more Goyt, more gravel

With its stiff climbs, a spot of gravel and a brilliantly swooping descent, the Goyt Valley Grinder cycle route has long been my favourite quick spin up into the Peak District National Park. But as a stand-alone adventure it felt like it lacked a few extra miles and a final flourish. So now I’ve revised it for 2022, with more Goyt and more gravel!