Objective: Take the train from Runcorn East to Manchester Piccadilly, and cycle back along the Rochdale Canal and Bridgewater Canal. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 26 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hr, 7.6 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 5, pp 28-36 Costs: free parking at Preston Brook. Train from Runcorn East to Manchester Piccadilly ~£9 (prices vary depending on service). Difficulty: fair… Read More Piccadilly to Preston Brook
Objective: Cycle from Nantwich to Ellesmere Port along the Shropshire Union Canal, returning by train from Ellesmere Port. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 32.5 miles Time to complete: 4 hrs, 8.1 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 4, pp 105, 106, 110-119 Costs: free parking in Nantwich. Train from Ellesmere Port to Nantwich an extortionate £31.70 (see below for cheaper option), 1… Read More Nantwich to Ellesmere Port
Objective: Cycle from Nantwich to Wrenbury then to Winsford via the Llangollen Canal, Shropshire Union Mainline, and Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch, returning by train from Winsford to Nantwich. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 22 miles (17 if parking in Wrenbury) Time to complete: 2 hrs, 7.5 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 4, pp 39, 40, 106-109 Costs: free parking in Nantwich.… Read More Wrenbury to Winsford
Objective: Cycle from Wolverhampton to Nantwich up the Shropshire Union Canal over 2 days. Take the train back from Nantwich to Wolverhampton. Trip Type: solo cycle over 2 days Distance: 47 miles (43 without the diversion to Hinstock) Time to complete: 7 hrs, 6.7 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 2 pp 44-45, Guide 4, pp 89-105 Costs: free parking in Wolverhampton.… Read More Wolverhampton to Nantwich
Objective: Cycle from the centre of Stoke on Trent to Middlewich along the Trent & Mersey Canal. Take the train back from Winsford to Stoke. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 24.6 miles Time to complete: 3.25 hrs, 7.6 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 4, pp 155-163, 109 Costs: free parking in Stoke. Train from Winsford to Stoke £10.20 (1… Read More Stoke to Middlewich