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Lumps and Bumps in Cheshire

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  • March 15, 2014 at 10:04 am #20947
    Spenergy

    I’m trying to compile a comprehensive list of the lumps and bumps around Cheshire. My knowledge as a fledgling roadie only stretches to the parts around Macclesfield and is quite sparse at that, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

    So far: (in no particular order)

    Mow Cop, Congleton
    Swiss Hill, Alderely Edge
    Blaze Hill, Bollington
    Cat & Fiddle, Macclesfield
    Pyms Chair, Saltersford
    “Brick Works”, Beeston Brow, Bollington
    Ankers Knowl Lane, Lamaload
    Standing Stone, Macclesfield Forest
    Ankers Lane, Macclesfield Forest
    Ginclough, Rainow
    Bakestonedale Road, Pott Shrigley

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  • March 15, 2014 at 8:41 pm #780669
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    Shanefutcher

    Im from cheshire but recently
    Im from cheshire but recently moved to north wales.the hills here are proper hills.in comparison the hills in cheshire are more like speed bumps in the road.

    March 15, 2014 at 8:30 pm #780667
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    Spenergy

    So far we have:
    Mow Cop,
    So far we have:

    Mow Cop, Congleton
    Swiss Hill, Alderely Edge
    Artists Lane, Alderley Edge
    Macclesfield Road, Alderley Edge
    Bradford Lane, Alderley Edge
    Blaze Hill, Bollington
    “Brick Works”, Beeston Brow, Bollington
    Cat & Fiddle, Macclesfield
    Pyms Chair, Saltersford
    Ankers Knowl Lane, Lamaload
    Standing Stone, Macclesfield Forest
    Ankers Lane, Macclesfield Forest
    Ginclough, Rainow
    Buxton Old Road, Disley
    Coppice Lane, Poynton
    Bakestonedale Road, Pott Shrigley
    Shrigley Road, Pott Shrigley

    March 15, 2014 at 8:26 pm #780665
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    Spenergy

    notfastenough wrote:Long

    notfastenough wrote:
    Long hill. Do the brickworks, then turn left, over the smaller hills until you hit the main road, turn right, up long hill, take a right, down into the valley then turn left or right to take you up to the Cat and Fiddle or Blaze/Pyms respectively.

    If you’re short on time but need some climbing, just go to Swiss Hill and mix it with Macclesfield Rd (main climb to the Wizard) and Artists Lane; up Artists, down Macc, up Swiss, down Artists, up Macc etc. All very close together.

    Or, just go out with a club. They’ll show you plenty.

    That sounds like a real leg burner, but just about perfect for a blast before work. Really like the Alderley Edge trio, good test and a little variation.

    March 15, 2014 at 8:21 pm #780663
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    Spenergy

    bashthebox wrote:Gun Hill’s a

    bashthebox wrote:
    Gun Hill’s a good one, has featured on the Tour of Britain.
    Mow Cop is hilarious in its evilness.

    Sorry, but where in Gun Hill?

    March 15, 2014 at 8:18 pm #780661
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    Spenergy

    Crosshouses, Think you might
    Crosshouses, Think you might be talking about Woodbrook Road, it meets up with Swiss Hill, it’s cobbled and pot holed, the Chelsea tractors have a difficulty getting up there never mind a 700c wheel!

    The only one between Artists and Macc Rd, I can think of is Whitebarn Road, map shows it as a road, but it’s a bridlepath halfway up that connects to Artists.

    March 15, 2014 at 7:51 pm #780659
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    Some Fella

    notfastenough wrote:True

    notfastenough wrote:
    True enough. I believe there’s 2 others in that area as well, a climb that starts on London Rd between Macc Rd and Artists Lane, and has a cobbled section on it somewhere,

    Its called Bradford Lane – not as testy as Artists Lane.

    The road out of back Poynton – Coppice Road – is a nice steady climb up to Pott Shrigley. And Hare Hill out the back of Prestbury is not tough but rises up quite nicely.

    The valley around Wincle is lovely and very up and down (is that still Cheshire or is that in Staffs?)

    March 15, 2014 at 6:42 pm #780657
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    notfastenough

    True enough. I believe
    True enough. I believe there’s 2 others in that area as well, a climb that starts on London Rd between Macc Rd and Artists Lane, and has a cobbled section on it somewhere, and another that’s parallel to Swiss Hill, neither of which I’ve seen yet. Then again, if you’re Geraint Thomas, you just go up Swiss Hill 4 times, so I hear…

    March 15, 2014 at 6:15 pm #780655
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    Kapelmuur

    Down Artists Lane can be
    Down Artists Lane can be interesting, I’ve had some near things with 4 x 4s on their way up.

    March 15, 2014 at 1:56 pm #780653
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    notfastenough

    Long hill. Do the brickworks,
    Long hill. Do the brickworks, then turn left, over the smaller hills until you hit the main road, turn right, up long hill, take a right, down into the valley then turn left or right to take you up to the Cat and Fiddle or Blaze/Pyms respectively.

    If you’re short on time but need some climbing, just go to Swiss Hill and mix it with Macclesfield Rd (main climb to the Wizard) and Artists Lane; up Artists, down Macc, up Swiss, down Artists, up Macc etc. All very close together.

    Or, just go out with a club. They’ll show you plenty.

    March 15, 2014 at 12:44 pm #780651
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    bashthebox

    Gun Hill’s a good one, has
    Gun Hill’s a good one, has featured on the Tour of Britain.
    Mow Cop is hilarious in its evilness.

    March 15, 2014 at 12:07 pm #780649
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    Spenergy

    Blaze Hill done military
    Blaze Hill done military style, left right, left right….

    March 15, 2014 at 11:52 am #780647
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    Leviathan

    Blaze Hill,
    Blaze Hill, Bollington

    good luck

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