Middlewood Way, Cheshire due to re-open Saturday July 18.
So the section has been shut for part of May, all June and part of July for basically a week's work. Claimed to now be a 'special' long lasting surface between Poynton Coppice and Middlewood Station. The contractors did the Wirral Way. So let's see what the local horse and rider community make of this surface and how long it will last.
Middlewood Way - 10 miles from Macclesfield to Marple. Very pleasant ride with panoramic views in places over the Cheshire Plains; also passes over Bollington Viaduct. The part from Tescos at Macclesfield to Bollington is not all that thrilling actually as you can hear the traffic on the Silk Road. But once over the Silk Road flyover bridge then it improves a lot. Parking at Bollington, Poynton Coppice, Rose Hill Station, Marple.
Also runs alongside the canal with everything from single track towpath dirt track to wide surfaced area around Higher Poynton. Easy cycle ride leaving the Way at Poynton Coppice (heading towards Pott Shrigley) and going up into Lyme Park through the West Lodge Gate.
Advise either hybrid or MTBs.
Regards.