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Holmes Chapel Viaduct – Alderley Edge loop from Holmes Chapel

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North West England

Holmes Chapel Viaduct – Alderley Edge loop from Holmes Chapel

Moderate

5.0

(2)

6

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Holmes Chapel Viaduct – Alderley Edge loop from Holmes Chapel

02:31

43.1km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

1.01 km

Holmes Chapel Viaduct

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Good little dig from Holmes Chapel, descent for 500m and then a couple of minutes of steady up. Take the right after the bend onto Forty Acres Lane for a quiet trundle/sprint along the lanes.

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2

20.8 km

Nook & Cranny Alderley Edge

Highlight • Cafe

Nice cafe, happy to accept muddy boots or muddy riders

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3

21.0 km

Alderley Edge

Highlight • Cafe

A village in Cheshire with big houses, great cafes and cobbled climbs.

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4

21.4 km

Aldeli Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nice menu and food.

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27.9 km

Sossmoss Wood

Forest

6

30.3 km

Chelsea Corner Shoppe

Highlight • Cafe

Since 1705, great little fuel stop.

Tip by

7

35.2 km

Blackberries on Goostrey Lane

Highlight • Natural

This lane is lined with blackberries at the end of July.

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8

37.2 km

Blackden Lane

Highlight • Trail

Nice quiet, straight and fairly flat country road. The area is quite agricultural, but there is heath land to the west.

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9

38.2 km

View of Jodrell Bank Observatory

Highlight • Monument

Pull off the road to see a beautiful clear view across the fields of the Jodrell Bank observatory

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B

43.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.7 km

5.10 km

2.17 km

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.9 km

1.53 km

672 m

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Lowest point (40 m)

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Wednesday 21 October

12°C

5°C

56 %

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