Chirk Event Details| Audax UK - The Long Distance Cyclists' Association

Chirk Poynton, S of Stockport Fliss Mathews

200Km

Summary

208Km cycling event starting from Poynton, S of Stockport.

Controls at

Start
Malpas
Chirk
Tarporley
Poynton
Plus 2 information controls

E-Brevet permitted.

Description

A popular event that Peak Audax has been running for more than twenty years but this season a month earlier than usual.

The ride starts from Poynton Methodist Church where you'll be welcomed with a cup of tea or coffee.
The early part of the ride heads towards Bollington then it's fairly flat across Cheshire into Wales.
Our route crosses the River Dee at Cysyllte bridge, dated 1697. From the bridge, you get a great view of the nearby Pontcysllyte Aqueduct, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Indeed, if you have a head for heights, you may instead take the opportunity to walk over what is both Great Britain's longest and the world's tallest aqueduct.
The ride returns into England with a short but testing climb at Pont Llygoden. We cycle through Carden and Tattenhall with a control at Tarporley where there is a coffee machine in the Spar.
There will be a warm reception waiting for you at the finish along with hot drinks & food.
There is pay as you go parking at the start via the ringo app and Poynton train station is less than 2k from the start. There is a Travelodge at Adlington and camping at Elm Beds Caravan Park, both less than 3km away from the start.