Extracts:
'From Congleton you quickly reach tree-lined lanes below Congleton Edge. Gritstone rocks nearby give the landscape a very different feel to the Cheshire Plain.

The Dane Valley is an area of special landscape value for its woodlands, meadows and river meanders. And a pleasant ride brings you to Marton, home of Cheshire's oldest oak tree estimated to be 600 years old.

'Be prepared for a long climb onto the shoulder of Bosley Cloud. From the top there are magnificent views over Congleton towards the Welsh mountains. Freewheeling down into Congleton, you pass under the Biddulph Valley Way - an off-road route for walkers, cyclists and horse rider. Why not explore this another day?'