Cycling
The cycle routes described here all start close to Macclesfield. From a cycling point-of-view, the countryside around Macclesfield is quite varied, and so the routes presented here vary from gentle lanes to the west, to strenuous ascents of the hills to the east. The routes mostly follow quiet lanes or bridleways, and are all circular routes (starting and finishing at the same point) of varying distances and difficulty levels. Here's a summary of the routes:
| Alderley and Henbury | 11 miles (18 km) | Easy to Medium |
| Macclesfield Circular | 12 miles (19 km) | Easy to Medium |
| Prestbury, Adlington, Bollington | 11 miles (18 km) | Medium |
There are no off-road, or mountain biking routes presented here. For mountain biking routes around Macclesfield, try bikemaps.co.uk.
All pages have a printer-friendly version, so that when you print each cycling route page it should automatically only print the text part of the page. In addition, a printable 'route card' is available for each route, which is a plain page containing a map of the local area with route step numbers superimposed, plus a copy of the route directions. This may be printed to take on the cycle with you.
All of the routes have been tried and tested, so hopefully the directions will be sufficiently clear. However, what may be clear to us may not be clear to everyone! If you have any comments about the routes, please send them to us, and we’ll update the details accordingly.