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Trans Pennine Trail at Brinnington to close for 5 weeks resurfacing

Post author By Anthony
Post date 16th June 2021

Part of the Trans Pennine Trail in Stockport will be closed for approximately five weeks from Monday, 28th June 2021 for resurfacing works to take place. Update (21/10/21): This closure has now been postponed to mid-September 2021. Update (21/10/21): The closure has now begun and is expected to last for 5 weeks. There’s currently nothing noted anywhere on the council website or social media, nor any diversion signage in place (the diversion notice below is the one to follow). Why are closures of important cycle links never treated with the same importance as roads? Even if it’s for welcome improvements,Read More

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Forestry works closure of Upper Goyt Valley road delayed

Post author By Anthony
Post date 2nd June 2021

The planned closure of the one-way road from Errwood to Derbyshire Bridge in the Upper Goyt Valley has reportedly been delayed by around a month, as footpath closures and other plans show the scale of the tree felling works.

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Popular Goyt Valley road closed to cycling all summer?

Post author By Anthony
Post date 11th May 2021

Update: We’re now in September 2021 and the road is… still open. Which has obviously been a relief for many people who walk and cycle up there, but it’s not clear why Derbyshire County Council’s closure notices were so confused on this and why they couldn’t pin down a more certain, shorter set of dates from the start. Derbyshire County Council has authorised a five month closure of the unnamed one-way road from Errwood Hall to Derbyshire Bridge for forestry works. A beloved route for cycling out of the Goyt Valley into the wider Peak District, its closure will potentiallyRead More

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Alan Newton Way re-opens with improved Marple climb surface

Post author By Anthony
Post date 29th April 2021

It’s still very steep, but oh it’s so much better. The nearly ten-year-old path on the Alan Newton Way which climbs sharply from the River Goyt up to Marple Hall has now been massively improved with cleared vegetation and a new sealed surface.

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Alan Newton Way closed for maintenance work below Marple Hall

Post author By Anthony
Post date 16th March 2021

Alan Newton Way climb to Marple Hall as seen in September 2020, with rutted gravel surface and completely overgrown.

Marple’s only off-road cycle route into the borough centre of Stockport will be closed from late March 2021 for much-needed maintenance work on the steep descent below Marple Hall High School to Chadkirk Bridge.

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Four-week closure of Middlewood Way near Bollington Viaduct begins

Post author By Anthony
Post date 16th September 2020

Middlewood Way is closed for four weeks just north of Bollington Viaduct as Cheshire East undertake resurfacing and improvement works to the trail, part of NCN Route 55, which runs from Marple to Macclesfield.

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Monsal Trail tunnels to close for two weeks essential maintenance

Post author By Anthony
Post date 11th September 2020

Monsal Trail between Litton and Cressbrook Tunnels.

The Peak District National Park has announced two weeks of temporary closures for parts of the Monsal Trail, the former railway line from Bakewell to Millers Dale, near Buxton.

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Goyt Valley reservoir footpath closed for major forestry works

Post author By Anthony
Post date 22nd August 2020

One of the most popular Goyt Valley footpaths will be closed completely until November for major works, as the forest alongside Fernilee Reservoir undergoes a once in a lifetime change.