Bike or Hike. In full, a 20 mile power trail taking in two counties, Cheshire and Flintshire. Starting in Cheshire Oaks on Route 563, the trail winds its way down to the Welsh border and on to the River Dee, eventually coming out in the outskirts of Chester City Centre. From there, we pick up Route 45 on to the canal, which evolves into Routes 56 and 5 until we come out onto the A5117. From there, the route heads back towards Cheshire Oaks, past the Designer Outlet and back to the start. The route is split up into five stages and these will be released at each launch event over the coming year. Dust down those bikes or polish your walking boots and get ready!
The Bike or Hike series – released in 5 stages throughout 2013 is now, unbelievably, 10 years old! You are warmly invited to an evening of celebration, merriment and reminiscing about the series and everything else which has happened in the past 10 years.
As times have changed, so have venues, so we will meet at the Green Oak Farm, Ellesmere Port from 1900 until last orders on Saturday 12th August. As you enter the pub from the car park, I have reserved the small area to the immediate right. If you plan to eat at the event, please mention so in your Will Attend so that I can keep the pub updated.
It goes without saying that much has changed in the past 10 years, including my own relocation across the country, so with reluctance, it feels appropriate that the series should be archived at the end of this year, once normal service resumes after Christmas. This is to allow those with outstanding caches a chance to finish the loop and claim their profile badges.
If there is sufficient interest (again, please let me know in your log/via socials), I would be happy to lead a last hurrah around the route during the day of this event for those who have yet to start, or who want to finish a section off.