The Roy Chadwick Way is a short piece of road that runs between the Manchester Airport Relief Road (A555) and the A523 to Macclesfield, cutting down on people having to drive through central Poynton.
Alongside this road is a shared usage cycle/pedestrian path, for a distance of approximately 2km. As it is all new , the surface is in very good condition, though there are still some wheel stopping pieces of gravel and the occasional man hole cover. There is only very gentle incline/decline on the path (apart from the on-ramp at Chester Road).
Access to the cycle path is from Chester Road (slightly off the A555 https://goo.gl/maps/ffx49BtWeyeRebt76) and from the roundabout near Adlington Golf Centre. There is a small amount of on street parking near to Chester Road (it's what remains of the original road into Poynton https://goo.gl/maps/VpZKcGJy7NMRpvF36 ) and it might be possible to park at the Starbucks near the Golf Centre if you purchase a coffee.
The ramp down from Chester Road is quite long, and to slow cyclists down they have put 3 sets of offset barriers - a nimble skier can probably negotiate these, but I walked down. I skied 'uphill' through them on the way home, so they are passable.
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| Ramp down from Chester Road. Note the cycle gates. |
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| Trail at Adlington Golf Centre. |
As the trail is only 2km long, it is ideal for doing multiple there and back trips - but also probably not worth traveling a great distance to use.
