Hi, I live in Congleton and my parents live in Trentham so I quite often do the 40 mile round trip down the cycle paths and either the Cauldon or T&M canals. It's a lovely pedal. I agree entirely about the stupid barriers. They're impossible on a mountain bike with 800mm wide bars...😂 lots of shimmying required.

65 by leg is a good haul, traffic free dreams, Nothing better than analogue bikes for stuff like this

I'm really enjoying your videos, mate. This particular one is a route I'd never even considered which makes it interesting. I definitely need to get some more grippy tyres for my hybrid and check out these National Cycle Routes. I can pretty much guarantee if I used my road bike it would be puncture city - I'm amazed youve done so much gravel on yours! That new Boardman looks nice!Great informative commentary, and nicely put together. I hope you manage to keep making them!

Hi Nathan, I am a new subscriber who accidentally came across your Videos of which I have watched a few. I have been thinking of getting back on my bike, and you have inspired me to use canals and cycle routes more leisurely. It would also be helpful to know the approximate total time it took to complete the rides. Great informative videos and in them selfs relaxing. I look forward to discovering more in the future. Thanks.

Hi Nathan, I discovered your channel just before I relocated to Wolves from the South East. It’s an absolute gold mine! I think you need a gravel bike. Keep up the great work.

Great route, I live in Manchester & cycle towards Congleton often. I also did a long ride out to Buxton last year & Was almost 70 miles. My legs could of done more, but my bottom couldn't 😂

Super video, thank you. I live pretty close to Congleton and have been meaning to ride this route for ages

Superb videos you make buddy. Very informative and I feel motivated to cycle these routes!

Like the look of the route 55 from Wellington to Stafford, will do that on my EUC in the summer

Great video, you've inspired me to do Stafford to Stoke then loop back on the ncn to get my train back to Euston. Planning to do it late April.

Really interesting video. Shame such a lot of railway infrastructure has been lost. Would be nice to see the SVR extended up to Ironbridge if is possible and maybe the incline restored and repurposed.

I used to commute between stoke and Telford using this route (only in the summer and not every day) I never knew about the Isabel trail in Stafford. I always used to ride on the road past the prison. In Stafford there used to be plenty of signs that said no cycling, but not many for the ncr.

Great video I love cycling along canal tracks and hidden paths beats traffic plus good for your health I've done stoke to Manchester and back wich came up to 74 miles but went long way 👌👌🇬🇧💯

great video. lots of good info. thanks for sharing

Great video, done a similar ride to this to Congleton a few times. Worth noting when you get to Congleton, if you dont mind turning left and riding 50 meters on the road there is a little path on the right that takes you into Congleton Park which has a really nice pavillion, great stop off point for a drink and food or follow that path into the town centre which has plenty of cafes there too, only minutes away!

I totally agree I did 127 mile route and a 111 mile route with average speed of 17.7 and 18.1 mph as the motor doesn't work over 15.5mph and the bike is about 14 kilos with all the gizmos on it I defy anyone to call me lazy , after all it's an assist bike not a switch on power and don't pedal , I go longer and further and higher with an ebike get a good workout burn 4-5000 calories in around 6 plus hours hardly the actions of a lazy person 😉👍🏻

great looking route. doing it on my gravel bike on the 28th April. going to do out and back as i need the miles for the chase the sun ride in June

Fantastic channel mate....just subbed. Much inspiration from watching yours. Perhaps one day, I'll return to Britain to do some of the worthy rides you done :)

Another great video!

Excellent narration. Full of facts but please leave some background noise from the trip. Makes the video more real, feel connected if the background noise wasn't totally cut out

Linley halt - surely that must have been built in 1862 not 1962. Yes, just checked it closed in September 1963.

I noticed a lot of the time you're holding the handlebars with your fingertips , try fitting a set of riser bars rather than the straight ones and try lowering the saddle a few millimetres

Hi Nathan, Great channel.....subbed. One step closer to 2k 😉I'm located not that far from Congleton nowadays, and am looking for a little more trail riding, so will give this one a look. Oh, and if you're ever up my way, pop by, and I'll give your bike the once over in return for your good content 👍

Fantastic! I live not far from the start, in Bewdley - I must try this route - my usual road routes are getting a bit dangerous these days, either through potholes or idiot drivers (before anyone says anything, I’m also a car driver). Do you know if this route can be ridden to using the abandoned railway line through the Wyre Forest from Bewdley? I’ve only just discovered your channel - but you might just have given me some incentive to get back on the bike - the state of the roads has recently made me hesitant to venture out! Thanks!

0:56 mate you are going the wrong way. you did not think we'd notice, but we did :) (its local to me so I know it well)

Great video, I live in Congleton do you have a gpx?

Great route, but how did you get to/from the start/end points?

how do you get back to your starting point? do you ride back?

Enjoyed that but I find dog walkers on the Newport to Stafford route very annoying

Think you need a +3 as a gravel bike

Congleton?

You missed the dinosaurs in town park! 😂