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The Big Crow Adventure 2019 / update

A massive, massive thank you for everyone who has supported The Big Crow Adventure this year in aid of Footprints Orphanage – so far we’ve beaten our target and donations are still coming in. Please donate if you haven’t already – it makes a huge difference to the children.

As suspected, we weren’t blessed with the best of weather – 400km was a tough ask of 100k or 60 miles a day – and we left in rain and finished in rain. In between, lots of muddy towpaths, puddles and one or two steep, steep hills. At the end tired legs and aching bums, but the challenge is a big part of why we do it.

Here’s a little pictorial reflection of the ride – thanks again if you’ve donated already and if you want to know more about Footprints and the work they do, click here.

Big Thanks!
The Crows

Big Crow Adventure 2019 Montage

The Big Crow Adventure 2019

Our annual team challenge, The Big Crow Adventure – the Crows are riding this year 400km in 4 days, all off road, knobbly tired bikes, no flying or stealing performance-enhancing worms… in the traditional UK ‘dry season’ of October…

This year we’re doing the ride in aid of Footprints Orphanage – please take a look at their website to see the incredible work they do to help the children. In the UK, we have free health care, education and we don’t go hungry, but in Kenya that doesn’t happen. With your help we can continue to give these children a loving home environment and hope for the future. Every penny raised goes direct to the Orphanage.

Our route is roughly 100km or 60 miles per day:

Day 1: Crow Towers – Wirksworth in the Peak District, via the Trent & Mersey, Erewash & Cromford Canals

Day 2: Wirksworth – Sandbach in Cheshire via the High Peak Trail, Buxton and the Derbyshire reservoirs, the High Peak Canal to Marple near Stockport then down the Middlewood Path and Macclesfield Canal into the Cheshire Plain.

Day 3: Sandbach  – Sandbach along the Shropshire Union canal, through the Beeston Gap to Chester, then up to the Bridgewater Canal and back down the top section of the Trent & Mersey via the Anderton Lift

Day 4: Sandbach to Crow Towers, along the Trent & Mersey through the Potteries and a much needed meal of grubs, dried insects and possibly twig sprinkles.

Please donate as much or as little as you can – it’s massively appreciated:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/crowride2019