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Sat Jul 19th 2025
| 1* Saturday Half Day Ride - Home from Home Across the Downs | 1* |
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Leader:Nick Portsmouth |
Start Time:2:00 pm |
Start Location:Grubbs Wood Cottage, RG20 7HL |
Description:To get to the start of the ride, please use the lane through the trees which is on the B4494 just before the hamlet of Lilley. What3words: ///reclusive.cabin.noddedA slightly hillier than usual 1* ride which gives riders a chance to visit villages South of the Ridgeway. It'll be taken at a leisurely pace with no rush and plenty of time to take in our wonderful surroundings. The ride starts and finishes at a member's house, where the owner has kindly offered to provide the post-ride refreshments. The start and finish of the ride are on a non-tarmacked road and it'll follow a clockwise route visiting the villages of Brightwalton, Farnborough and Peasmore with a short detour to see a CTC-winged wheel. A total distance of about 17 miles. Our regular social and family ride on the third Saturday of the month, usually with a cafe stop. We cover 16-32km (10-20 miles) at a leisurely pace of 13-16km/h (8-10mph), tackling the occasional hill (nothing too long) and easy off-road track (conditions permitting). Please let the ride leader know if you are planning to come. |
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Riders:Anke OttoCarin Tranter Diana Whidborne Joey Cartmel John Tranter Lily Winston Nick Portsmouth Roger Postbeschild Steve Swanton Riders = 9 Weather: Report:It was nice to have new member Joey Cartmel join us for his first ride with the club.We gathered at the start, but just before we were due to set off, the heavens opened. We then debated whether to just cut to the tea and cakes or wait for the rain to ease and decided on the latter. As the ride started late, we decided to shorten the route and missed off the Farnborough loop. After about 3 miles, as we were passing a lane to the start/finish of the ride, 3 of the riders decided to peel off and finish the ride there due to the weather. The remaining 6 carried on with the rest of the ride, passing through the pretty villages of Peasemore, Chaddleworth and Brightwalton. Thankfully, the rain stopped during the ride and then started again just after we had finished. | ||
Distance:23.01 km (14.30 mi) | Ride Details:https://ridewithgps.com/trips/309892142 | |
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| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/51338689" | ||
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