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Sat Oct 17th 2026
| 1* Saturday Half-day Awayday Ride from Uffington | 1* |
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Leader:Steve Swanton |
Start Time:1:00 pm |
Start Location:Thomas Hughes Memorial Hall, Uffington, SN7 7RE |
Description:Please note the revised start time of 1pm from Uffington, as the Baking Bee cafe at Ashbury now closes at 3pm.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). For a change of scenery, an awayday ride around the western reaches of the Vale starting from Uffington, with a refreshment stop at the Baking Bee cafe in Ashbury. There is ample parking by the village hall in Uffington. We'll cycle out through Longcot, Shrivenham and Bourton before a short climb to the foot of downs road at Bishopstone. We'll stop briefly there to admire the pond before continuing through Idstone into Ashbury. We'll return to Uffington via Knighton, dropping back into the Vale on a lovely quiet lane. As we rejoin the Longcot-Uffington road we'll have superb views across to White Horse hill. A round trip of 17 miles with a few ups and downs but all taken at a gentle 10mph. Please let me know if you are planning to come so that I can guide the cafe re numbers. For those who fancy a longer ride there is also the opportunity to cycle over to the start and back afterwards. It's 8-9 miles from Grove via Goosey and Baulking and similar from Wantage via Childrey and Kingston Lisle. I plan to cycle over and happy to go via either route. |
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Riders:Anke OttoDes Higgs John Leggott Neil McColl Rachel Smith Roger Postbeschild Steve Boreham Steve Swanton Tim Waite Riders = 9 Weather: Report: | ||
Distance:27.36 km (17.00 mi) | ||
| Proposed Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/47250911" | ||
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