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Sun Jun 11th 2023
| Off Road Sunday Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Eddie Little |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:Larkdown Allotments |
Description:Please pre-book for this ride by contacting the ride leader. Off-road half day ride around local tracks, usually 15-30 miles. Knobbly tyres required. We are keen to welcome new riders of all abilities. Sometimes we ride in cold and/or wet - but please let us know if you are coming so we can tell you if we decide to cancel due to bad weather or other reasons.For this off road ride we’ll cover around 22mi/ 35km of some lovely trails/Bridleways around the Lockinge & Hendred Estates. Old St, Bluebell Wood, Catmore, Red Lane Wood, Dark Lane, West Ilsley & small sections of the Ridgeway. Stopping towards the end of the ride at The Court Hill Centre for refreshments. The ride has two climbs. Bluebell wood & from Channon Racing Stables, West Ilsley, leading up onto the Ridgeway. Neither of the climbs are too difficult though we’ll always take them at our own pace waiting for each other at the top. If you are coming by car then you can park on Larkhill opposite the allotments or you are welcome to park outside my house in Larkdown. This route is suitable for gravel bikes too! |
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Report:We all had a very pleasant & fun ride along some nice trails plus two sections of The Ridgeway. As the temperature was getting quite warm I decided to reverse the route giving us two nice descents firstly from Scutchamer knob down into West Ilsley, & the second from Bluebell Wood down to the Copperage Rd. The Ridgeway seemed to have a steady stream of walkers & cyclists which was nice to see though once we’d moved off the Ridgeway onto the trails I can’t remember passing anyone which was really nice. We all had to contend with some nettles on the last part of the trail which lead us to our refreshment stop at the Court Hill Centre, this wasn’t to everyone’s liking, though a great refreshment stop highly recommended! Double Kudos to Joy as this was her first off road ride for a long time plus trying out her brand new gravel bike. Thanks to everyone for being great company. | ||
Distance:32.19 km (20.00 mi) | ||
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