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Sun Jun 25th 2023
| Off Road Sunday Ride | 2* |
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Leader:Robin Tucker |
Start Time:9:30 am |
Start Location:Wantage Market Place |
Description:A gentle jaunt around off-road tracks from Wantage. We'll be taking it at an easy pace, and making sure everyone keeps up. Visiting lots of woodland. Maybe one steady climb of the Ridgeway if everyone is up for that.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. 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. |
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Report:Very much a 'Three men on their bikes' feel to this ride I thought as I applied suncream at Wantage Market Place on a fine summer's morning. I wasn't wrong as we certainly enjoyed a bit of a natter and a few jokes and japes as we went along.We headed up to the Ridgeway via the well worn path by Goddards Brook and the gallops there, myself taking the overgrown Bitham Woods and Brian and Tim opting for the less overgrown track. At the top we were somewhat amazed to find muddy waters still in the puddles. So amazed in fact, that Brian fell off his bike. Fortunately, the soft ground cushioned his landing. We headed east on the Ridgeway, enjoying the views and the birdsong, and before long we were above Harwell, where we descended. Then we headed north, round the woods by the Campus, and on to Rowstock. From there we turned back west, making our way back to the Sustrans route and the Icknield Greenway back to Wantage. | ||
Distance:25.75 km (16.00 mi) | ||
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