Saturday looks like the ‘best’ weather of the weekend. The Pink and Blue routes head to Bulbarrow with the Pink route continuing on to Winterborne Whitechurch, Bloxworth and Morden. The return is through the Tarrant valley and over Hartgrove. The Blue route passes through Milton Abbas and Blandford on its way to the Tarrants.
The White route skirts around the western side of Bulbarrow on the way to Ansty and Milton Abbas, returning through Stickland and Child Okeford.
The rides all end at the Old Brewery Cafe and Kitchen for coffee, cake, or brunch.
Meet at 9.00 am at the Wheels car park, Station Road, Gillingham. Please ensure you download your chosen route to your GPS device, and remember to bring your ride essentials, particularly sufficient liquid refreshement.
There is nothing to stop a group splitting into a ‘light’ and a ‘dark’ group, and a slower group can take on a longer route or a faster group ride a shorter route. All rides are no drop rides but please select a group suited to your ability!
Pink Route: 101.6 kms, 1,190 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 88.0 kms, 1,139 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 69.5 kms, 843 m elevation – est speed 20 kmh / 12 mph
For those who have issues downloading their routes, here’s the guide for a Garmin device and here’s the guide for a Wahoo device.
