Saturday looks like a fresh morning, so dig out the arm warmers and gillets as you prepare for a bright sunny day with a light wind. Autumn may have arrived as we bypassed summer!
The routes all head south towards the slopes of Bulbarrow initially. The Pink and Blue routes head up and over on their way to Milton Abbas and Milborne St Andrew. The Pink route continues to Crossways, Broadmayne and Dorchester, returning up the Piddle Valley and through Stalbridge. The Blue route passes through Puddletown before rejoining the Pink route in the Piddle Valley.
The White route skirts the base of Bulbarrow heading to Hazelbury, Plush and Piddletrenthide where it joins the other routes.
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.
The routes all finish at The Old Brewery Cafe in Gillingham where you can stop for coffee, cake or lunch.
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: 109.3 kms, 1,104 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 92.7 kms, 924 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 73.1 kms, 731 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.
