Just for a change, Saturday is set to be grey and chilly with the possibility of some drizzle. Still you may need to work off the Valentine’s chocolate!
The Blue and Pink rotes head south to Sturminster, Hazelbury and Ansty from where they take different roads to Blandford before heading out through Langton Long and back through the (hopefully now dry) Tarrant valley before Manston ,Todber and Gill.
The White route follows more direct roads to Blandford passing through the Bryanston estate, and then again heads to the Tarrant valley and then returing throgh Hartgrove and Stour Row.
Meet at 9.30 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: 97.3 kms, 1,026 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 89.8 kms, 912 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 74.6 kms, 777 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.
