A chilly night is due to be followed by a grey morning, but once again there should be almost no wind. All the routes take different roads to Castle Cary on towards Wheathill Golf Club. The White route then heads south to Sparkford and Corton Denham, returning to Gill via Templecombe and Buckhorn Weston.
The Blue and Pink routes contiune west across the A37 and then turn to Lytes Carey and Ilchester, returning via Mudford and Sandford Orcas, before joining the White route just after Corton Denham.
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: 89.2 kms, 893 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 83.0 kms, 937 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 64.5 kms, 757 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.
A heads up that the start time for rides will move to 9.30 am from 7th December.
