Saturday looks to be yet another cold and grey day but with a light wind from the south (but no frost!), so time for the classic Piddle Valley routes for the Pink and Blue groups. The Pink route heads all the way down to the edge of Puddletown and returns via Dewlish, Ansty, Hazelbury and Stur. The Blue route turns at Piddletrenthide heading across to Cheselbourne to rejoin the Pink route.
Meanwhile, the White route goes as far as Kings Stag before cutting across to Hazelbury and then on to Okeford Fitzpaine, Child Okeford and back through Manston and Todber.
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: 85.0 kms, 831 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 77.1 kms, 818 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 58.3 kms, 551 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.
