Saturday looks like a sunny Spring day with a westerly wind. As usual, three routes with a 9.00 am start time from Wheels.
The Pink and Blue routes head out through Marnhull to Kings Stag, Pulham, Leigh and Yetminster. The Pinks then head to East Coker before rejoining the Blue route in Bradford Abbas. Both routes return through Sherborne but then take slightly different roads to Templecombe on the way back to Gillingham.
The White route also heads to Marnhull and then through the Caundles to Alweston and Milborne Port, returning through Charlton Hawthorne and Templecombe.
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: 89.7 kms, 945 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 78.8 kms, 822 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 57.1 kms, 615 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.
