After a grey start, the sun should appear on Saturday though temperatures will be cooler than during the week. The wind is due to be another north easterly.
All routes head north through Nunney to Mells. The White route then heads to Frome and returns through Longleat, the Deverills, and over Mere Down.
The Blue route continues north of Mells and then heads east to Norton St Philip, returning through Woolverton, Lullington, Frome and Longleat. Meanwhile the Pink route heads to Vobster, Wellow and Hinton Charterhouse before rejoining the Blue route.
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: 93.4 kms, 1,069 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 835.4 kms, 928 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 66.6 kms, 758 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.
