Although it (currently) looks grey first thing on Saturday, the sun should come out, accompanied by a south westerly wind, and it is due to be another warm one.
The White Route makes its way down to Buckland Newton via Bagber and Kings Stag before heading north to Folke and Stowell, and returning to Gillingham via Buckhorn Weston.
The Blue and Pink Routes head down to Blandford and on to Wareham from where the Pink route takes on an extra loop to East Lulworth and Wool. The routes rejoin at Gallows Hill (hopefully no corpses by then), returning via Bere Regis, Winterborne Stickland and Okeford Beacon. I’m sure “Coffee Stop Kyle” will seek out a stop on the way round!
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: 117.0 kms, 1,079 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 106.4 kms, 929 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 68.9 kms, 665 m elevation – est speed 20 kmh / 12 mph
If you haven’t done so already, please join the Whatsapp group for your ride:
White WhatsApp group : Blue WhatsApp group : Pink WhatsApp group
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.
