Like last week there is plenty of Friday rain, however Saturday appears to be dry, with an easterly wind
The Pink, Blue and White routes head out to Tisbury and on to Dinton where the whites turn off for off Wylye over West hill. The Pink and Blue routes continue to Wilton where they turn off for the Wylye valley. The Pink route continues to Salisbury and picks up the road through the Woodfords before turning for Great Wishford and the Wylye Valley
All routes continue along the Wylye valley through Boynton where there is an optional coffee stop at Ginny’s cafe
All routes then continue to Kingston Deverill via Sutton Veny, the Blue and Whites return to Gillingham via the Deverills and Mere and the Pinks return via Maiden Bradley and Mere.
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 refreshments.
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: 104 kms, 740 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 84 kms, 570 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 68 kms, 610 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.
