Weather for Saturday looks dry with little wind so likely to be misty. All 3 routes head east this week with a coffee stop at Ginny’s cafe at Boynton
The white and blue routes head out along Bay Road to Semley and on to Tisbury and Dinton where the whites turn off for Wylye over West Hill. The blues carry on past Dinton through Barford St Martin to Wilton. They then head along the Wylye valley to Sutton Veny picking up the whites along the way.
The pink route heads up Hunger Hill to East Stour and Todber before turning off along Stour Row and up Foyle Hill to Shaftesbury. They then head towards the Chalk Valley through Berwick St John and Broad Chalke and turn left towards Wilton where they pick up the blue route to Sutton Veny.
All routes then head back to Gillingham via the Deverills and Mere and Bay Road
Its a 9.00 am start, meet 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: 94km, 631m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 83km, 539m elevation– est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 68 km, 569m 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.
Please Note: Riders participate at their own risk. These are not rides with a formal ride leader.
