Saturday is set to be sunny with temperatures on the rise, though there will be an easterly wind blowing.
The White Route initially heads south to Marnhull, before making its way over to Melbury Abbas and up Zig Zag. It then drops down through Ludwell and the Donheads on the way to East Knoyle and Mere, returning through Silton.
The Blue and Pink Routes head east taking different roads to Chilmark, and then on to Wilton. The Blue route heads over to the Chalke Valley and on to Sixpenny Handley, Tollard Royal and Shaftesbury. The Pink route heads to Rockbourne, Wimborne St Giles, the Gussages and Farnham before returning through Shaftesbury.
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: 101.4 kms, 1,111m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 85.4 kms, 984 m elevation – est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 64.6 kms, 813 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.
