Thursday and Friday nights will see the first frosts of the winter and Friday is set to be the coldest day since last winter with Saturday morning not much warmer. Groups may therefore want to start a little later than usual, but please use the official Whatsapp Groups (links below) to arrange this. The routes are a little shorter this week to reflect the temperatures.
The White route heads to Stalbridge, Kings Stag and Hazelbury, then returning through Sturminster, Manston and Todber.
The Pink and Blue routes thead to the Piddle valley. At Piddletrenthide the Blue route cuts across to Cheselbourne, to return through Ansty, Hazelbury and Sturminster. The Pink route continues down to the edge of Puddletown and rejoins the Blue route at Cheselbourne.
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: 84.2 kms, 762 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 75.9 kms, 747 m elevation– est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 51.7 kms, 449m 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.
