This Saturday looks to be overcast with sunny intervals with a gentle westerly wind.
There are 3 routes on offer, and head all out to the Hunters lodge, the pink and blue routes then head to Bruton. The blues then take the back roads to Charlton Mackrell before heading south for Ilchester and their cafe stop at the Ilchester Arms which has a courtyard at the rear. The pink route continues west after Bruton on to Langport through Somerton and heads back via Long Sutton, Ilchester and Wincanton. The Blues take the back road via Limington to Mudford, then on to Charlton Horethorne, South Cheriton, Templecombe and Buckhorn Weston back to Gillingham. The whites meanwhile head to Shepton Montague via Wincanton and onto Sparkford via the Barrows. At Sparkford they have a number of cafe options, Haynes motor museum, or the old schoolhouse. They then return via South Cadbury, Holton, South Cheriton and Buckhorn Weston
Meet at 9.00 am at 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: 95 kms, 666 m elevation – est speed 28 kmh+ / 17.5 mph +
Blue Route: 83km, 693 m elevation– est speed 24 kmh / 15 mph
White Route: 60 km, 460 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.
Participation in GDW events is at the rider’s risk.
