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| WMB 133 Ballater Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | Mar 20th 2012, 05:12 | 40.3km |
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| Start/Finish Cyclehighlands, Ballater town centre, NO 369958 Total distance 40.4km (25.1 miles) Total Time 3-5 hours Maps OS Landranger Sheet 44, Ballater & Glen Clova and Sheet 37, Strathdon & Alford. Or Garmin GB Discoverer 1:50K Scotland (GPS) Summary A terrific route with a bit of everything in, from high hill tracks to nadgery forest singletrack winding through the Caledonian pines and local lochs. Turn right out of the front gate of Cyclehighlands, then right again. Take the second left, at the entrance to the golf course. Follow this road to where it swings left slightly, and take the footpath going straight ahead on the right side of the road. Follow the railway line for around 1km past the picnic area, keeping an eye out on your right for a narrow singletrack climbing the banking sharply back on yourself. Climb this to the road and turn left for 200m, then take the singletrack road on your right. Follow up Glen Gairn to Lary Farm, where the road turns to track and swings right up into the hills. Go through the gate and begin climbing. Around 1km short of Morven Lodge take the track on your right, through the river then climb the hill. Stay on track for 6km until junction of several tracks. Turn right here, up the hill for a short time before beginning to descend to the east. Drop down through a gate and onto the road. Turn right, then join the B9119. Turn right for 500m and look for a grassy trail forking off on your left. Take this trail into the wood. After 700m take the trail cutting sharply back on yourself. Follow signs on woodland trail to Burn O’Vat visitor centre. At the visitor centre you can continue the route, cutting out Loch Kinord, or ride the singletrack round the loch. To cut out, jump to point 8. To ride the loch cross back over the road from the centre onto the trail, and turn right. This takes you down through the trees and begins the circuit of the loch. The trail is sometimes on grassy singletrack, others on old estate tracks. Keep to the lochside where any options arise until the trail takes you to the small loch at Clarack. Here there is a little observation platform. The trail is a faint singletrack leading directly away from it, through the woods. It gets a little indistinct but eventually leads on to another track. Turn left up to New Kinord Farm. Go through the gate and turn left. Look out on your left for a grass trail dropping down to the loch. Follow this down and through the silver birches before rejoining track to Old Kinord. Turn left – this is the junction you’ve been to before. Retrace steps to visitor centre. At the visitor centre look for the obvious path heading up the hill to the right of the buildings. Follow this until it meets another track. Turn left here for around 700m, before forking right onto another trail. Follow this to meet the track climbing up to the quarry. Turn right here and climb for 100m before taking the singletrack to your left, up a short climb and over a small burn. The trail then gets more defined and drops downhill past a small loch and into the back of Tullich Farm. Go through the gate and onto road, turning right for 500m then forking right onto B972. Ride for 1km, taking first small road on your left. Follow it where it swings right, then ends at a singletrack signposted for Ballater. Follow along the side of the football fields then take the ramp to the right. Cross the road, through the path and onto the railway line. Turn right and you’re back into town. | |||||
| WMB 118 Marlborough Downs Intermediate (Red) Ride | Matt_Skinner | May 13th 2011, 01:30 | 41.5km |
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| Start/Finish Avebury National Trust car park, A4361. OS grid reference SU 099 695 Total distance 26km (16 miles) Time 2+ hours Maps Ordnance Survey Landranger 173: Swindon and Devizes Route summary Gentle climbs and undemanding trails make a perfect beginner’s route. At the centre of Avebury’s stone circle, turn right onto the Wessex Ridgeway and begin climbing. At the junction with the Ridgeway, turn left towards Hackpen Hill and Barbury Castle. Follow clear doubletrack north across one minor road at Hackpen Hill. At the second minor road (Barbury Castle), bear slightly right across Barbury Castle itself on the bridleway. Follow bridleway to next minor road/car park, then bear right to pick up bridleway south past Four Mile Clump to Rockley. As the bridleway meets the road before Rockley, turn left then right on a dead end minor road. At the end of the road in Rockley village, turn left onto ascending doubletrack beneath trees as the road enters a yard. Follow climb as it bears right, crossing a gate to follow the trail along the field edge onto Manton Down. Continue ahead as the path climbs and strike out on doubletrack across open fields. As you crest the hill, the NCN4 joins from the left, continue along it as it drops over Fyfield Down among the Grey Wethers then climbs to the Ridgeway. This is where you joined the Ridgeway after climbing out of Avebury. To shortcut the route go straight over to retrace your steps. Otherwise, turn left to stay with the Ridgeway as it descends over 2.5km of doubletrack to the A4. Turn right onto A4 for just under 1km. Turn right onto the Avenue/B4003 to return to the centre of Avebury. | |||||
| WMB 90 Intermediate (Red) Ride | Matt_Skinner | Oct 28th 2008, 05:05 | 42.4km |
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| Start/finish: Nirvana Cycles, Westcott village green (grid ref: TQ 141 486) Total distance: 42km (26miles) Height gain: 959m (3146ft) Time: 2-4hrs Maps Required: OS Landranger 186: Aldershot & Guildford and 187: Dorking & Reigate. All the best bits of the Classic ride with a bonus descent to Shere | |||||
| WMB 83 Ambelside, Lake District Intermediate (Red) ride | Matt_Skinner | Apr 17th 2008, 06:33 | 45.4km |
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| Start/finish: The Ferry House, Far Sawrey (grid ref 392 955). 24km (15 miles), 734m (2408ft) of climbing, 3-4 hours ride time. This has singletrack, stony doubletrack, and a couple of tough technical climbs. It is also has one of the best descents in the area. Rated red, with a black descent down the Fox and the Belt Ash. | |||||
| WMB134 Chilterns Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | Mar 22nd 2012, 05:09 | 46.2km |
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| Start/Finish Coombe Hill car park, SP 852062 Total distance 46km (29 miles) Total ascent 933m (3061 feet) Total time 3-5 hours Maps OS Landranger 1:50k 165 Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard, OS Explorer 1:25k 181 Chiltern Hills North. Or Garmin GB Discoverer 1:50k Southern England & Wales (GPS) Summary Potentially most of a day, with pub stop. Hills and singletrack treats. From car park go northeast for 250m to junction. Fork right to descend east for 1.5km. Descend on road towards Wendover, over main road and along High Street. Turn right onto Back Street then right onto Hale Road. Follow for 750m to crossroads then left onto Hogtrough Lane. Follow lane for 1km to junction. Take left-hand bridleway and climb for 2km to road. Turn right then keep right for 1.2km until road swings left. Continue straight on onto track for 1km to road. Follow for 500m then turn right onto track. Descend to farm then track to road. Continue on road to a T-junction. Turn left then go over roundabout. Follow lane for 600m to Icknield Way. At top turn left on bridleway. Cross road to continue on bridleway for 800m. Take right turn and descend. Join track then turn left on track between buildings. Descend to road then left onto bridleway following edge of woods. At junction take bridleway right. Cross road and follow bridleway along field edge, swinging left to run alongside road for 200m. Cross road to trail opposite and climb. At junction turn right on bridleway, climbing then descending to A4010. Turn left then first left to track. Follow for 1.4km to car park. Cross road to join Icknield Way. After 2km turn left at junction. At road turn left for 1km. Turn right onto track to road. Turn right then left onto lane for 1.5km. At junction turn left onto bridleway to crossroads. Head north to Great Hampden. At crossroads turn right for 1km to bridleway on left. Turn right onto minor road then first left onto lane. Continue straight on over crossroads and then right at T-junction. After 1km turn left onto bridleway. Carry on along ridge, crossing two roads. Turn right onto bridleway and descend, crossing main road via bridge. At T-junction turn left then left again to re-cross main road and climb. After 500m fork left onto bridleway and climb to finish. | |||||
| WMB 91 Brecon Beacons Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | Dec 17th 2008, 10:55 | 46.4km |
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| Start/Finish: Whistle Inn (grid ref 228 102) Total Distance: 42km (27miles) Total Ascent: 1,554m (5,100ft) Total Time: 4.5-8 hours This ride takes in two mountains and won't be completed without advanced skill, fitness and bravery levels. | |||||
| WMB 90 North Downs Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | Oct 27th 2008, 05:22 | 46.6km |
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| Start/finish: Nirvana Cycles, Westcott village green (grid ref TQ 141 486) Total Distance: 46.5km (29 miles) Height gain: 1053m (3455ft). Ride time: 3-5hrs Maps: OS Landranger 186: Aldershot & Guildford, and OS Landranger 187: Dorking & Reigate A ride taking in the very best of the North Downs, including some legendary singletrack trails | |||||
| WMB 87 South Downs Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | Aug 27th 2008, 07:11 | 47km |
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| 47km (29.2m), 1295m (4249ft) of climbing. 4-6 hours ride time. Start/finish: Car park at Devil's Dyke (grid ref: TQ 258 111). Map required: OS Landranger 198: Brighton and Lewes (1:50,000). This route takes in some of the highest points in the South Downs and distils a real feel for the area. There's plenty of climbing to tackle, and it's worth taking water and food with you because there aren't many places to refuel on top | |||||
| WMB 120 Tweed Valley Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | May 13th 2011, 01:30 | 52.8km |
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| Start/Finish Junction of Traquair Road and High Street, Innerleithen. OS ref NT329365 Total distance 53km (33 miles) Time 5-7 hours Map Ordnance Survey Landranger 73: Peebles, Galashiels & Selkirk Summary Mixes Innerleithen red and Glentress black routes with big hill riding. Start from junction of Traquair Road and A72/High Street, Innerleithen. Join red route to the top of Minch Moor. After brief descent, turn left onto the Southern Upland Way. Go straight ahead at all junctions/crossroads and follow SUW signage at all gates. In Traquair, turn left onto the B709 for 1.5km, then right onto minor road for Orchard Mains and Glen House estate. Follow road west along the valley, then turn right to Cardrona/Peebles. Follow track with Tweed Trails signage, bear right and go through a gate. Climb steeply up grassy doubletrack straight ahead to the edge of a plantation. Pass through gate then take left onto singletrack that skirts trees and fence (don’t follow fire road). Follow steep path as it slackens, then undulates before steep descent. Cross fence at gate to continue on doubletrack that skirts Birks Hill. Follow track to the top of Kirkhope Law. Go through gate, turn right for path that follows the ridge to Peebles. At a gate with Kailzie Hill sign, bear left to climb on singletrack alongside a wall before descending to gate/original track. Follow track to the river (ford/bridge), along the avenue and into Peebles along the road. Cross the Tweed, bear right and pick up the A72 towards Innerleithen. Turn left onto minor road 0.5km after garage, then right onto fire road signed Janet’s/Jenny’s Brae. Follow Peebles Link track to Buzzards Nest car park. Follow black route to post 80 (after the mast) ascending towards Makeness Kips and Dunslair Heights. Leave black route and follow directions for Moderate route step 4 to Lee Pen (alternatively follow black route back to Glentress for escape route). From Lee Pen, descend to Innerleithen via rocky section and woodland trails. | |||||
| WMB128 Chilterns Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | Oct 6th 2011, 05:32 | 54.4km |
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| Start/Finish SU645/820, Woodcote village hall Total Distance 51.8km (32 miles) Total Time 3.5-5.5hrs Total Ascent 1020m Maps OS Landranger 175. Or Garmin GB Discoverer 1:50K Southern England and Wales (GPS) Summary A classic Chilterns ride, with lots of singletrack, rolling hills and countryside. Go left out of the car park, left at crossroads and left on Whitehouse Road. Descend into Common Wood following white arrow markers on trees straight ahead to and over the B4526. Follow bridleway, joining a driveway and go right and right again back into the woods. Go right on road, then left on private road and right on bridleway. Go left at crossroads and right on bridleway. Turn left on road, then left on bridleway. Turn left on road, steep uphill and right when road turns left. Go straight ahead, turning right on Tarmac at bottom. Go straight ahead on road for just over 2.5km past Bozedown Farm to Whitchurch. Go right then left at the B471, on Hartslock bridleway, parallel with the river past Combe Park. Continue past Gatehampton Manor towards Goring. At Goring (start of Moderate route), doubleback on yourself, but stay on the road, uphill then left through Great Chalk Wood. Follow bridleway signs to the B471 and go left to and left on B4526. After 0.7km go right on a bridleway down through Park Wood and Wrexhill Wood. At the road turn right. After airfield turn left on bridleway then left onto Swan’s Way. Continue on Swan’s Way for 2km until the B4009. Cross the B4009. Turn right past Littlestoke Manor towards North Stoke. Turn right at Carmel College/Mongewell Park. Take a brief spin on A4074 then turn right onto the Ridgeway. At junction with Swan’s Way turn right, then left to ascend through Wicks Wood and Mongewell Wood. Cross road and continue past Oakingham House then up through Bush Wood. In Bear Wood, go right then left and right on doubletrack. Right across Kingwood Common and continue for approx 4km. Turn right, continue for approx 1km then go left near Exlade Street. Turn right on the bridleway and cross A4074. Follow the white arrows and go left at fork, over a doubletrack. Go right at crosstracks then keep straight ahead to return to Woodcote. | |||||
| WMB124 Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | Jun 10th 2011, 01:02 | 60.9km |
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| Start/Finish Betws-y-Coed railway station, SH794568 Total distance 61km (38 miles) Time 5+ hours Maps Harvey’s British Mountain Map: Snowdonia. Or Garmin GB Discoverer 1:25k Snowdonia National Park (GPS). Summary Buff trail centre singletrack, rolling doubletrack, big hills, some quiet back lanes and a challenging bog section. From Betws-y-Coed railway station, turn right along the high street (A5), then right over the bridge. Take an immediate left opposite the gear shop and follow this quiet lane away from the town, parallel with the river but climbing. Turn right at next obvious junction. At the top of this ascent, turn right onto fire road at the crossroads with the Marin trail to follow marked route. At crossroads where outbound and inbound routes pass, turn left to take outbound route. Continue on marked trail until road crossing near the Ugly House. Turn left on road, cross river on A5, then turn right onto road to Pont Cyfyng. Take byway that climbs behind house to the left in the village and ascend on loose, rocky track. The path smooths at the top; stay on it to tree line, go through a gate and descend to Dolwyddellan. Turn right onto main road then left for railway station. Cross railway on bridge, then bear left and start to climb before picking up track to the right that climbs more steeply towards Bwlch y Groes. At sharp bend in track, bear left – look for marker in the heather. Don’t follow doubletrack further as it’s a dead end. At top of hill, go straight on to pick up singletrack, go through gate to wooded area. Follow it down towards Penmachno. At junction with manmade singletrack bear right for Penmachno loop one. At crossing of minor road, either bear left to shortcut or straight ahead for loop two. At end of loop two bear left down wide continuation of Bwlch y Groes track to road and then left towards Ty Mawr. Follow minor gated road past Ty Mawr and down into the valley. Turn left to join A470, then left again to rejoin minor road, which will return you to Betws-y-Coed. | |||||
| WMB 118 Marlborough Downs Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | May 13th 2011, 01:31 | 72.2km |
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| Start/Finish Avebury National Trust car park, A4361. OS grid reference SU 099 695 Total distance 73km (45 miles) Time 4+ hours on a dry day. All day if wet. Map Ordnance Survey Landranger 173: Swindon and Devizes Summary Mainly easy-going trail surfaces but distance makes it one for fitter riders. Follow the Easy Route directions to junction with Ridgeway above Avebury taking you from the stone circle, over Hackpen Hill and past Barbury Castle. Turn left onto Ridgeway to descend to A4. Turn right onto road, then left after 500m onto road signed East Kennett. Follow signs for NCN45 through East Kennett to climb on road over Lurkeley Hill. Take doubletrack byway opposite a T-junction. Climb into West Woods, past the transmitter mast on the left and follow doubletrack through the woods, heading east. At the junction with the minor road go straight ahead then turn left at next T-junction to Clench Common, where you take minor road to the right. At the car park at the crest of the hill go through a gate and climb a grassy path to Martinsell Hill. Bear left to follow the permissive path around the ramparts. Return to main bridleway and bear left along a sunken trail in the woods. Cross A345 and follow the bridleway along the ridge. At car park after Knap Hill turn right, ascend the bridleway to the right to resume ridge-top ride alongside Wansdyke. At Tan Hill, turn left to pass the trig point. At road turn right and drop down to Allington, then first right along the bridleway (ignoring left-hand bridleway). Head north then to descend across Allington Down to Beckhampton. Follow signs for Avebury Trusloe, then take NCN4 and byway to Knoll Down. Cross the A4 and bear west on Wessex Ridgeway track. Bear left at junction of byways to ascend Cherhill Down before taking bridleway to traverse the hill towards Landsdowne Monument. After the monument, bear right on steep, rutted bridleway to descend to the A4. Re-cross road to Cherhill. Follow NCN4 signs to return to Avebury via Yatesbury, White Horse trail and Windmill Hill. | |||||
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