The Ladies Leisure ride this week will be an exploration of national cycle route 482 from Chiseldon to Marlborough. It’s a nice flat route and we will go as far as the fitness of the group determines – plenty of pubs on the way, so we will go as far as people want before heading back. If we do the whole way there and back it will be a 15 mile round trip.
Meet at the Three Trees farm shop café at 9.30am
Meet at the Three Trees farm shop café at 9.30am
Starting at the Three Trees Cafe we will have a lovely ride to Chisledon and then on to Coate Water. There we can have coffee and loo stops before either heading to Croft for a few laps or heading directly back to the Three Trees Cafe.
Leisurely pace, all abilites welcome 🙂
The return of a great beginners and gentle ride.
Starting at Waitrose , we will ride the old railway line to Old Town, through Croft to Witchelstowe, then over the motorway bridge to Wroughton, stopping at Cowpuccino’s for coffee and cake before heading back to Waitrose .
This is a different start time of 1pm and we will be finished by 2, 2.30pm in plenty of time for the school pick up!!
Who’s joining me?
Its been 3 years since i was last there and now its time to visit again. This is an awesome place to visit with some serious trails worth riding. Some tough hill climbs, but with rewarding descents.
Current weather forecast is for showers, but this is Wales, so make sure you bring waterproofs! A helmet is also essential.
There are some great spots of riding at Swinley, but if you stick strictly to the Blue and Red trails you’ll a) miss some great off-piste stuff and b) have to churn through some really dull miles to get to the good bits!
So this ride is to show you the best bits – starting on the Blue trail, but then picking up some of the off-piste used on the recent Enduro race to connect up to the best of Red. That will take us to the bottom far east corner, where the downhill trials are as well and after a play in that area, we will take a more leisurely ride to pick up the fabulous Tank Traps section, before ending with the best of Blue to take us back to the hub. Should be 20 miles in total.
This ride contains blue and red graded trails, so bare that in mind – it’s Swinley not the Alps, but the bits of red we will be doing are definitely red grade.
See you at the entrance to the Blue trail at 10am.