3 Tribes ride: East Midlands Tribe: April 23rd

[orange71]

This is your opportunity to join us on one of the best regional rides of the year. Three area groups all ride separate loops and then meet in the middle for lunch and chat, before going their separate ways to complete their rides.

Here is last year's aftermath thread.

This year, the East Midlands area group is meeting at 10am Saturday April 23rd at the Woodbine Cafe at Hope. Route map to follow.

Here's a taster:

 

[rc200ti]

And here's the route.
Green from Hope to the visitor centre where we meet the others.
Yellow from visitor centre travelling west to east above the north of Ladybower to the pub.
Light blue from the pub back to Hope.

 

[rc200ti]

Confirmation of times:

Woodbine Cafe at 10.00 or earlier depending on your bacon requirement
Ride at 10.30
Meet t'others at 12.00ish
Coffee etc at visitor centre.
Ride to pub arriving at 1.45 ishsh
Leave pub at 3.00ishishishsh
Hope at 4.40ishishmaybe

 

[orange71]

I plan on getting there quite early (before 9 maybe):

a) less traffic on way up
b) some parking when I get there
c) enjoying a relaxing coffee and flapjack in the cafe if possible

 

[kaya]

See you all at the central meeting point

 

[captaincosmic]

Woodbine cafe

Is it easy to find the cafe guys ?
my plan is to head for Hope then drive around until I find it ?

 

[HarryCrumb]

there's one main road through Hope and you can't miss the cafe on there. There is a carpark on the other side of the road or road parking near by.

 

[captaincosmic]

Directions

Cheers

 

[orange71]

what a cracking ride! Pics and details later. Family reunion to go to now :roll:

 

[rc200ti]

Hot rocks

Pretty brilliant ride really... despite seeming to do a large amount of walking and carrying.

Always good to meet up with other groups and there was a great selection of bikes to drool over.

The final descent from the top of Win Hill was an unexpected surprise but worth the climb... almost worth building it into the next time.

...a nice cold beer now...