Its time for our annual Long Mynd day.
Sunday March 29th Riding at 10.00
Meet at the Car Park at the junction of Easthope Rd and Lion Meadow, CHURCH STRETTON
Postcode: SY6 6BL. Grid ref: SO 453936
Map link: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie ... 5&t=h&z=17
There is a car-park charge of £3.50 for the day (unless it has gone up over the last twelve months).
There isn't a National Series this year so this ride will be posted in the Rides Calender with an open invitation. We may have guests and need to be on our very best behaviour.
I'm really excited about the route 25% of which takes in interesting stuff we haven't done before. There's going to be a lot of climbing and this is very much a training ride for The Trans Cambrian. Three ascents of The Mynd I'm afraid with the morning session taking in two of them. Lunch will be at Bridges, and the climb back afterwards can be suited to weather / time / and legs.
Two of the descents are new, one a short zig-zag and the other a long sweeping single-track into and along the valley bottom. The final descent will be the much loved long grassy slope that leads into the steeper single-track down the valley side.
Distance in the morning 17ish miles, and in the afternoon min 5 and max 9ish.
I NEED TO PRE -ORDER FOOD. SEE FURTHER DOWN THIS THREAD FOR DETAILS
Dont forget that we have ridden The Mynd at this time of year in everything from snow and hail to warm sunny blissfulness. Be prepared.
Anybody from outside the area please let me know if you plan to attend by posting here so that I can warn the pub.
Sunday March 29th Riding at 10.00
Meet at the Car Park at the junction of Easthope Rd and Lion Meadow, CHURCH STRETTON
Postcode: SY6 6BL. Grid ref: SO 453936
Map link: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie ... 5&t=h&z=17
There is a car-park charge of £3.50 for the day (unless it has gone up over the last twelve months).
There isn't a National Series this year so this ride will be posted in the Rides Calender with an open invitation. We may have guests and need to be on our very best behaviour.
I'm really excited about the route 25% of which takes in interesting stuff we haven't done before. There's going to be a lot of climbing and this is very much a training ride for The Trans Cambrian. Three ascents of The Mynd I'm afraid with the morning session taking in two of them. Lunch will be at Bridges, and the climb back afterwards can be suited to weather / time / and legs.
Two of the descents are new, one a short zig-zag and the other a long sweeping single-track into and along the valley bottom. The final descent will be the much loved long grassy slope that leads into the steeper single-track down the valley side.
Distance in the morning 17ish miles, and in the afternoon min 5 and max 9ish.
I NEED TO PRE -ORDER FOOD. SEE FURTHER DOWN THIS THREAD FOR DETAILS
Dont forget that we have ridden The Mynd at this time of year in everything from snow and hail to warm sunny blissfulness. Be prepared.
Anybody from outside the area please let me know if you plan to attend by posting here so that I can warn the pub.
You should be warmed up by Sunday then.
