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Another Saturday, another nice ride.
This is working well for the minute; as my wife and I have a couple of horses they obviously need riding on a daily basis and Saturday used to be an all day affair. However, in summer there are a lot of big, nasty, biting fly's about, so we tend to ride early mornings and keep the rides quite short (2 hours), so, after lunch I get time to cram in a few more miles.
Today I decided to head up onto the Mendips. I worked my way over to and up Burrington Combe.
It's a nice climb with lots of brows followed by slightly easier sections, it has quite a number of caves, so, like today, you often see cavers clumping along the roadside footways, you also from time to time, see goats. :shock:
Once at the top I turned right, towards Charterhouse, where there are old Roman lead workings, and then a bit further on Cheddar Gorge.
Up, Burrington, up out of Charterhouse and then.... up.
Eventually you get to the top of the final climb, and are right on top of the Mendip Hills.
The Gorge was fun, nice and dry and really clear of traffic until you get right to the bottom. This allowed me to hootle down on the Keith Coppell, setting my fastest times ever. I have to say Keith knew his stuff, as the bike turns in fast and holds a superb tight line, even when the rider overcooks it.
From the Gorge to was over to Axbridge, a short pull on the A38 and then back into countryside, just about Winscombe.
From Winscombe over to Banwell, past Banwell castle, which is a folly, well, a castle but not an old one. Then back towards W-s-M inevitably crossing the M5.
Hell on Wheels
And back home for a nice cuppa.
Another Saturday, another nice ride.
This is working well for the minute; as my wife and I have a couple of horses they obviously need riding on a daily basis and Saturday used to be an all day affair. However, in summer there are a lot of big, nasty, biting fly's about, so we tend to ride early mornings and keep the rides quite short (2 hours), so, after lunch I get time to cram in a few more miles.
Today I decided to head up onto the Mendips. I worked my way over to and up Burrington Combe.
It's a nice climb with lots of brows followed by slightly easier sections, it has quite a number of caves, so, like today, you often see cavers clumping along the roadside footways, you also from time to time, see goats. :shock:
Once at the top I turned right, towards Charterhouse, where there are old Roman lead workings, and then a bit further on Cheddar Gorge.
Up, Burrington, up out of Charterhouse and then.... up.
Eventually you get to the top of the final climb, and are right on top of the Mendip Hills.
The Gorge was fun, nice and dry and really clear of traffic until you get right to the bottom. This allowed me to hootle down on the Keith Coppell, setting my fastest times ever. I have to say Keith knew his stuff, as the bike turns in fast and holds a superb tight line, even when the rider overcooks it.
From the Gorge to was over to Axbridge, a short pull on the A38 and then back into countryside, just about Winscombe.
From Winscombe over to Banwell, past Banwell castle, which is a folly, well, a castle but not an old one. Then back towards W-s-M inevitably crossing the M5.
Hell on Wheels
And back home for a nice cuppa.