The ride to this new destination started in a not unusual way with the climb of Dean Hill, the ride through Harbourneford and the descent towards South Brent. We took the right turn towards Aish halfway down the hill, a narrow and little-used lane that brought us quickly to Lydia Bridge. We then followed the lane up the hill towards Shipley Bridge, turning left for Badworthy.

The Badworthy lane was only a relatively short detour off the main lane but it was delightfully quiet and unspoilt, leading down to the Badworthy Brook and then back up to the main lane again. We overtook a jogger heading in the same direction as us but were disappointed to note that he kept up with us all the way up the climb on the other side. Budgie managed to fall off at one point but placed the blame firmly on Philip Stone's haphazard riding.

Finding ourselves conveniently at Shipley Bridge there were now just two more things to do to round off an excellent ride. Firstly we bought ice-creams from the van and enjoyed them in the afternoon sunshine. Then, when Jigme had left us to go home because he was feeling feint, we headed to the moor at the Avon Dam and rode back to Cross Furzes along the fabulous Abbots Way track.

[This report was written in 2014 from the following notes - please tell us if you see any errors or omissions.]