By taking the old Ashburton road to River Dart Country Park, riding through the park and following the woodland track up towards Holne we reversed one of our usual routes and turned it into a new experience for all of us. Dusk was falling as we rode through Holne with the scent of freshly-dried hay all around, but there was still time for the long dark climb through Coombe to Cross Furzes before we made the final descent to Buckfastleigh.