The day started with torrential rain which continued right through lunch. We played computer games at Crofters while we waited for conditions to improve, but it was 4pm before the rain finally stopped.

We did a short ride to Ashburton where Freddie split off for Woodland and home, then took the track from River Dart Adventures back to Hembury Woods. This was a new experience for several in the group: the path is littered with fallen trees that make the whole route more like an obstacle course than a cycle route. Having manoeuvred around some large trunks and scrambled up a steep bank we managed to return to the path and enjoyed the very autumnal colours on the woodland leaves right back through Hembury.