Having ridden up Green Lane and partway along the track towards Riverford Connor discovered what he described as the best attraction of the ride so far - a very long rope swing dangling from an overhanging tree branch. There were more to come however: the riverside track from Staverton station was followed by the catwalk path up to the park, where Frisbee and rocket fun were punctuated with chocolate snacks.

From Staverton village we took the lane to Landscove, pausing along the way to oil a few squeaking chains. Callum needed encouragement to push himself up the climb towards Penn, and since he was very thirsty Michael found that waving a water bottle at him from the top of the hill helped him find energy he didn't know he had! The downhill woodland track to Lower Combe made the climb all worthwhile, concluding a very enjoyable spring morning ride.