Ride Reports
Holne
Sun, 05 Jun 2005
10 mi
With rain falling at the start that was forecast to continue all day we contented ourselves with a brisk ride through Buckfast and Scoriton to Holne and then home via Hembury Woods...
Holne
Wed, 08 Jun 2005
10 mi
Our final junior ride of the season took us to Ashburton, through River Dart Adventures and up the long woodland track to Holne Park where Frisbee throwing was, as usual, the order...
Landscove Tracks
Fri, 10 Jun 2005
10 mi
Our evening excursion took us up Green Lane, along the track from Baddaford to Lower Combe, through Thornecroft and down the rocky and muddy tracks towards Pridhamsleigh, then down...
Mothecombe Beach
Sun, 12 Jun 2005
35 mi
We chose Mothecombe for our first beach ride of the season, partly because it's one of the easiest to reach. After stocking up with lunch at South Brent (where today they had no s...
Skerraton Down
Fri, 17 Jun 2005
9 mi
Reuben did well on his first ride despite having to climb Nurston hill. Midges were out in force so we didn't wait around too long when we reached the moor. Keir spent his time t...
Bickington
Sun, 19 Jun 2005
15 mi
The oppressive heat did not encourage us as we rode through Ashburton, but we hoped things would be a little cooler on the moor. On the climb from Bickington, however, Michael los...
Venford Reservoir
Fri, 24 Jun 2005
With everyone feeling on top form we rode to Venford with plenty of time to ride the path that circles the reservoir. It was a tranquil scene, with duck and ducklings adding to th...
Exeter Ship Canal
Sun, 26 Jun 2005
53 mi
With only Joe and Michael out today we decided on a harder ride, taking the Gappah Cross route to Haldon and then descending to the Exeter Ship Canal path that starts at Starcross....
Converted to Social
Fri, 01 Jul 2005
This evening's ride was converted to a social owing to the bad weather.
Tuckenhay
Sun, 03 Jul 2005
28 mi
Today's adventurous ride started with the Colston Road route to Dartington and the cycle path to Totnes, where Morrisons provided a good selection of food for lunch. Next came the...
Ashburton
Fri, 08 Jul 2005
Keir somehow managed to ride Michael's touring bike through Ashburton despite his rather small dimensions! The path from the school back to Ashburton offered plenty of fun and exc...
Fingle Bridge
Sun, 10 Jul 2005
15 mi
This was the hottest Sunday of the year so far, and nobody felt like riding too hard or too far. We used car assistance to Steps Bridge and then spent the day riding along cool, f...