A Canny Commute 2 - Sherburn and Belmont to Durham and back

A Canny Commute 2 - Sherburn and Belmont to Durham and back
Tues 28th July 6.30pm 8 miles
Start at Sherburn Sports Centre, Front St, DH6 1QX

Have you taken up cycling during lockdown and wanting to make it part of your everyday life? Commuting by bike is the perfect way to keep fit without hardly noticing. This ride is ideal for those who live in Sherburn or Belmont and wanting to test out some possible routes. Before booking on please read the following notes about the ride.

We’ll start from the Sports centre car park and Head to Rennys Lane which is our key off road link between Sherburn and Gilesgate/Belmont. We’ll depart this via the Belmont estate and head to Gilesgate Moor and the Willowtree Avenue Estate. Here we wiggle our way through the housing to take the bridge over the A690 to the top of Claypath. We’ll find our way back to the riverbanks and return via the more scenic Old Durham and rejoin Rennys Lane back to Sherburn.
A varied and interesting route showing different choices in and out of the city while avoiding unpleasant junctions and roads as much as possible.

Our ride will be a mix of on road and largely good quality off road. No escaping a few up and downs but they come with a big sense of satisfaction and better for our fitness and health.

In order for the ride to leave promptly, please be punctual so we can carry out bike checks, etc. prior to us setting off. Please make sure your bike is in working condition and bring a spare tube to fit your tyres. Expect to be out for about 2 hours.
As always we can’t predict the weather so please dress suitably. You are better to be overdressed as you can always take layers off.

For any queries please contact [email protected]. For any last minute cancellations on the day please text 07493808927 (note this phone is only for the day of the ride) otherwise use the option to cancel when you log in to letsride.co.uk. If the weather is bad we will only contact you if we are cancelling the ride and will do so no later than 4pm on the day by putting a message in the ‘conversation’ tab in the ride. You should receive a notification by email if there is a message. If you have not heard from us we are still riding.

In view of COVID-19 we will be taking this into account with our ride leading and we will follow govt. guidelines. Please note the following:
• Maximum ride number to be 6 (including leaders). This may change as govt guidance dictates.
• We will not share any equipment so please be organised and bring your own items eg drink, spare inner tube, tyre levers and pump, sun cream and hand sanitiser.
• You should pay particular attention to your bike being in good working order before attending a ride so as to minimise risks and disruption to rides.
• We will ride taking social distancing into account. At the time of writing British Cycling recommend riding 2m apart.
• Participants must not attend a ride if they have COVID-19 symptoms or have been in contact with anyone with symptoms
• Anyone who develops COVID-19 symptoms during a ride must inform a leader.
• Anyone who develops COVID symptoms after a ride must contact the leader who will inform British Cycling HQ who will then contact everyone who attended the ride.
You can contact the leader directly via the ‘Message Ride Creator’ tab in the ride posting on let’s ride unless you have their direct contact details already.

Look forward to seeing you.

Audrey