Basingstoke: Evening Loop to Greywell

Route starts in the middle of Eastrop Park and follows the cycle path out of the park east following NCR initially, then turn off it through Old Basing, head for Greywell then back through Upton Grey and re-trace steps back through old Basing to Eastrop. Pretty much all quiet roads though could be some commuter traffic as we head out through Old Basing for a mile or so but shouldn't be too bad now Black Dam is open again! If you've not done much road riding, don't worry, we'll explain at the start and we ride in a group, no-one gets left behind. A bit further than last week's ride, so you will know what to expect in terms of distance and some of the route. Route is a lot of flat with the occasional 'undulation' so you can build up your hill confidence. Hill challenge this week is the short-ish drag up from Greywell towards Upton Grey. Very worst case, if you've not been out in a while and are worried, it's not far or much slower to walk! This is aimed at those returning to cycling ideally who have been out the week before doing the 10 mile route and/or anyone else more experienced happy to be social and enjoy the ride and help encourage others and meet like minded people. Ideally bring a spare inner tube, come with tyres pumped up well, and as a minumum, check your brakes work! If you're a first-timer, we'll go through some checks with you before we start. See you there! Ruth Any queries, contact us at Breeze Network Basingstoke on Facebook or via email www.facebook.com/breezingstoke [email protected]