Basingstoke: Old Basing & Mapledurwell Loop

This will be a reverse and extension of the 'Potter out to Old Basing' Loop and suitable for all those who have been on this loop or the one to Oakley from Hatch Warren. It avoids the narrow cycle path from Eastrop to War Memorial and is slightly longer at 9.6 miles. The extension is a little loop out to Mapledurwell and back. Steady pace, route will be something like this. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5941105 Mix of quiet roads and town park cycle paths/shared use. Suitable for those who are comfortable being on a bike for over an hour, but perhaps lack confidence doing in on their own. Not really suitable for road bikes (gravel/broken surfaces in the parks), hybrids/town bikes will be OK. This is a social ride not a race and a reasonable chunk in parks so again, not road ride/ road bike material - more experienced riders are abundantly welcome so long as they have read the pace and are happy to be social!! Any queries, just ask, will hope to answer! [email protected] or www.facebook.com/breezingstoke or @breezingstoke on twitter