Saturday Aug 16th - 47 miles to Clumber

Its a lovely cross country ride, but its a 47miler. According to Komoot it has only 1825' of climb so its quite steady going. As always, its scenic across fields and thru woods, even a stretch of lovely canal path. If you like out doors and Off Road you should really enjoy this route.

This is a cross country ride using lots of dirt & gravel trails and tracks, some dirt single track woodland paths, some canal tow path, and a bit of tarmac lanes.

two planned stops, brekkie/coffee at Annies cafe in Worksop, and Dukeries garden centre for coffee/lunch stop. Plus we may decide to take more stops if required.

Always wear a helmet and suitable riding gear for the conditions. Carry some water and snack, bring cash & card for the cafe's, and ALWAYS have the means to REPAIR a PUNCTURE if you get a flat ! Your bike should have a bell to warn other trail users of our approach, and when its wet weather Mudguards should be fitted to prevent spraying other riders.

You are very welcome to join us, we HOPE YOU DO, but here’s a few things to consider first - Our routes are designed for pedal power bikes, we don’t consider eBikes and their weight when planning these routes. We will encounter some loose gravel, stones and dirt on the trails and there will be overgrown vegetation too, so you'll need to be able to cope with these things. At various points on our routes we will need to negotiate a swing gate or two, some 'A' Frames and maybe a stile, so you'll need to be able to lift your bike onto its back wheel to manoeuvre it through these obstacles, and maybe even lift it over a stile. It is definitely not a race, but we do usually average around 10mph on these cross country rides so you'll need to be fairly fit. If these things sound fine to you and they don't put you off you are very welcome to join us. We look forward to meeting you