Regular Sunday morning MTB ride. A short, local route, approx. 18 miles, taking about 2-3 hrs at an easy pace. Route will be to the south of Godalming, mainly on bridleways and tracks, so nothing technical and not much in the way of climbing. Cafe stop at Winkworth.  We could extend the ride after the stop, if time allows and there's interest, but we'll see on the day.

Any questions then drop me an email.

Sunday MTB XC ride: Devils PunchBowl, as usual!  Route will be via Thursley common and then a climb up to the cafe. Route back will be via Witley Common.  Approx 22 miles.  Mostly bridleways and other tracks, nothing too technical.  Pace will be soicial (this will be my first ride of the year!), so plenty of stops to re-group etc.  The weathers not looking too bad for Sunday, either.

 A whizz out Tilford/Thursley way heading up to the Punchbowl/Gibbet if time allows. Poss coffee stop somewhere so bring some change etc

 A spooky-themed ride to Thursley, Devil's Punchbowl and Gibbet Hill. See the murdered sailor's grave, the place where he was robbed and the Gibbet his murderers were hung from! Creep back through the woods of Frillinghurst and Hambledon to Godalming, returning around 12.30pm and 1.00pm. Bring coins for a brew at Punchbowl cafe, helmets and tools etc.

Sunday MTB XC ride up to the Devils Punch bowl. Route approx 25miles on a mix of trails & bridleways at a social pace, though the route does include some sustained climbing. Cafe stop included, so bring some money, along with the usual kit.

Regular Sunday morning MTB ride. A fairly short route, approx. 18 miles, taking about 2-3 hrs at a leisurely pace. Route will be to the south of Godalming, mainly on bridleway and tracks, so nothing technical. Cafe stop at Winkworth (we could extend the ride after the stop, if time allows).

Let's meet at the shepherd and flock roundabout 9.15 for 9.30 getaway (park and meet in the centre of the roundabout, near the pub, but not in the pub carpark, postcode GU9 9JB)

We'll head up through farnham and ride some trails over Caesars camp before heading down to rushmoor and along the canal to tunnel hill for a refreshment break at the cafe (hot drinks to cooked brekky available) then depending on time we'll take in a bit of single track on tunnel hill or the ash ranges if they're open on the way back.

Ride time should be under 4 hours depending on group, pace as fast as the slowest rider. Bring helmet, puncture kit, food/drink/money etc

We'll meet at the old railway station in Bramley, 8.45 for 9am departure

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A long all day xc ride going over to boxhill, mickleham and ranmore taking in all the surrey hills on the route (winterfold, pitch, leith, holmbury, box, ranmore, newlands) rated as black due to the time (maybe 6-7 hours) and distance (50miles+). Will be plenty of refreshment stops (peaslake, leith, box, newlands, possibly polsden lacey) but make sure you bring plenty of fluids and snacks as well as the normal helmet, puncture kit etc.

Meet at Chantries/Pilgrims way car park 9.15 for 9.30 getaway allowing anyone who wants to, to start at 9 from godalming. We'll take a relatively direct/low route and head straight to Holmbury hill and try to ride more of the trails there than we normally do. We'll head back up pitch over the windmill to judges seat and take in a nice long decent to farley green before crossing blackheath and back. Ride time wise aiming for 4 hours, will be technical singletrack where we can find it bring the normal drink, snacks, puncture kit, helmet etc.

*** RIDE DETAILS UPDATED **** (sorry for duplicate posts, Greg).

Planning a ride Sunday morning for anyone interested. Social pace heading to Bourne Wood to see filmset and back via Frensham and Thursley. Not too technical, poss coffee stop Tilford/Frensham. Bring usual tools, kit plus change for snack. Approx 25 miles, minimal climbing. Back around midday. Forecast good! Julie

Bridleway bashing from the Ming towards Peaslake and back via Blackheath.

CANCELLED DUE TO INJURY

So the plan is to ride Tunnel Hill and Porridgepot Hill, with lots of lovely singletrack. This is an area some of you might not have ridden before and it is well worth the trip. The pace will be social ie that of the slowest rider, no one will be left behind. The plan will be to ride 2.5-3.5 hours depending on how everyone feels then a cafe stop at the canal centre. We'll have the option to go back out for another hour or so if anyone's up for it once refuelled. Everything will be rollable, we'll start of easy and depending on the group could find some more challenging stuff if so desired.

Meet point is the layby opposite Potters near the canal centre entrance, loads of free parking:

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Nearest stations are Ash Vale (5-10mins ride up the canal) or Northcamp (5-10 mins away by road)

 

We'll be heading up to Winterfold, Pitch Hill, and Holmbury too. I will be cramming as much single track as possible in, in prep for wales. This will mean a LOT of climbing, if I'm feeling nice I might try and make some of them on tarmac or fireroad tracks but you never know. I'll be aiming this at 4 hours inclusive of the obligatory cheese straw, flapjack and cuppa stop at the usual mtbers haunt in peaslake but we could run over depending on the size and speed of the group. This will be a red graded ride, ideally minimal stopping to regroup and lots of technical and rooty singletrack, though no one will be left behind and everything will be rollable. I've been over there riding 7.5 of the last 24hours and the trails are running beautifully!

Please ensure your fitness and bikes are up to the job, bring normal tools, energy bars, helmet and appropriate clothing for the weather, let's hope it stays warm and sunny!

Meeting point is the Farley Heath car park, as pretty much everyone drives this should save us some climbing and give us an extra hour ride time over Bramley station start point:.

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Route up to the Devils Punch Bowl via Thursley and then around the edge of Gibbet Hill, climbing up to the café for refreshments.  Route back depends on the time after the stop.  Route will be about 25miles so will take 4hrs as it will include a few climbs, so good prep for Wales!

 

Weather is looking good for the weekend, so hope to see you all there.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE CLOCKS GO FORWARD this sat/sun so you'll loose an hour in bed - don't be late!!

Planning a route down south, heading vaguely out via Hydons heath, Hambledon and getting as far as Alfold, tickners heath and sydney woods then surrey/sussex border path, cut over towards Cranleigh and back up the old railway line dependant on timing.

Relaxed loop to Frensham and back. Bring change for coffee stop, helmet, tools etc  No big climbs or technical stuff so suitable for all abilities.

Sunday XC MTB ride  - The plan for this Sunday is to do an 'easy' ride suitable for most levels and abilities.  The pace will be easy with plenty of opportunities to stop and re-group, so no-one will be left behind! 

The route will be around Milford, Witley, Hydons Heath (approx 16 miles 2.5-3hrs), mostly off-road on tracks and trails through the woods, with no big hills, just the odd short climb.  The plan is to stop at Winkworth for a cuppa, so bring some money, along with the usual drinks, spares etc for the ride.  It shouldn’t be too muddy, but expect to encounter some along the way!

There may be the possibility of extending the ride after the stop with an extra loop back to Godalming, but that depends on the time, conditions and weather.

As usual, any question then drop me an email.

Greg.

Planning to head over to Tunnel Hill via bridleways, byways and fireroad round the ash ranges for some single track, probably a longer than average ride..

Rated it as a blue as I'm not planning any real killer climbs (just a few short and sharp ones), but there will be some technical single track and this will be a long ride (time & distance) so a good level of fitness and some stamina will be required! But all is not lost, there will be a good cafe stop around half way to recharge the batteries with hot drinks, flap jacks and even cooked brekkies available so bring your money! Ride time will depend on group size, mud level and how long we stop for to refuel, aiming for 5 hours so bring the normal spare tubes, energy bars and fluids. There will not be anyway to shortcut back to the meet point during the ride and we'll be a long way from the start point so please make sure you and your bikes are fully serviced and ready to go!

Meet point is car park opposite the harvester in Puttenham, 

Puttenham Golf Club car park

Heath Road 

Puttenham

Guildford

Surrey

GU3 1AL

 

 

A reasonable/fast paced ride with a bit of everything. Climbing up to Hindhead then down to Hankley . round Hankley/ Frensham climbing back up to Hindhead - Tea stop at NT Cafe - then back to Haslemere for about 1pm ish.

Update -

(Depending on conditions, leisurely-paced ride around the area, route to be decided - see forum for details.)