Routes Saturday 23rd December – extra choices
Meet 9 am, main carpark Ashbourne Leisure Centre. Please familiarise yourselves with your chosen route beforehand. Weather looking milder but mudguards and lights are still advisable.
By request I have added an extra route to each of the A and B rides for those riders wanting a flatter route heading south. However at the moment the weather forecast looks ok for hillier/north but take a look at both options, check the weather again later tonight, load both on to your devices and then you can decide amongst yourselves in the morning.
Have a good ride all – imagine all those extra mince pies you’ll be able to eat if you burn off a few calories on Saturday….. ?
A Route, hilly north/south, 16 – 17 mph approx avg speed, 55 miles long, 4,282 ft elevation, heading out Fenny Bentley, Longcliffe, Whatstandwell, Kedleston, Cafe stop at Meynell Langley, Denstone, Clifton
A Route Strava Linkhilly/north + south
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A Route alternative South/flatter, 17 – 19 mph approx avg speed, 54 miles long, 2932 ft elevation. Route heads out via Hulland – Turnditch – Duffield – Burley lane Climb – Markeaton – Mickleover – Willington – Hilton – SB or NB cafe stop – Tutbury – Marchington – Uttoxeter – Ellastone – Mayfield
A Route Strava Link South/flatter
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B Route, hilly, north, approx avg speed 12/13 mph. 36 miles, 3,424 ft elevation, heading out Fenny Bentley, ‘Col de Parwich’, Biggin, Longdale, Earl Sterndale, Longnor (Cafe Stop), Hulme End, Alstonfield, Ilam, Blore, Ashbourne
B Route Strava Link/hilly/north
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B Route alternative, south/flatter, approx avg speed 13 – 14 mph, miles long, elevation, heading out Wyaston, Weston Underwood, Kedleston, Kirk Langley, Hilton, Cafe stop at Hatton at Salt Box or Nose Bag, Church Broughton, Marston Montgomery, Clifton
B Route Strava link/south/flatter
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C Route, approx average speed 10/11 mph, 28 miles long, 1,617 ft elevation, heading out Clifton, Roston, Marston, Hatton, Nose Bag Cafe, Church Broughton, Alkmonton, Wyaston, Cycle path back to Ashbourne