New Forest route: Wilverley, New Forest, Hampshire
June 25, 2009 by Coop Dogg
Filed under Cycling routes
Whilst this New Forest route is in the mainland UK, we like to give you ideas for road rides further afield than just the Isle of Wight.
Wilverley, New Forest, Hampshire
Start: Wilverley, New Forest, Hampshire
Finish: circular
National Cycle Network: no. 2
Distance: 2.5 miles
Effort: 1 out of 5
Marked route: yes
OS Grid: SU254007: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/
Description: The route at Wilverley links into more than 100 miles of surfaced, waymarked tracks.
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New Forest route: Brockenhurst to Holmsley, New Forest, Hampshire
June 25, 2009 by Coop Dogg
Filed under Cycling routes
Whilst this New Forest route is in the mainland UK, we like to give you ideas for road rides further afield than just the Isle of Wight.
Brockenhurst to Holmsley, New Forest, Hampshire
Start: Brockenhurst railway station, New Forest, Hampshire
Finish: Holmsley, New Forest, Hampshire
National Cycle Network: no. 2
Distance: 6 miles
Effort: 2 out of 5
Marked route: yes
OS Grid: SU298020: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/getamap/
Description: A flat route for this New Forest ride, with pigs, ponies and cattle roaming freely in the forest and villages along the route.
An on-road section is encountered near to the Station House at Holmsley.
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Long ride, road route: Devon coast to coast: Ilfracombe to Plymouth
June 25, 2009 by Coop Dogg
Filed under Cycling routes
Whilst this long ride, road route is in the mainland UK, we like to give you ideas for road rides further afield than just the Isle of Wight.
Devon Coast to Coast: Ilfracombe to Plymouth
Start: Ilfracombe, Devon
Finish: Plymouth, Devon
National Cycle Network routes: No. 3 and 27
Distance: 102 miles
Effort: 4 out of 5
Marked route: yes
Description: The Ilfracombe to Plymouth route combines the beaches and estuaries of north Devon, with the valleys of Torridge, The Tavy, The Walkham and other West Country rivers.
Much of this route follows the western flank of Dartmoor, including Tarka Trail, with if largely following former railway lines, going through tunnels and across viaducts and bridges from the Victorian era of steam railways.