New Forest Autumnal Cycle Ride 50

Road Cycling
Oct 14
2017

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50 miles

Join Andy for a 50 mile autumnal road cycle ride around the New Forest.  The vast majority of the route will be along quiet country lanes and open New Forest roads which offer truly stunning views and landscapes…  If you are a keen cyclist, this is an event not to be missed!

We will set off from Brockenhurst Railway station and head to the east across the New Forest to the picturesque village of Beaulieu, which is well known for the Beaulieu Estate and famous Motor Museum.  The route then takes us in a southerly loop around to the port town of Lymington on the west bank of the Lymington River on the Solent, and home to a vast number of seagoing vessels plus the Wightlink ferry terminal for ferries to/from the Isle of Wight.  We then cycle north west towards Sway and into the open Forest landscape back towards Brockenhurst before heading north west to Linwood.  From Linwood we will head back along some lovely country lanes via Rockford and the outskirts of Ringwood before taking a final break in the village of Burley, which is popular for its tea rooms, gift shops and art galleries as well as being well known for witchcraft.  The final leg takes us back to Brockenhurst and the start point.

The terrain is a little hilly in places and the pace is expected to be moderate; suitable for road or hybrid bikes and riders who are comfortable cycling longer distances without the need to walk up hills or keep stopping every couple of miles for a break.  There will be opportunities for quicker riders to stride out for certain legs whilst others continue at a more modest pace.

Pic 2:  New Forest-9 by Andy Powell.  Licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license with crop change.

Pic 3:  An unusual Shop by Smudge 9000.  Licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license.

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