Just a few pics if anyone is interested in riding that way one day.
It was supposed to be a tour of all those hilly bits around Blandford
7 riders turned up at Durweston. Dry so far.

Up to Hod Hill

These cows looked agitated. Too young to have seen rain yet!

Nicky leading the way down to the road


We went up Hambledon Hill via the shortest route. Unfortunately that also meant the steepest route. Absolute killer climb 🙁

Looks iffy over Blandford Forest (UK BikePark)

More agitated animals. Those horses were running all over the place as the wind suddenly picked up.
We decided to cut the ride short and headed down to Child Okeford. Found a sublime piece of singletrack in the trees parallel to the bridleway just after this gate.

Just got back to the start as the rain got heavier.
So not quite the ride I was hoping for. With a lack of waterproofs the rest of us called it a day.