I planned a loop out through Windsor and down to Ascot and back. The roads around the airport don't look much fun but otherwise might be ok. Any other route ideas?
Can I be the first to suggest hopping on a flight to the Alps?
Sorry. Heathrow is just a place where you get your connecting flight to me.
Windsor then up to maindenhead & marlow for a pint by the Thames?
Out towards Twyford and head into Velolife for cake?
Always works well for me!
Sorry. Heathrow is just a place where you get your connecting flight to me.
Yeah me too normally, but I'm working nearby. Sucks to be at the airport hotel but not bloody going anywhere 🙁
When are you going? (out on your bike that is?)
Shortly.. You coming out?
Could do..... Was going to watch Strike with the Missus.... (Road or Mountain?)
Road, didn't think there was any point in bringing the MTB. Will be starting from the Hilton T4. PM me with a phone number 🙂 Had 33 miles uploaded to the GPS but don't really care, 90-120mins is fine.
How far do you want to ride?
Head towards Iver/Langley, then black park, burnham beeches on towards cookham up winter hill then into Marlow. and across to Hambledon. That would be a decent loop.
Edit due to cross post.
Around Burnham Beeches and back would probably be around 90-120 minutes. Generally lanes and once you get in the grounds closed roads too. Spooky though. windsor great park/Virginia water would be pretty good to although I'm not sure about access after dark
Leith Hill, Box Hill, both? 😈
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Ascot loop is nice, meet you at Staines Bridge
Mt email is borked (Hotmail) so Txt or PM
Leith Hill, Box Hill, both?
Are they actual hills? I've always wondered.
Yep, small ones. Some relatively steep routes up Leith, but <10 minutes. Box Hill is very shallow.
Are they actual hills?
Both are around 2.5km long, average gradient for box is about 5% and leith is about 6.5%. Max gradient on both is around 12%.
Whether they count as hills kind of depends what you're used to.
depends what route you take up Leith...... Sheephouse and Tanhurst both have 20% stretches if you care to find them. From Box Hill you can also head for Chapel Lane, another 20%er. But these are all by no means within 90-120 min riding loop of Heathrow.
Some nice lanes north and north west of Ascot if you look
any of the runways should be ok for a road bike
Use a Ryanair landing slot
How long are you staying? I'm local so check my Strava for "excursions" You can come out with the club if you fancy some night riding tomorrow. T5 Hilton is much nice, but nowhere neat T5.
Just back! Piss wet through, but a good ride, glad it made me go out
40k out towards Virgina Water / Chobham / Sunninghill / Ascot
I think the T5 Hilton was on the list too 🙂
Good ride though with Tiger - much better to have some good company whilst riding dark lanes in the middle of the night in pouring rain 🙂