Bumpity bump.
Mendip trails are riding very nicely at the moment... weather outlook is promising.
Were you guys on Dolebury last night?
We were over that way later on, yes - stopped for a bit while Dave the Paint sorted out his 947th puncture of the last few weeks 🙂
Where did you guys get to?
Tomorrow afternoon I going to have a look at the state of that bit of trail along the Shipham road that's near Lillypool Cafe. Armed with shears. I think everything else en-route is in fair to excellent nick.
Possible here too!
I thought I knew the Mendips pretty well and most of the techie stuff, but I didnt know about a trail from Warren Hill to The Perch, thanks, will take a look next time I'm out that way. Guess it joins the top of Badgers.
OK if I join you? I'm surveying the Mendip borough for CycleCity Guides that week so I could work and play at the same time 😛
"trail from Warren Hill to The Perch, ... Guess it joins the top of Badgers."
Not quite. You go ~ a quarter down Warrens Hill and there is a gate on your right (permissive BW) - go slow or you miss it. It's a short push up then grassy along to a gap linking meadows on either side, at the top of The Perch.
The non-secret way is an obvious singletrack permissive BW that goes down at about "2 o'clock" and joins a wider stony track with 2 gates leading down to the road. The usual climb up Badgers is on your left near the bottom of that stony track.
"I'm surveying the Mendip borough for CycleCity Guides"
All welcome 🙂 Many local riders will come so you will get lots of opinion about this.
Thanks Buzz, never noticed anything off to the right on Warren Hill, too busy hooning towards the tea cakes in Cheddar. I've taken a turning on the left about 1/4 way down, down some wodden steps with a tight right hander at the bottom. Footpath I think, but the farmer likes bikers.
The BW you mention doesnt appear on my OS map, God bless Google Earth. Heading back from Minehead on Sunday, so might drop by
That other turning is the Bottle Bank, those steps went in a couple of years ago, before that it was just a steep slippery earth bank. Which a certain rider of ours always bottled. Hence the name 😉
elliptic, yep, and it gets pretty steep after the right hander. Is the gate on the right before or after those steps (heading towards Cheddar obviously!)
This has been in my diary for what seems like ages! Still planning to come, looking forward to finally cycling on the Mendips.
agentd - it's before that, only a short way down from the top.
Elliptic - I was on my way up the road to the Swan at about 10. I looked over and saw you just below the fort, just about where the steps start down.
We'd been working on a little something on the Yeo valley side of the fort. Its not ready for public consumption yet though.
Tomorrow afternoon I going to have a look at the state of that bit of trail along the Shipham road that's near Lillypool Cafe. Armed with shears
There were just two sections that were a bit overgrown and have had a little prune back. All set.
everything else en-route is in fair to excellent nick
Correction. [b]Every trail is in excellent nick.[/b] The heavy rain yesterday morning just seems to have evaporated and several trails were kicking up dust and the rest were warp speed ahead.
I'm really bushed from 5 sweaty hours riding today with no lunch 😀
looking forward to it, is it usual time & place to meet?
Oh yes: 9:30 (for 10:00) in the same place as last year: Burrington Combe.
Large free car park 100 metres down from the Burrington Combe Inn.
See ya!
cheers Buzz see u there 8)
I really want to come on this ride, but Mrs PP does some charity work once a month and it falls on this Sunday, so I can't use the car. 🙁
I've just checked and it's not really possible by train (2.45hrs to Bristol, then a 12 mile ride!) and was wondering if anyone is coming from my direction (Farnborough, Hants) or close enough for me to get a train to you easily so I could cadge a lift? I can pay in cake if that helps? 🙂
Ignore me. I've looked at it every which way and it's just not practical to get there without a car.
Bugger. 🙁
Hire a car or buy a £50 or less heap.It could be laugh to see if it gets you there and back plus theres always the RAC if it doesnt
