Have completed it twice now, both times on a fatbike and in both directions. Chose to do it anti-clockwise due to the prevailing wind one morning and it was a nice change
My first loop was just before it officially opened and the route we had was slightly different from the ‘official’ loop. I thought our first loop was much better – a fair bit less tarmac
We were surprised to see how busy the wild camping scene was – i’ve rarely noticed other campers whilst settling in for a night, but seen several groups on each of the nights
A really nice loop though. I really liked the Salisbury Plain section as i’d never ridden there before
The section through Reading was bizarre and did not make the most of their cycle paths though