ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
My 102 km Devon ride today went really well. 
It was a bit chilly when I set off so as well as what I wore for my sunny metric century a few days ago, I added arm warmers, and a buff round my neck. With those I felt comfortable and they stayed on for about 4 hours, until the overcast conditions finally gave way to sunshine.
Today's route was flatter than my other longish Devon rides. It still had 1,025 m of ascent but that compares to 1,500 m and 1,700+ m on the previous couple. I went round an hour quicker and still felt pretty fresh when I got back.
The cycle.travel site had suggested some cycle paths that I hadn't noticed on the OS map and they were very good. There was a tiny lane down from Otterton towards the sea. That would have been absolutely crazy to drive up and down in the past, but they have now closed it as a road so it has become a fine path for walkers and cyclists. At the bottom of that, there is a lot of work going on. I stopped to read a notice and found that it is for the Lower Otter Restoration project. If you are interested in such conservation projects, take a look at this detailed PDF file.
I didn't go down to the coast in Budleigh Salterton, instead taking a couple of fairly quiet roads round to a fine path to Exmouth which seemed to be very popular with walkers and cyclists. It follows the route of a disused railway line into Exmouth, where more cycle paths join up with the Exe Valley Trail to Exeter.
It was a bit chilly when I set off so as well as what I wore for my sunny metric century a few days ago, I added arm warmers, and a buff round my neck. With those I felt comfortable and they stayed on for about 4 hours, until the overcast conditions finally gave way to sunshine.
Today's route was flatter than my other longish Devon rides. It still had 1,025 m of ascent but that compares to 1,500 m and 1,700+ m on the previous couple. I went round an hour quicker and still felt pretty fresh when I got back.
The cycle.travel site had suggested some cycle paths that I hadn't noticed on the OS map and they were very good. There was a tiny lane down from Otterton towards the sea. That would have been absolutely crazy to drive up and down in the past, but they have now closed it as a road so it has become a fine path for walkers and cyclists. At the bottom of that, there is a lot of work going on. I stopped to read a notice and found that it is for the Lower Otter Restoration project. If you are interested in such conservation projects, take a look at this detailed PDF file.
I didn't go down to the coast in Budleigh Salterton, instead taking a couple of fairly quiet roads round to a fine path to Exmouth which seemed to be very popular with walkers and cyclists. It follows the route of a disused railway line into Exmouth, where more cycle paths join up with the Exe Valley Trail to Exeter.
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