WE AIM TO RUN TWO GROUPS AT ALL RIDES SOMETIMES IT IS NOT POSSIBLE _ ANY CHANGES WILL BE ADDED TO THE RIDES LIST FRIDAY BY 8PM.
The car park is the one on the left side just as the through-road on the one way system leaves the main cluster of shops heading out towards Corhampton. For those of you with long memories, it is where Dukes Mill used to be, but the current name for the car park escapes me right now.
With a start in the centre of Bishops Waltham, we could choose a route that leads up towards the top of Beacon Hill near Exton before turning north west and heading for Lane End at which point we could turn north east for a loop around Cheriton and Tichborne depending on weather and timings. Then it’s back via Cheesefoot Head, Old Down, Baybridge House and Bigpath Farm before topping Stephens Castle Down and dropping once more to the valley floor and back to Bishops Waltham.
DEVIL’S PUNCHBOWL, HINDHEAD - full day ride
WE AIM TO RUN TWO GROUPS AT ALL RIDES SOMETIMES IT IS NOT POSSIBLE _ ANY CHANGES WILL BE ADDED TO THE RIDES LIST FRIDAY BY 8PM.
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The best car park to use in the Hindhead area is the free car park in Grayshott - easy to find, with loos and next to a pub! Head up the A3 but do not go through the tunnel. Instead, take the exit that will lead into Hindhead (the old A3 trunk road where it bottlenecked after the dual carriageway south of Hindhead narrowed down to two lanes) where a few hundred yards in advance of the Hindhead traffic lights cross roads, there is a left turn signposted to Grayshott. Go through Grayshott village past the Fox and Pelican pub and the car park is on the right (sign posted). There are a couple of other car parks in the village if required. We will ride away from here for a day of fun in the area around the Devil’s Punch Bowl with some stiff climbs and some great descents.
This area is always worth a visit so we hope to take the full benefit of the routes on offer.
WE AIM TO RUN TWO GROUPS AT ALL RIDES SOMETIMES IT IS NOT POSSIBLE _ ANY CHANGES WILL BE ADDED TO THE RIDES LIST FRIDAY BY 8PM.
There are numerous possibilities from this location. A quick trip through the A31 underpass at Stoney Cross leads to Minstead which opens up the whole of the area around the Canadian Memorial, the Portuguese fireplace and Millyford Bridge, whilst heading out northwards you will find the golf course at Kings Garn Gutter and thus on to Fritham and all that lies beyond. No shortage of opportunities whichever way you look and a variety of hills or rolling fire roads whichever takes your fancy.