On the warmest day of the year so far, I led a
group of 12 riders (including maybe a couple of renegades from the A group
who did not fancy the ride to Shoreham) from the shores of Henfold lake. Not
quite up to the image, many of you may recall from your school-days, of the lake
portrayed in Longfellow's epic poem, Hiawatha:
“By the shore of Gitchee Gumee,
By the shining Big-Sea-Waters,
Stood the wigwam of Nokomis....”
Nevertheless, Henfold lake is a pleasant spot
that welcomes cyclists. We followed my normal route to Forest Green, via
Newdigate, Capel, Weare Street, Walliswood and finally to the Parrot Inn, Forest
Green.
After a nice lunch sat in the gardens, I decided
that we needed to burn off the calories and returned via Leith Hill and
Coldharbour Lane, down into Dorking and then to Ashtead Garden Centre, where 10
of us had refreshments. To our surprise the C group had beaten us to the Centre.
The leader had a well-deserved ice-cream. There were no discombobulations to
report.
Total mileage, door-to-door for F & F = 55
miles.
- A worn-out Frank
The maps show Frank's route from Henfold Lakes to the Parrot Inn at Forest Green then to the Ashtead Garden Centre for Tea
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