Wednesday, June 19, 2013

B Group - 19th June

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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