Invitation to A's ride - the Blackdown adventure

Here is your invitation to the ride from Tanhouse next Wednesday and its an appeal to your tourist rider sense of adventure! 

Tanhouse is a long way out, so the actual route is limited to a manageable 26 mile to lunch, then about 19 to Guildford train station, for train assist back. Overall according to Garmin and Komoot, less than 2300ft of ascent.  

With Tanhouse being a long way out..
.. for some of you it will work well to have train assist to Dorking.
.. for my part, I am making the best of the Tanhouse start so we go exploring beyond our usual reach .. a southerly arc towards Haslemere. And the adventure part is topped off with Blackdown. Janice Andy and I reccied the route this Friday, we think Blackdown is a worthy partner to Whitedown and Coombe Lane.  

Did you ride the Hilly 50? Crack and join us for this! 

Not up to the Hilly 50? This is a lot easier, and all groups will be keeping to a sensible pace. 

Like new quiet bike friendly lanes, with beautiful scenery?
Like to revisit places like Weare Street with bluebells in full bloom?
There lot's on this route. We even saw a rare Early Purple Orchid. 
As Andy said . .this is a ride not to be missed! 

Lunch is booked at the Half Moon Northchapel, and tea at the Snooty Fox (4pm cut off). To make that feasible we want to start early . .with leave times 10:30 thru 10:45.  

I have arranged for lunch pre-ordering .. please let me know your choice. 

At present the weather forecast is ok, with some sun, up to a 1/3 chance of light rain, so 2/3 chance of rain free.. 

Update Sat 13th evening .. some have said the gradient up Jays Lane is too much, there is now an alternative route up Blackdown which reduces the gradient, at the cost of two miles extra. This route option would leave the pub going south then west and north. In Komoot the Jay Lane climb is steep for about a kilometer, with max gradient shown as 12%. [ Our Strava record shows it is steeper than 12% for short durations ]. On the alternative route the steep part is 250m with a max of 8%. Please say if you want the less steep (longer) route option. 

PS: also there is Haslemere BR if the Blackdown climb takes too much out of you!

Please email me   neilwarland43@gmail.com    to join by 6:30pm Monday, preferably also with your meal choice.