Send me home like an Ingatestone...

At the risk of flogging a dead horse... (but you'll be begging for dry evenings like this in a months time so pull your fingers out!)

38 miles featuring live badgers and dead squirrels...

Liverpool Street 19.18 arrives Ingatestone 19.45

Return trains 22.02, 22.32, last 23.02

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4943670

The mystery illness I've been suffering from seems to have disappeared just in time, so can add one person to anyone looking to get the train there. @cgg Liverpool St at 7pm?
Cool, quiet, dry country roads - while stocks last!

In. Riding out - will meet you there. @Rod_Munch saw your ride at the weekend - how was the route? Last time I just did the A113 from Debden pretty much all the way there (apart from a rather special off-road diversion ridewithgps selected for me) which was fine if a bit A-roady.

Good work chaps.

Yeah that route out is actually pretty good providing you have a bit of time on your side (it adds a couple of miles over the most direct/hellish routes I think). Certainly, for where you are based, it's worth a shot..

you forgot the family of wild deer, one of them potentially bounding across the road!

.. a part of me would like to be there for it tomorrow night, despite the proper nighttime, but perhaps with some Supermoon sunshine still reflecting, bon velo!

recommend turning East off the A113 after passing the M25, near Blackmore there are signs for Mountnessing / Ingatestone,

you just need a compass which glows in the dark!

38m in max 3h15m looks a bit fast for me ...

Agreed.

Too fast for me too.

Can always ride back if you miss the train

I'll see depending on the state of my work. Should be sleeping anyway but it seems like the weather is saying otherwise :)

So, if I can come let's meet somewhere (what's a good meeting point in Liverpool station?) and otherwise have a nice ride :)

MacDonald's on Liverpool Street at 7?

Sure. Hope to see you there, stocking up

Sorry guys. Too much work, not enough sleep :/ have a good one!

Got here 15mins early, despite Garmin's best efforts. See you guys in a bit

Nice one @Rod_Munch - ride out didn't go as planned but wow such lovely empty roads.
Everyone in Essex owns a mansion.
Photo from the ride out.

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Thanks for arranging @Rod_Munch. Such empty roads and red moon rising was a nice touch. Routes probably don’t get much quieter. And all three ride features were seen: live badger, family of deer, dead squirrel. I am becoming more beer-indebted with each ride!

Thanks for coming out chaps - that was indeed a lovely evening.

And @howradmichello , you were dead right - we were nearly killed by two rampaging deer after we disturbed them stealing conkers from someone's back garden.