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Where we got on it at Farnborough it was very rough, loose stones rather than gravel, and quite badly rutted. OK for mountain bikes but not so good on loaded road bikes, especially MsPub's Giant Defy with 25c front! We persevered with an eye on resorting to the road if it didn't get any better, but thankfully it did after a mile or two. The vast majority of it is either tarmac/gravel or hard-packed/gravel and even surface. Shared space but not too busy with pedestrians. Friendly dogs.
Lovely scenery, some locks, the odd barge and lots of local residents' rear garden envy!
PhilPub
SteadyCam
How did you find the Saturn trail. I'd seen it marked on a map but was wary of it as I did wonder if it would just be mud and stones, like so many of the National Cycle Routes.
Off to France for a sneaky 4 day micro-tour this weekend. Same deal - light as I can go.