2011-08-20 - M25 Orbital Ride

That note was, how I can I put it, just a little understated...

I did mean to add some more info about the offroad bits, but never got round to it. I don't regret not doing it though, because I think they are a nice surprise. Granted, it probably wasn't wise to have them on a distance ride we were hoping to cover in a day. In any case, the route was largely a selfish endeavour so I included the bits that I enjoy, and I do like a bit of casual off-road.

This made me laugh. Blimey, who'd have thought? I'd plotted a route that was almost entirely on-road. Is this stuff even findable without a prior recce?

Most of your route relied on googlemaps/bikemap, which isn't always reliable. It was still helpful though, and as I said above, I enjoyed discovering the nooks and crannies of the route, regardless of their condition.

There are alternative routes. As I told a couple of people, whilst doing some research I discovered that the folks at yacf did this last year.

Anyhow, I'm done boring people. Here are some links which might interest some...
www.rainhamsheds.co.uk (needs sound)
http://www.wetroads.co.uk/gis.htm