Sunday 4th November 2018 9:00am

Starting from - IP4 2UJ christchurch park , westerfield road entrance, start/finish for the ipswich swarm, please do not block pathways or the gate to the park , there is a sheltered seating area just inside the gate where you can wait if needed although this may be in use by the running club that use the park, please be respectful of other park users, remember to bring tools, tubes , drink , waterproof, a mobile fone and money for refreshments at the stops, IP4 2UJ

This ride is limited to members of Ipswich social cycling group group only

  • 63.2 miles
  • Road
  • 5 hr
  • Challenging
  • Ipswich
  • Adults 16+ only

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Suffolk
IP4 2UJ

This route is a combination of three seperate routes used for training rides in the build up to ride london 2018, linked up to form a 60+mile loop. The name is just because it happens to fall on the sunday before nov 5th.
Route 1.(GUNPOWDER).
Leaving the park the route travels through Tuddenham, market hill, otley, past helmingham hall then , Gosbeck where the route doubles back on itself and heads for crowfield, coddenham an claydon, The bottom of sandy lane is the first breakoff point where riders can turn left and head back to ipswich via bushill or papermill lane, or they can go via lauraine way to stop at suffolk waterpark for refreshments,Route 2.(TREASON) the main ride takes a right turn at the end of sandy lane and loops round needham lakes(drink stop 5 mins), barking, willisham, somersham, little blakenham and heading for suffolk waterpark for refreshments and a warm up, This is the second breakoff point where riders can head back to ipswich via lauraine way and bramford village or via bushill whichever is most convenient,Route 3(PLOT) from suffolk waterpark the route travels towards sproughton, washbrook and wenham before looping around caple st mary and heading for bentley, tattingstone and stutton where alton water provide a convenient refreshment stop and another breakoff point where riders can head back to ipswich viaholbrook and freston dropping down under the orwell bridge and back in to ipswich along wherstead road. the remaining route travels out towards lower holbrook, harkstead, erwarton almost reaching shotley before looping around to chelmondiston, woolverstone and freston dropping under the orwell bridge and returning to ipswich via wherstead road to finish the ride at cult cafe on the marina.

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