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- MattMay 11, 2024
There will be very muddy sections when the ground is waterlogged after winter rain but this route is okay in winter after a dry spell. At times the Bourne river in Winterbourne runs deeper than most people will want to ford. Check the photo in the route description - this is looking back towards the
- MattJanuary 2, 2024
This one should be rideable through the summer jungle season - you might just want to take stock at the short bridleway section immediately after crossing the A30. You can go round this on the road if it's badly overgrown. Also, fine in winter with the usual caveat if it's very wet and muddy but there
- MattJanuary 2, 2024
This one should generally remain rideable through the summer jungle season, and the winter monsoons. Obviously there'll be some muddiness in the winter but nothing too horrific (you might have to climb a bank on the right to avoid a swamp under the A326, but it's pretty obvious).
Matt planned a bike ride.
September 21, 2025
07:14
89.6km
12.4km/h
770m
770m
Matt planned a gravel ride.
March 7, 2025
06:51
101km
14.7km/h
1,170m
1,180m
Matt planned a bike ride.
February 2, 2025
03:53
99.9km
25.8km/h
1,340m
1,340m
Matt planned a gravel ride.
November 3, 2024
05:06
71.0km
13.9km/h
710m
710m
Matt planned a gravel ride.
October 6, 2024
04:56
74.2km
15.0km/h
680m
670m
Matt planned a gravel ride.
May 31, 2024
02:51
64.0km
22.5km/h
330m
330m
Matt planned a gravel ride.
January 26, 2024
07:45
119km
15.4km/h
1,150m
1,150m
Matt planned a gravel ride.
September 16, 2023
04:04
60.9km
15.0km/h
590m
640m
Matt planned an adventure.
March 17, 2023
05:23
105km
19.4km/h
1,080m
1,080m
Matt planned a bike ride.
November 24, 2022
05:44
149km
26.1km/h
1,340m
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In the winter, there are two sections in Ampfield Wood that become unrideably muddy for several hundred metres. The simplest alternative is to take Knapp Lane and then Claypit Lane all the way through.
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