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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
5 days ago
Freshwater to Fishbourne across the Downs
After an easy day yesterday, this was a tough one. Three big climbs to start and a monster headwind on the exposed hills. Hard work on a loaded bike, but fantastic views in the sunshine. A fast downhill on Tennyson Trail to Carisbrooke and a scenic route round the castle…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
6 days ago
Brockenhurst to Lymington, the long way
After Saturday's meet, I decided to ride home via the Isle of Wight. To get to Lymington, I took the long route. Some fast cycling to begin with on the Forest gravel, but then I made hard work of it by doing some singletrack on the edge of New Forest…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
May 7, 2026
Sub 4 hour ride, Chichester to South Downs
The original rationale for this ride was to park at Chichester, polish off the ride then get out of the car park in under 4 hours to avoid being clocked by the ANPR camera 😁 However since the free time has been reduced I now start at Fishbourne. I've done…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
April 20, 2026
Petersfield, Liphook avoiding Longmoor Woolmer ranges
I was doing a ride from Petersfield and I knew that there was firing at Woolmer and Longmoor ranges, so I planned this route to circumnavigate the ranges. It didn't quite work out, as the ranges were extra-closed 🙄 but this did mean I rode some different tracks. The track…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
April 7, 2026
Kingley Vale & South Downs mtb ride from Stansted Park
With the glorious sunny weather it was time to take one of the summer bikes out. The tracks were incredibly dry, so I took the over-the-bars descent from Kingley Vale as the descent to Chilgrove has been badly chewed up by builders lorries. From there I climbed up to SDW…
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
March 19, 2026
Salterns Way, Witterings, Tramway loop from Chichester
I'd seen that others had ridden this recently but thought it could be boggy. It wasn't! In fact Salterns Way was surprisingly solid with just a few puddles around Itchenor and also in the RSPB reserve. I should have been more patient and waited for the level crossing at Chichester…
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
March 14, 2026
M275 closed! Ride to Compton from Southsea
With predictions of traffic chaos with the M275 closed, I decided to ride from Southsea. I took the Hayling ferry then onto the Billy Trail which still has big puddles. Some lovely riding in the sunshine through Stansted Park to lunch at The Village Stores at Compton. I came back…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
March 8, 2026
Lanzarote - Endless gravel tracks from Costa Teguise
Today I combined some of the best tracks from the previous 2 days and added more, to make as much off road as possible. There's an endless number of gravel tracks here and there seems a welcome open access policy to go with it. Really fun riding.
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
March 7, 2026
Lanzarote - Timanfaya from Costa Teguise
More of a gravel ride today as I wanted to get to Timanfaya to view the volcanoes. Quite a lot of road, but also some sublime gravel tracks. The scenery was outstanding, not only the volcanoes but also the views across the bay to La Graciosa island. Not as windy…
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mtbrepairman went mountain biking
March 6, 2026
Tinaguache and Las Casitas from Costa Teguise, strong North wind
A fairly hard core mtb ride in Lanzarote. I took the inland route round Tinaguache volcano, but didn't get as far as intended.
It was blowing about 30 knots northerly, of course it never was this windy when I came here windsurfing 🙄 I turned around as I got towards…
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
February 25, 2026
New Forest wet route
Spring is here 🥳 but it's still very wet so I chose to stick to gravel tracks in the New Forest. A lovely ride in sun and 16C, but the ground is still sodden if you venture off the main tracks. I was worried about flooding at Linford Bottom and…
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mtbrepairman went for a bike ride
February 8, 2026
Quiet lanes to Old Winchester Hill when everywhere flooded
Where to go when everywhere is flooded after the wetest January on record 🤔 I chose to stick to tarmac and go high, which worked well though a shame the fog never lifted 🙄 so I never got those wonderful views from the Downs. Although there was evidence of washout,…
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mtbrepairman went gravel riding
January 17, 2026
Soggy gravel ride to South Downs
After waiting for the rain to clear 🙄 I put this ride together, using solid gravel tracks. It worked really well with a fair bit of off road and only a few sloppy sections. It seems all the tracks through Watergate Hanger are a bit boggy now ☹️ and I…
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February 7, 2026
Thank you for the description. It's difficult to find something without deep mud at the moment.
4 days ago
Oh I'm hoping to do the red squirrel ride very soon, great ride in that wind yesterday 😀