I may have a chance to spend a couple of days cycling next week on or near Exmoor (Dulverton). Is there anywhere in particular to be recommended - to cycle and to stay - in the vicinity of:
I'll be riding with someone not particularly speedy, and I would like to avoid running into the path of the annual Exmoor combine harvester time trials and that sort of unpleasantness.
I may have a chance to spend a couple of days cycling next week on or near Exmoor (Dulverton). Is there anywhere in particular to be recommended - to cycle and to stay - in the vicinity of:
I'll be riding with someone not particularly speedy, and I would like to avoid running into the path of the annual Exmoor combine harvester time trials and that sort of unpleasantness.
I've recently returned from a trip to that region.
The Tarka Trail offers excellent traffic free cycling on a flat or low gradient tramac path.
I may have a chance to spend a couple of days cycling next week on or near Exmoor (Dulverton). Is there anywhere in particular to be recommended - to cycle and to stay - in the vicinity of:
I'll be riding with someone not particularly speedy, and I would like to avoid running into the path of the annual Exmoor combine harvester time trials and that sort of unpleasantness.
I've recently returned from a trip to that region.
The Tarka Trail offers excellent traffic free cycling on a flat or low gradient tramac path.
www.devon.gov.uk/tarkatrail
Thanks for that. We stayed at <http://www.broomhillart.co.uk/> (recommended, especially for the excellent evening meal), and cycled into Barnstaple and then along the trail to Bideford.
Some parts of the trail, especially near Bideford, were actually quite unpleasant to ride on. The surface was terribly bumpy, it was like trying to ride a hammer-drill.
I may have a chance to spend a couple of days cycling next week on or near Exmoor (Dulverton). Is there anywhere in particular to be recommended - to cycle and to stay - in the vicinity of:
I'll be riding with someone not particularly speedy, and I would like to avoid running into the path of the annual Exmoor combine harvester time trials and that sort of unpleasantness.
I've recently returned from a trip to that region.
The Tarka Trail offers excellent traffic free cycling on a flat or low gradient tramac path.
www.devon.gov.uk/tarkatrail
Thanks for that. We stayed at <http://www.broomhillart.co.uk/> (recommended, especially for the excellent evening meal), and cycled into Barnstaple and then along the trail to Bideford.
Some parts of the trail, especially near Bideford, were actually quite unpleasant to ride on. The surface was terribly bumpy, it was like trying to ride a hammer-drill.
I'm sorry to hear that. I thought the trail was tarmac from Braunton to Torrington, though I have to confess I haven't cycled the section between Bideford and Barnsatble for several years. Or perhaps the tarmac has deteriorated?
Some parts of the trail, especially near Bideford, were actually quite unpleasant to ride on. The surface was terribly bumpy, it was like trying to ride a hammer-drill.
I'm sorry to hear that. I thought the trail was tarmac from Braunton to Torrington, though I have to confess I haven't cycled the section between Bideford and Barnsatble for several years. Or perhaps the tarmac has deteriorated?
Oh, it was tarmac, and it should have been beautifully smooth (after all, walkers, cyclists and pushchairs can't cause that much wear). It felt as if long stretches (as in, kilometres) of it were ridged. By the end of the ride my wrists in particular felt very tired.
I suspect it may have been done very cheaply and something has gone wrong with it.
Anyway, it was a perfectly nice ride in other respects.
Some parts of the trail, especially near Bideford, were actually quite unpleasant to ride on. The surface was terribly bumpy, it was like trying to ride a hammer-drill.
I'm sorry to hear that. I thought the trail was tarmac from Braunton to Torrington, though I have to confess I haven't cycled the section between Bideford and Barnsatble for several years. Or perhaps the tarmac has deteriorated?
Oh, it was tarmac, and it should have been beautifully smooth (after all, walkers, cyclists and pushchairs can't cause that much wear). It felt as if long stretches (as in, kilometres) of it were ridged. By the end of the ride my wrists in particular felt very tired.
I suspect it may have been done very cheaply and something has gone wrong with it.
Might it have been tree roots? Cycle paths and footpaths have much shallower foundations than roads and tree roots can cause real problems.
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Anyway, it was a perfectly nice ride in other respects.
I'm glad to hear that my recommendation wasn't entirely misplaced. I am looking forward to the day when all 180 miles of the Tarka Trail is cycleable in a figure of eight. With six strategically placed campsites on the route and we'd have an excellent week long camping tour accessible for families with young children.
Oh, it was tarmac, and it should have been beautifully smooth (after all, walkers, cyclists and pushchairs can't cause that much wear). It felt as if long stretches (as in, kilometres) of it were ridged. By the end of the ride my wrists in particular felt very tired.
I suspect it may have been done very cheaply and something has gone wrong with it.
Might it have been tree roots? Cycle paths and footpaths have much shallower foundations than roads and tree roots can cause real problems.
No, it was a very regular bumpiness, as though the fabric of the track had become rucked or bunched up.
