Milton is leading this ride and writes:
Date: Sunday 7 May
Time: 9.30
Place: Moulton Co-op
Distance; 47 Miles
Type; Steady
Well, here we go again. I tried to set this up a few weeks ago, but an absolute deluge on the Sunday morning in question meant that nobody arrived for the start – much to my relief, it was not a day for being on a bike. I think it was because of the rain ……?
We go in an anti-clockwise direction which means that it is about 32 miles to the first and only stop, the payback being that it’s a bit of a breeze home after that. You might want to bring an energy bar or two to see you through to the break.
From Moulton to Sywell, Mears Ashby and Wilby and then we cross the river towards Wollaston. From there we head to Poddington, Wymington and Newton Bromsgrove and then out further east to Chelveston. We skirt Raunds, and turn and cross the river again into Ringstead and after another mile or so cake and coffee and, sometimes, bacon butties. I will phone ahead and ask them to keep some bacon for us as they stop serving breakfast food before we get there. They obliged last time.
After coffee it’s an attractive section through the Addingtons to Irthlingborough and, from there,a bit of a schlep up to Finedon alongside the A6, (Oh, it’s only a mile or so – you’ll manage!). The beautiful single track road, (The Slips) takes us to The Harrowdens and from there it’s Mears Ashby, Sywell and back to Moulton.
47 miles in all, and I expect to be back in Moulton well before 3pm.
GPX file attached.