King Alfreds Way

CyclingSid

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King Alfreds Way

« on: August 28, 2020, 10:08:52 »

If you are at a loss for what to do over the Bank Holiday weekend, Cycling UK^▸ have launched The King Alfred's Way
https://www.cyclinguk.org/press-release/new-350km-road-bike-route-launched-southern-england
[Have pointed out to them it is Ordnance Survey not Ordinance Survey] And they have changed it.

They do suggest that you ought to allow for British weather
https://www.cyclinguk.org/article/what-bike-best-king-alfreds-way-and-other-questions

Not sure it is entirely suitable for Brompton. Will have to put the gpx into the mapping package to see what it is like.


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Richard Fairhurst

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Re: King Alfreds Way

« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2020, 12:39:40 »

Rode a bit of this over the weekend - Reading-Marlborough-Salisbury. Absolutely terrific route, and very definitely not suited for a Brompton. I was on my gravel bike and really appreciated the comfort of fat tyres!


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CyclingSid

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Re: King Alfreds Way

« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2020, 16:43:22 »

Very much as I expected for some parts of it.

All I have tried is the part just south of Reading. Between the new dual-carriageway south of J11 of the M4 and what most people think of as the old road through Spencers Wood. There is an older road,possible drove way? I tried driving it in a Land-Rover with a colleague about 30 or 40 years ago. It took us best part of a day to cover a few miles as the farmer(s) had dropped trees across the green lane. Since then the farmer's fields have grown a crop of houses and the bridleway is certainly manageable on the Brompton.


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