rides in hampshire
angryarabian
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have chosen my steed, now all i need is a place to ride, anyone know any rides around the andover salisbury basingstoke area?
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What sort of ride?
XC wise if you like gently rolling countryside pretty much all the bridleways in Hampshire are rideable (in my experience), the worst thing maybe is that some of them can be rather overgrown. So find a map and make a route! I'm in Southampton so perhaps a bit south of you but since I started riding in May I've made decent routes in the area SW of Salisbury near the River Ebble, the area between Salisbury, Andover, Winchester and Romsey, the area around the start of the South Downs Way (one day next year I'll try all of it...). A bit further but perhaps more interesting are the Purbecks and the Isle of Wight.
No proper hills in this part of the world though
Thinking about this has me longing for my Northern homeland... 0 -
Head towards Collingbourne Woods to the West of Andover. The Plain isn't too bad either. Also try Cranbourne Chase between Salisbury and Blandford, lot's of riding around there.0
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cheers guys ill give em a try next weekend0
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The South Downs Way is one of my favourites, also worth a look is the Clarendon way - but take a map as the route isn't very well marked in places. There's a nice little drovers trail goes from Salisbury to Shaftesbury, has some nice views. The Itchen & Test ways are nice ~ not challenging mtb terrain but a pleasant bimble along the river with some decent pub stops...0
