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Top Lodge, Fineshade Wood

29/10/2023

Top Lodge café at Fineshade Wood can get busy if the weather is good, but there's lots of room and an outside courtyard. Fineshade is one of the last remaining wooded areas left of the old Rockingham Forest.

This loop starts off going West from the club, then swings up North through Uppingham and Rutland before returning across the Welland Valley to Fineshade. The total loop is 75km; here's the route in Strava.

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Cafe Ventoux, Tugby

22/10/2023

Café Ventoux in Tugby is a real cyclists 'honey pot', where you'll always find plenty of customers in lycra.

The first route takes us out to the North-West via Houghton, before coming back up and round from the North; here's the Strava link.

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And this second route goes North East and round Rutland Water, arriving at Cafe Ventoux after 55 km.

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And here's a shorter route that also goes North-West and is a loop of 60km.

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Winging it!

10/9/2023

Here's a 78km route into the Rutland Alps, with the coffee stop some 60km in, then a shortish ride back to the clubhouse.

Strava route is HERE, and the gpx file is below.

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Here's a slightly altered route, with a bit less climbing, but a similar distance (75km).

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Belvoir Vale

2/7/2023

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This is a longer route for summer, almost 130 km, or 80 miles. It heads North through Oakham and visits the Vale of Belvoir before heading back south around Melton Mowbray. A stop after 95km (probably for lunch) is planned at the Dairy Barn Farm, famous for its ice cream.

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Wymondham North

30/4/2023

Wymondham gives us a slightly longer ride, with there being two routes. Here are Strava links for the 83km and 101km routes.

Wymondham Windmill Tea Rooms is a lovely café next to the old windmill with outdoor open space and a small copse with a short walking trail.

There's an alternative stop on the larger ride, with the Dairy Barn Café and ice cream parlour being a bright, airy modern café in a country setting.

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Medbourne Winter Warmer

5/2/2023

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Here's a short route that packs in the hills to keep us warm, and get us ready for the summer to come! There are over 700m of climbing in these 61kms, so bring your lightest self and bike! Once we reach Rural Relaxing (after 52km) you can do just that, as there's a short 20 min ride back to the clubhouse.

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Launde Abbey Clockwise

4/12/2022

There are three clockwise loops here of 39, 42 and 51 km to take us to Launde Abbey Café, where the coffee break is tempered by thoughts of the sharp climb immediately after leaving the stop! The return from Launde is 20 Km.

The first part of the two longer routes are also useful if you are looking for a short ride to Mint and Ginger in Tur Langton, which comes up after 16km/10miles.