<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1k2rhjz.d1iw4bvxo9llN%stephen.packer@gonemail .com...
> JB <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>> Not a problem Simon. When we go out, we normally only do about 40-60
>> miles
>> actually offroad. As we have at least 3x 1980s stroker trail bikes
>> including mine, we don't tend to go too mad, but we do go to some
>> 'interesting' places.
>> There are some cracking trails on and around the Plains. There really
>> are.
>> To make it easier for everyone, we could all meet up in Devizes. there is
>> a
>> safe small carpark to park cars/trailer etc right near the start of a
>> trail.
>> http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&so...vizes&aq=&sll=
>>53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=13.992538,39.506836&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnea r=Devizes,
> +United+Ki>ngdom&ll=51.337576,-1.983708&spn=0.003606,0.013733&t=h&z=17
>> Next outing will be 3rd July. Meeting up at about 11.45am ish.
>> Drop me a line if you are up for it. I think you still have my email
>> addy?
>
>
> Sounds good. It's in my diary.

Cool. I'll post a link to a better map of meeting point and 'proposed'
route. Meeting in Devizes means only about 1-2miles of tarmac all day. And
there is the British Lion nearby for a post ride beer/****take prior to
setting off home.
Hope Sweller can make it too.
cheers.
JB

On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:06:02 +0100, Andy B wrote:

> TMack <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I have been pleasantly surprised to find out, courtesy of an OS
>> Wayfinder map, that there are several BOATs (Byeways Open to All
>> Traffic) within a few miles of where I live. I spent a very pleasant
>> couple of hours this afternoon bimbling along some of them on the
>> TW200. It coped very well with ruts, loose gravel and mud etc. This
>> green laning lark is jolly good fun - and the only other traffic on
>> these lanes was a solitary horse and rider.
>>
>> There are quite a few more of these BOATs within a 20 mile radius so
>> that should take care of a few more sunny afternoons.
>
> I went through a tank of fuel playing around on the local BOATs
> yesterday but found no mud at all. The ford I went to have a look at was
> about 6" deep so a bit tame but I still had a load of laughs.
>
> Try using http://www.trailwise.org.uk/gmaps/gmap.htm to locate lanes
> then mark them on a map, it's cheaper than buying random maps and hoping
> to find something.

I should have said "OS Landranger maps" (not "Wayfinder"). These show
BOATS quite clearly. However, that looks like a really useful link -
thanks! I already have maps for my local area but that will be really
useful if I want to go further afield.

The mud that I found was in areas that would probably be fords if the
weather wasn't so dry. I must say, the ruts in some places I went are
quite impressive - at least a foot deep in places and hard as concrete
because of the dryness. Once in one of those ****ers there is no option
but to stay in it until things level off a bit.


--
Tony
'04 Ducati ST3, '08 DL650GT,
97 TW200, '87 semi-rat LS650, OMF#24

TMack <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:06:02 +0100, Andy B wrote:
>
> > TMack <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> I have been pleasantly surprised to find out, courtesy of an OS
> >> Wayfinder map, that there are several BOATs (Byeways Open to All
> >> Traffic) within a few miles of where I live. I spent a very pleasant
> >> couple of hours this afternoon bimbling along some of them on the
> >> TW200. It coped very well with ruts, loose gravel and mud etc. This
> >> green laning lark is jolly good fun - and the only other traffic on
> >> these lanes was a solitary horse and rider.
> >>
> >> There are quite a few more of these BOATs within a 20 mile radius so
> >> that should take care of a few more sunny afternoons.
> >
> > I went through a tank of fuel playing around on the local BOATs
> > yesterday but found no mud at all. The ford I went to have a look at was
> > about 6" deep so a bit tame but I still had a load of laughs.
> >
> > Try using http://www.trailwise.org.uk/gmaps/gmap.htm to locate lanes
> > then mark them on a map, it's cheaper than buying random maps and hoping
> > to find something.
>
> I should have said "OS Landranger maps" (not "Wayfinder"). These show
> BOATS quite clearly. However, that looks like a really useful link -
> thanks! I already have maps for my local area but that will be really
> useful if I want to go further afield.
>
It's good for finding which areas are worth visiting but unless you join
the trf (or similar) you can't get access to the full maps that show
closures alongside other routes than you can ride on. I suspect that if
I had the time to go out every weekend and was going to other areas I'd
pay to get that access then buy a satnav loaded with mapsource (or
similar) and use that rather than paper maps.

> The mud that I found was in areas that would probably be fords if the
> weather wasn't so dry. I must say, the ruts in some places I went are
> quite impressive - at least a foot deep in places and hard as concrete
> because of the dryness. Once in one of those ****ers there is no option
> but to stay in it until things level off a bit.

I decided to be a criminal element and go up a lane that's got a
temporary closure in place and it seemed fine until I'd gone about a
mile then it started to resemble a WWI battlefield with holes that you'd
lose the bike in if the ground was wet. I'd heard that it wasn't
somewhere to go riding on your own but that only pushed me harder to go
and do it.

"sweller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> JB wrote:
>
>> Next outing will be 3rd July. Meeting up at about 11.45am ish.
>
> I'm not going to be able to make that which is a real pity. I'll drop
> you an email when I get back home.
>
Not a problem. We go out most Sundays.

JB