Nope
Thats basicly the route we took. The end on the A43 you come out of the trees straight onto the bypass. Its a good route but there were a few unpassable sections and a few gates locked but thats half the fun!
Gravel tracks and good solid ground only for me to begin with I am afraid, currently on Tourances and due to 99% road use and mucho two-up touring would not ever fit knobblies.
We're on road-biased tyres too (Scorpions and Battlewings) so we're just looking to have a go on something very easy, it'll be the first time CrazyCaz is on gravel with her own bike (we borrowed a GasGas 300 to play with once, but that's as far as it's been).
Any Gravel Tracks around Wantage???
Thanks for that Possu. Very very very kind of you. I'm not at a stage yet where I've got knobblies and tools - I've owned the bike for a month now, but give me a bit of time. My girlfriend is even further away - but she's a quick learner. So right now, I'm looking to get the bike a bit dirty initially, and especially taking my girlfriend out for a taster. She's still very intimidated by the height of the F800GS, and her bike doesn't have a bash plate - yet.
Therefore it looks like I'll have to decline your very kind offer for now, but hope we can take a rain check on it once we've got knobblies and a dedicated toolkit and puncture repair kit.
And obviously, if we (not just me) get the bug then it's highly likely that we'll both join the TRF.
Once again, thanks!
There's a great gravel track for novices just east of Great Shefford, south of Wantage, take the road to Weston for 1 mile, the Byway's signposted on your right, takes you past the Sewage Works, trail bears left & uphill a bit further on. Not much at the end, return the way you came.
No problem, out this Sunday with a small group. Could go out on Sunday 14th but you'll need knobblies though unless you just want a quick spin on gravel near Lambourn?
Offroad experience sounds good
I see they let people who have never ridden a bike come along, so assume therefore the terrain is extremely easy.
It depends. They need to be BOATS (byways open to all traffic) or have a TRO which alows bikes not cars. However, they may have seasonal or other TRO's (traffic restriction orders) which would not be shown on the map.Another question, it's only the "+"-tracks (byways) that are legally passable with a motorbike? Any other ones?
It depends. Some UCR's (probably most) are still legal. However they may not be. ORPA's (which may be UCR's) may be legal to ride. New OS maps tend to show UCR's as ORPA's, but the only way to completely sure if they are legal is to check on the relevant Definitive Map.What does the UUCR (Unsurfaced Unclassified Country Roads) or ORPAs (Other Roads with Public Access) look like on the O/S Map? Is it legal to ride them?
The TRF is your friend.
There's a great gravel track for novices just east of Great Shefford, south of Wantage, take the road to Weston for 1 mile, the Byway's signposted on your right, takes you past the Sewage Works, trail bears left & uphill a bit further on. Not much at the end, return the way you came.