Some last minute details about my coker/29er weekend in Nottingham this weekend (19th-21st Nov).
Rides will start 10am-ish at my house in Sidney Road, Beeston, Nottingham.
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If you’re going to turn up late, or don’t know exactly where it is yet, my phone number is 07905 696427.
If you’re staying over, I’m going to be in on Friday from about 6.00. I have to pop out from 8.00 to 8.30, but there should be someone in, so turn up after 6.30 on Friday and it should be okay. At some point after 8.30, probably about 9.30 by the time we’re organised, we’ll probably do a bit of a night-ride to a pub, which will most likely be the Victoria Tavern, which is right by Beeston train station, possibly taking a long cut via Attenborough Nature Reserve, if you’ve got lights then bring them.
Saturday, I think we’ll probably do a loop round Trowell that is pretty fun, then across the seven hills of Nottingham (just like Rome!) to Wollaton Park, which is wide fast tracks. Depending on how keen everyone is, we may start this ride by going via Trent Lock for tea, although that makes it about 35 miles+ and there’s one section which was quite muddy when I rode it last. There’s also an added bit to ride the nice downhill in Bramcote Hills, which might be worth a detour. On this ride, there are 3 possible food stops, there’s Trent Lock tearooms, a pub in Swingate which claims to do food (I’ve never been in there) and there’s a cafe in Wollaton Park. The minimum ride for this day is about 10 miles. Maximum possible is as much as you want, there’s loads of bits we could link in.
Saturday evening I’ll get some pasta and tomatoes and stuff in and make up tons of pasta, then maybe we’ll head to a pub or hang around and do some fire juggling or something.
Sunday we’ll head into Nottingham along the river. This is quite flat, with a nice long section of easy singletrack and some bridges and stuff. It’s really fast riding. We’ll go along the river till past Nottingham, probably up past the watersports centre and then back into Nottingham, through the centre and back to Beeston along the canal. I think the watersports centre does food, otherwise there’s loads of places in Nottingham/West Bridgeford to get stuff and we ride past a bunch of pubs and things. The minimum ride is about 10 miles, which would be riding to the Watersports centre and back into Nottingham and then getting the train back to Beeston (costs about £1.20). Including the canal back and a loop or two round the watersports centre, it’s more like 20-25 miles.
The weather forecast is good, cold on saturday, warmer on Sunday, but no rain forecast. Don’t forget to bring waterproofs just in case. Bring some snack food, as these are potentially long rides and you’re going to need fueling up.
Joe
