Why this ride
Out of South Ockendon, one way: 231 km, roughly 3 h 41 in the saddle. The stops in between: in Great Bardfield and Scenic stretch in Amersham. The climb of the day is near Puckeridge.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Exmoor Moorland Weekend · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 231 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 41
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near South Ockendon
Planning note
Exmoor Moorland Weekend is where the day begins. Next is Food stop in Great Bardfield.
2. Food stop in Great Bardfield
Planning note
Food stop in Great Bardfield is where this day stops to eat. Next is High point near Puckeridge.
3. High point near Puckeridge
Planning note
This is where the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch in Amersham.
4. Scenic stretch in Amersham
Planning note
Scenic stretch in Amersham, late in the day. Next is London motorcycle escapes.
5. London motorcycle escapes
Where the Thames squeezes between the Chiltern Hills and the Berkshire Downs, the river has had to cut a passage through a chalk ridge, and the result is the Goring Gap. It is the sort of place that looks very English from a distance and even better up close: willows, pastures, narrow locks and a weir, with the brick railway bridge at Moulsford that Brunel built crossing the water.
Read the complete London motorcycle escapes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at London motorcycle escapes. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near South Ockendon to Food stop in Great Bardfield
Fuel stop near South Ockendon → Food stop in Great Bardfield is 70 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Food stop in Great Bardfield to High point near Puckeridge
Food stop in Great Bardfield → High point near Puckeridge is 41 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
High point near Puckeridge to Scenic stretch in Amersham
High point near Puckeridge → Scenic stretch in Amersham is 71 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Scenic stretch in Amersham to London motorcycle escapes
Scenic stretch in Amersham → London motorcycle escapes return is 49 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
More motorcycle rides nearby
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- Chilterns Ridge and Thames Valley · part 1 · 276 km
- Hampshire Test Valley Roads · part 2 · 201 km
- Exmoor Moorland Weekend · 448 km