Why this ride
Out of Goring, one way: 215 km, roughly 3 h 40 in the saddle. On the way it passes near Witley and Enfield Town.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Exmoor Moorland Weekend · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 215 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 40
- 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. 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
London motorcycle escapes is where the day begins. Next is Photo stop near Witley.
2. Photo stop near Witley
Planning note
Photo stop near Witley comes up about 81 km into the recorded legs. Next is Exmoor Moorland Weekend checkpoint 8.
3. Near Enfield Town
The world's first cash machine was installed at a Barclays branch in Enfield in June 1967, and a blue plaque marks the spot. Enfield has another claim to fame for riders: the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield Lock made the Lee-Enfield rifle, and the town's name passed to the Royal Enfield motorcycle company, whose bikes are still built today, though now in India. The factory site has since been redeveloped into housing around the old buildings.
Read the complete Near Enfield Town write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 215 km. Next is Back to Exmoor Moorland.
4. Back to Exmoor Moorland
Orsett is a quiet Essex village with a surprising amount of history. Tilbury, with its Tudor fort and its docks, lies about six kilometres to the south, and Grays and the big Lakeside shopping centre are to the west.
Read the complete Exmoor Moorland write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back to Exmoor Moorland closes the day.
Leg by leg
Photo stop near Witley to Near Enfield Town
Photo stop near Witley → Near Enfield Town is 91 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.