Bike Rides

Welcome to my Veloverse. You can find links to collections of my routes on the platforms and apps listed below. The exception is OS, who don't support collections, so you need the individual links below.  Also links to:
*  the relevant blog posts here, where there will be updates and additions to the notes. 
*  copies of the GPX files and associated notes, mostly based on the Outdooractive versions but recently on the blog. You can use these with most other mapping apps in including Google Maps.

Note that you will get only get up to date waypoint and other notes on the blog and older versions on Outdooractive and the OS Webapp. The other apps do not import waypoint details. If you want a bit more information on using the maps, apps and notes, see this page of the blog. (link) Explanations

You can find these routes in 'Collections' or the equivalent on: 
Outdooractive   Pootler on Outdooractive
BikeMap           Pootler on BikeMap  
Route You         Pootler on Route You
Komoot             Pootler on Komoot
Ride with GPS  Pootler on Ride with GPS 
Google Maps    Collection 1    Collection 2   Collection 3 
OS Maps          Links to each map below. They don't publish collections. 

Note that the apps upload and other policies means that not every route is on each app. With Google Maps, click on the start icon on the map for summary details. 

Some of these mapping apps require you to sign up first. That is usually free. The amount of detail I could add in each case varies and in most cases severely curtailed. They mostly add their own layer of automated, superfluous and frequently inaccurate fluff together with a lot of adverts. Generally, the apps don't import the location and notes for specific waypoints or POI's, so  if you want the waypoint notes (and I hope you do), check the blog.  Unlike their automated systems, I have actually ridden each route at least twice and usually many more than that. 

Cycle Route data for other apps

Giro de Lilley Bottom Blog Post
Railway: Harpenden
Area: St Albans / Luton 

Goring Gap Blog Post
Goring Gap pdf       
Railway: Didcot, Goring & Streatley
Area: Didot / Reading 

Greensand, Gravel & Great Ouse Blog Post
Railway : Sandy or Bedford
Area : Bedford, Sandy 


Highs and Lows of Cherwell Blog Post
Railway: Bicester Village, Bicester North, Islip   
Area : Bicester / Oxford

Metroland Blog Post
Railway:  Haddenham & Thame Parkway
Area : Thame / Aylesbury

Midsomer Murders Blog Post
Railway: Princes Risborough / Thame 
Area : Thame / Wallingford 

Nasty, Romans & Vogons Blog Post
Railway :  Knebworth 
Area: Stevenage / Buntingford

Nobs & Yobs Blog Post
Nobs & Yobs pdf   
Railway: Charlbury
Area : Charlbury / Chipping Norton 

Rothschildshire Blog Post
Railway: Wendover 
Area: Leighton Buzzard / Aylesbury 

Tadpole Bridge Blog Post
Railway : Oxford 
Area : Oxford / Witney 

Saints, Ravers & Crazies Blog Post
Railway: Twyford 
Area: Henley / Twyford

Greenham & the Kennet Blog Post
Railway : Theale 
Area : Reading  / Newbury 

Lambourn Valley & Wessex Downs Blog Post
Railway  : Newbury 
Area : Newbury / Ilsley

The Barrow Downs Blog Post
Railway : Hungerford
Area : Hungerford /  Lambourn 

Calleva & The Devil's Highway Blog Post 
Railway : Theale & Twyford
Area : Theale / Reading 

High Chilterns & Horrible Henrys Blog Post 
Railway : Goring & Streatley 
Area : 

High Weald Blog Post (No Waypoint Detail Available) 
Railway : Three Bridges & Polegate or Eastbourne
Area : Crawley /  East Grinstead / Heathfield 

Dedham Vale Blog Post
Dedham Vale  pdf 
Railway : Manningtree 
Area : Dedham /  Sudbury

Woolly Money Blog Post
Railway : Manningtree 
Area : Sudbury / Lavenham 

Overnight / Longer Rides 

Avalon Blog Post
Avalon   GPX 
Avalon  pdf
Railway : Castle Cary 
Area : Glastonbury / Wells / Burnham on Sea

Avon & Test   Blog Post
Avon & Test    GPX 
Avon & Test     pdf
Railway : Pewsey 
Area : Salisbury / Whitchurch / Newbury 

Oundle Blog Post
Oundle  GPX 
Oundle  pdf
Railway : Bedford 
Area : Bedford / Rushton / Oundle 

For the Future

22 routes. For now, I'm done. Happy pootling! 

Comments

  1. Anonymous6 December 2023 at 09:32

    'North Essex, Maldon & Dedham Vale'
    I can recommend this, but would put Manningtree at centre instead of Maldon - i.e both sides of River Stour (Essex & Suffolk). Lovely nature reserves and of course the heart of Constable country.
    For a trip starting at Maldon - I'd suggest the Dengie Peninsula, then you could cycle to the Saxon Church at Bradwell-on-Sea. To the north of Maldon plenty of Thames Estuary, and worth a look towards Tiptree.

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