High Wycombe - where to ride (road)
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Deends on whether you're in the centre of town or on the outskirts somewhere.
One thing's for sure though, you won't be short of hills. Despite its name, High Wycombe is in the bottom of a valley. You've got two pretty short, sharp climbs giving you about 500ft in about 1/2 a mile straight off.
If you're in the centre, then you can head up Marlow hill and go to Stokenchurch via Lane End. Then drop down and come back to town via West Wycombe.
Or reverse the route. When I take my daughter to Ballet in Lane End, I sometimes do a loop of about 15 miles, via Lane End and into Stokenchurch and back in about an hour. But from the centre of Wycombe, I'd need to add another 3/4 hour on to get to Lane End.
But then I'm slow and fat.
One thing's for sure though, you won't be short of hills. Despite its name, High Wycombe is in the bottom of a valley. You've got two pretty short, sharp climbs giving you about 500ft in about 1/2 a mile straight off.
If you're in the centre, then you can head up Marlow hill and go to Stokenchurch via Lane End. Then drop down and come back to town via West Wycombe.
Or reverse the route. When I take my daughter to Ballet in Lane End, I sometimes do a loop of about 15 miles, via Lane End and into Stokenchurch and back in about an hour. But from the centre of Wycombe, I'd need to add another 3/4 hour on to get to Lane End.
But then I'm slow and fat.
Edited by Kell on Monday 21st September 15:54
I'm not really local but I sometimes go play in the Chilterns.
Example routes:
https://www.strava.com/activities/337025812
https://www.strava.com/activities/383979051
Just get an OS map and go on the backroads where the contours are closest together!
Example routes:
https://www.strava.com/activities/337025812
https://www.strava.com/activities/383979051
Just get an OS map and go on the backroads where the contours are closest together!
We got lost around Princes Risborough on our return riding the Ridgeway double last weekend. I can confirm there are lots of lovely road climbs about. Probably rode most of them, don't ask me where though as the gps had died, it was pitch dark and I was having a slight sense of humour failure after 20+hours riding.
It's time for OS-map whilst on the bog reading
It's time for OS-map whilst on the bog reading
Used to pass through there, as met a mate from London and we'd go up through the Chilterns
Loads of hills!!! Some really long ones as well. Nice scenery, sorry I can't be more specific!
Theres also a dual carriageway in the town centre that was quite brutally steep with a cycle lane along side it, it was like riding up a set of stairs!! I thought it would be great interval training if I lived local, , shame I hit it 70 miles in a 150 mile ride!
Loads of hills!!! Some really long ones as well. Nice scenery, sorry I can't be more specific!
Theres also a dual carriageway in the town centre that was quite brutally steep with a cycle lane along side it, it was like riding up a set of stairs!! I thought it would be great interval training if I lived local, , shame I hit it 70 miles in a 150 mile ride!
TwistingMyMelon said:
Used to pass through there, as met a mate from London and we'd go up through the Chilterns
Loads of hills!!! Some really long ones as well. Nice scenery, sorry I can't be more specific!
Theres also a dual carriageway in the town centre that was quite brutally steep with a cycle lane along side it, it was like riding up a set of stairs!! I thought it would be great interval training if I lived local, , shame I hit it 70 miles in a 150 mile ride!
That's part of my commute. Do it on my Brompton...Loads of hills!!! Some really long ones as well. Nice scenery, sorry I can't be more specific!
Theres also a dual carriageway in the town centre that was quite brutally steep with a cycle lane along side it, it was like riding up a set of stairs!! I thought it would be great interval training if I lived local, , shame I hit it 70 miles in a 150 mile ride!
4 mph going up and 44 mph coming down.
I thought that originally, but it's not too bad as there's only one road that joins it.
As it's two lanes, you can move into the right hand lane so any cars coming out don't suddenly pull out in front of you.
Much better to go down quickly than Desborough Avenue as you have cars reversing out of their drives, and several junctions.
It's just the speed wobbles I had to watch out for...
As it's two lanes, you can move into the right hand lane so any cars coming out don't suddenly pull out in front of you.
Much better to go down quickly than Desborough Avenue as you have cars reversing out of their drives, and several junctions.
It's just the speed wobbles I had to watch out for...
Kell said:
I thought that originally, but it's not too bad as there's only one road that joins it.
As it's two lanes, you can move into the right hand lane so any cars coming out don't suddenly pull out in front of you.
Much better to go down quickly than Desborough Avenue as you have cars reversing out of their drives, and several junctions.
It's just the speed wobbles I had to watch out for...
Ugh. Desborough Avenue. High Wycombe really is an utter toilet of a place, I don't blame you for wanting to leave at lunchtime! As it's two lanes, you can move into the right hand lane so any cars coming out don't suddenly pull out in front of you.
Much better to go down quickly than Desborough Avenue as you have cars reversing out of their drives, and several junctions.
It's just the speed wobbles I had to watch out for...
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