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5 counties - 5 peaks challenge

DavidJDavidJ
edited February 2015 in General
Myself and a couple of the chaps I cycle with from work, wondered at the tail end of last summer if it was possible to do the four highest points of the nearest counties in one ride. Never got round to doing it though.....

Turns out that it is indeed possible and in fact you can probably squeeze in 5 counties with a few extra miles. So the 'peaks' to bag are:

Buckinghamshire 267m Haddington Hill SP890090
Hertfordshire 244m NE shoulder of Pavis Wood SP914091
Bedfordshire 243m Dunstable Downs TL008194
Essex 147m Chrishall Common TL443362
Cambridgeshire 146m Great Chishill TL427386

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_counties_by_highest_point

I've had a go at linking them together and for my first rough draft I've got a cracking looking route of 120miles, 6010ft of climbing and 8 categorised climbs. I recon with a bit of route editing (maybe going north of Stevenage not south) I can get it down to a round 100miles.

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/631768822

Who's up for the challenge then? Would it help it I told you there was a cafe at the top of the highest hill :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haddington_Hill

Thinking sometime in June/July as its going to be a fairly long day. Go on sign up, you know you want to !!!

Comments

  • GrahamDGrahamD
    Would definitely be interested but would depend on date. Late July would be my preference.
  • PeterTPeterT
    June / early July should be good for me.

    Better get training!
  • JeremyPJeremyP
    Great idea and would definitely be interested. My preference is June/early July before the holiday season.
  • StefStef
    nice idea, i'm in if the date works.
  • Tom CTom C
    I am keen for this!
  • AdamRAdamR
    Pah...1,800m climbing, Is that all?

    I'll take the slow but steady group...
  • timAtimA
    Sounds fantastic, I'm up for this.
  • Robbie LRobbie L
    Great idea! Yes.
  • Martin LMartin L
    Sounds brilliant. I've primed the badge machine and I've already done t'logo design. In me head anyway.
  • JennyJenny
    I'm in...sounds great!
  • DavidJDavidJ
    Oooooooh we can get an original MartinL badge - fantastic :)
  • JaneJane
    edited February 2015
    Sounds fab, David. I'd love to

    However, I'm still injured. Been off the bike for 3wks now and this February feels even gloomier than Februarys usually do. Beginning to wonder if I'll ever manage anything more than a gentle club ride ever again ... :(
  • geoffggeoffg
    sounds like you need some TLC Jane...come up here and we'll find you some gentle hills :-) get well soon.
    As for Adam it's clearly not enough David :-) I've a couple of hills you'd love Adam.
    Great Idea...maybe if I'm down I'll join you all.
  • VickyBVickyB
    Depending on the date, I'm in. July works better for me - a gentle warm down before Ride 100 perhaps????

    Vicky
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