green laning???
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I was just looking at these RoadBook thingys, there is one for Surrey Hills
http://reader.toronline.co.uk/
If you download it, will you let us know if it is any good?
http://reader.toronline.co.uk/
If you download it, will you let us know if it is any good?
Have a look at FWDC or join up, plenty of days out laneing in Surrey/Hants/Salisbury/Wales with a bunch of like minded fellas.
www.fourwheeldriveclub.com
www.fourwheeldriveclub.com
There are still a fair few between Dorking and Guildford, then more down towards Hindhead and others over into Hampshire. There are two possible approaches....
1. Buy an up to date OS map, then check for the Byway signs at the start of each lane - as a rule, OS seems to be pretty much up to date in Surrey, but you'll also find the occasional oddity, such as London Lane in Shere which now has a winter closure order (and a locked gate, so you're not going to break that one accidentally).
2. Far more fun, just post a thread on here entitled "who wants to go laning in Surrey", and recruit a bunch of people to take you out and show you. I'll turn out so long as it avoids 6 Nations rugby games and Sunday mornings, when I'm coaching U6 rugby, and there are plenty of others on here who'd join in too.
1. Buy an up to date OS map, then check for the Byway signs at the start of each lane - as a rule, OS seems to be pretty much up to date in Surrey, but you'll also find the occasional oddity, such as London Lane in Shere which now has a winter closure order (and a locked gate, so you're not going to break that one accidentally).
2. Far more fun, just post a thread on here entitled "who wants to go laning in Surrey", and recruit a bunch of people to take you out and show you. I'll turn out so long as it avoids 6 Nations rugby games and Sunday mornings, when I'm coaching U6 rugby, and there are plenty of others on here who'd join in too.
Go on then, let's organise a day of it. I'm near Petersfield and have a friend who'd love to come in his wagon.
We've done a few around the punch bowl (made level now) and water lane, few up north of Alton but we don't know many.
How good are the standard of lanes Guildford/ Dorking area? Tricky? Could you not get stuck even if you tried? Easy?
We've done a few around the punch bowl (made level now) and water lane, few up north of Alton but we don't know many.
How good are the standard of lanes Guildford/ Dorking area? Tricky? Could you not get stuck even if you tried? Easy?
I'd be up for it too, subject to dates etc. Have done a few lanes over that way that we could all 'map' out as it were...
Is anyone running Memory Map as that is a great help, got a few locals I can invite too.
My Pajero is off the road for the next few weeks getting ready for this:
http://www.4x4onexmoor.co.uk/index.html
Oh and if you are feeling generous you can throw a few pounds my way here:
http://www.justgiving.com/Pajero-on-Exmoor
All money donated goes straight to Wooden Spoon as I am funding the trip myself!
Is anyone running Memory Map as that is a great help, got a few locals I can invite too.
My Pajero is off the road for the next few weeks getting ready for this:
http://www.4x4onexmoor.co.uk/index.html
Oh and if you are feeling generous you can throw a few pounds my way here:
http://www.justgiving.com/Pajero-on-Exmoor
All money donated goes straight to Wooden Spoon as I am funding the trip myself!
I'm probably going out on the 28th of this month starting from around J7 of M3 (ie where M3 meets A303) then heading south towards Alton before heaind back up to meet the M3. Route is already ploteed on Memory Map (and forms part of a much larger route i created that links from the Plain).
If anyone fancies coming, it should be mostly shiney friendly apart from one notable lane which anyone is free to avoid (water lane near alton if you have a trailwise account).
Probably start at 9:30ish and finish at 5ish if anyone is interested
If anyone fancies coming, it should be mostly shiney friendly apart from one notable lane which anyone is free to avoid (water lane near alton if you have a trailwise account).
Probably start at 9:30ish and finish at 5ish if anyone is interested
king muddy, rusted CV joints today! 
PugwasHDJ80 said:
I'm probably going out on the 28th of this month starting from around J7 of M3 (ie where M3 meets A303) then heading south towards Alton before heaind back up to meet the M3. Route is already ploteed on Memory Map (and forms part of a much larger route i created that links from the Plain).
If anyone fancies coming, it should be mostly shiney friendly apart from one notable lane which anyone is free to avoid (water lane near alton if you have a trailwise account).
Probably start at 9:30ish and finish at 5ish if anyone is interested
Did water lane on the way home from work the other night. I hoped that there would be quite a few lanes like Water Lane, but I think I hoped too much!If anyone fancies coming, it should be mostly shiney friendly apart from one notable lane which anyone is free to avoid (water lane near alton if you have a trailwise account).
Probably start at 9:30ish and finish at 5ish if anyone is interested
cailean said:
Would a Subaru Forester (older model and/or new model) be suitable for this level of green lanes? Thinking of getting one to replace wife's car and want to dabble in this but wondering if they have too limited clearance. Cheers
No, you will at some point get beached. Laning can be tricky, given that there are few places to turn back. Salisbury plain has many,many decent routes that your Forester would thrive on. However, go prepared and educated. Too many retarded rednecks just blasting around blindly, ruining it for the sensible.Gassing Station | Off Road | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff