Green Laning - Nr Newbury? - March 4th

[JVaughan]

plock said:

Afternoon All,

I've managed to persuade the better half to let me out, is anyone around Newbury / Oxford way? I fancy a little trip out that way. Anyone with knowledge of the lanes would be good too... it has been ages since I've been over there.

If nobody else fancies this, has anyone else got any other lanes planned that I could tag along with?

Cheers,

Paul - 0791 995 8247

Edited by plock on Saturday 3rd March 15:02

Thyere are quite a new up behind Chievely and nr Thatcham. Its been years too since I last laned around that area .. but I understand there is quite a lot sill open

[ozzy57]

Just had a squint on the O/S site, there looks to be a fair few out Inkpen and Coombe Gibbet way that look interesting (if they're open)

[100SRV]

For legal green laning your best bet is to contact the GLASS area rep for advice on which roads are open or avoided due to wet weather:

http://www.glass-uk.org/index.php

[JVaughan]

Coombe Jibbet is quite good but they are very rutted (farm machinery) and very over grown. Some of the byways are even so over grown you cannot get a Suzuki Jimny down them without scratching the arse out of it. All of the driveable ones have now been signpoisted at each end but be observant, just past Coombe Jibbet, there are a number of footpaths / Bridalways that branch off the byway

[ozzy57]

JVaughan said:

Coombe Jibbet is quite good but they are very rutted (farm machinery) and very over grown. Some of the byways are even so over grown you cannot get a Suzuki Jimny down them without scratching the arse out of it. All of the driveable ones have now been signpoisted at each end but be observant, just past Coombe Jibbet, there are a number of footpaths / Bridalways that branch off the byway

Ooooh. That sounds like "local knowledge".

Fancy organising a route?

[JVaughan]

Ill happily plan you guys a route out, post grid refs / maps etc, but work is pretty manic at present, and my weekends are full too.

There isnt any mud out there either .. ground is hard as hell at present.