by higg » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:48 am
3 of us out last evening, starting off with the bridlewys around Surrey Oaks park then heading for Epsom Downs. I forgot this was Epsom Racing week. We arrived around 6pm to see the remanants of the Ladies Day crowd leaving, racing was over so we were able to make our way across the racecourse although we did have to divert around the helicopter park at the top. On along the rolling Roman Road to the Juniper (down) Hill, with some dramatic berm riding by Marco. A long drag up alongside the Box Hill zig-zag, first time for Doug on this one, we were telling him it was easier because it just goes straight but I don't think he believed us. Carrot cake and ice cream at the NT cafe and then back on the road via Walton-on the-Hill. At Kingswood we ducked off-road again to cut through on bridleway direct to Bansted. The sun was just goning down as we descended back into Wallington. Thoroughly enjoyable evening's riding making the most of the sunshine and completly avoiding rush-hour traffic.
The horses-eye view of the run-in at Epsom.
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Box Hill climb
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Return at sunset
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