Saturday 5 June 2021 - 5MTF is back

It's been a while!

For our first ride in over a year we kept it simple with a tour of Highfield.  Beautiful blue skies and lush verges.  Eight of us gathered at Morrisons and sorted ourselves into two groups of four.  

Rona led the Fivers up the road and through the Camp Greenspace, through the western side of Highfield Park and down Nightingale Lane, along the A414 and up Highfield Lane.  We called in at Highfield Farm to say hello to the chickens, and one of our riders had been astute enough to bring a lidded cup for a carry-out coffee.

We carried on up the lane, looped through Winchfield Wood and back through the orchard and were first to the appointed rendezvous by the Visitor Centre.

Teresa and Angela took the Further Fasters on a loop along by Nast Hyde and Wilkins Green, and arrived only slightly behind the Fivers at the Visitor Centre.  The building was not open but we know about the large outdoor picnic table!  There are quite a lot of benches scattered around the park, well done Highfield Park Trust, celebrating 25 years this year.  Having had our chat and refreshments we posed for our group photo.

Then we split off for home.  The Fivers covered nearly six miles.  Further faster distance to be advised.  It was super to be out riding again.  The pre-booking worked well and helped with the smooth running of the ride.  We are happy that we did manage a SustFest ride, even if it was not an official event.