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Taking the Nickey to Harpenden

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Members and Non-members pre-book on Let’s Ride

Please arrive at 9:50, to be ready to leave by 10:00

Follow the Nickey line from Hemel through Redbourn to Harpenden. Coffee at the Oval Cafe. Bring a lock for your bike

Not suitable for skinny tyres

Please cancel your place if your plans change to allow other people to join the ride

If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa

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Christmas lights tour and mulled wine social

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Members and Non-members pre-book on Let’s Ride

Please arrive at 18:05, to be ready to leave by 18:15

Wear your Christmas jumper and bling up your bike with lights, tinsel etc and join Katherine on a short ride around the streets of Hemel to look at the Christmas lights. It will be 5 miles with stops to take photos of the displays. Afterwards, visit Coffee & Wine in the Old Town for mulled wine, coffee, mince pies

If you don’t want to do the cycle ride, why not join fellow Spokes members for a festive tipple. For the ride, please book on let’s ride as normal. If you are coming to the social, please email Katherine (kldeaney@hotmail.com) so we can advise the venue on numbers

Suitable for any bike

Please cancel your place if your plans change to allow other people to join the ride

If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa Details on the ‘Join Spokes’ tab

Verna’s Circular MTB Ride of Berkhamsted

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Members and Non-members pre-book on Let’s Ride

Please arrive at 9:50, to be ready to leave by 10:00

Circular route for MTB or gravel on backroads and trails around Berkhamsted. Expect uneven, rooty and muddy sections. The start point is a mile or so from Berkhamsted station, uphill. There is some limited parking near the start on residential roads

Suitable for MTB or gravel bikes

Please cancel your place if your plans change to allow other people to join the ride

If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa Details on the ‘Join Spokes’ tab

Slow Ride to Chipperfield

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Members and Non-members pre-book on Let’s Ride

Please arrive at 9:50, to be ready to leave by 10:00

Slow, lazy ride to Blackwells café at Chipperfield. Couple of hills but we can walk if we want to

Suitable for any bike

Please cancel your place if your plans change to allow other people to join the ride If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa Details on the ‘Join Spokes’ tab

Ashridge House

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Please arrive at 9:50, to be ready to leave by 10:00

Out through Frithsden to Ashridge House for coffee & cake. Back through Nettleden. One major climb to challenge you

Suitable for any bike

Please cancel your place if your plans change to allow other people to join the ride If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa Details on the ‘Join Spokes’ tab

Bricket Wood Tea Rooms

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Members and Non-members pre-book on Let’s Ride

Please arrive at 9:50, to be ready to leave by 10:00

Out via Meriden Estate, Garston Park and De Havilland Estate to Bricket Wood Station Tea Rooms for refreshment.  Return via School Lane and Meriden Estate

Suitable for any bike

Please cancel your place if your plans change to allow other people to join the ride

If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa

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Slow Ride to Shenley Park

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Please arrive at 9:50, to be ready to leave by 10:00

Slow, lazy ride to the Orchard Café at Shenley Park

Suitable for any bike

Please cancel your place if your plans change to allow other people to join the ride

If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa

Details on the ‘Join Spokes’ tab

Easy off-road Ashridge Circuit

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Members and Non-members pre-book on Let’s Ride

Please arrive at 9:50, to be ready to leave by 10:00

A route anti-clockwise over Ashridge. A hill to start and then flat. Expect roots, mud and uneven surfaces

Bring helmet, puncture gear, money and weather appropriate clothing

MTB or gravel bikes, not suitable for road bikes.

Slow Ride to Shenley Park

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Pre-booked (on Let’s Ride) Members and Non-members be ready to leave at 10:00

Slow, lazy ride to the Orchard Café at Shenley Park

Suitable for any bike

If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa.

Details on the ‘Join Spokes’ tab

Elstree Aerodrome

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Pre-booked (on Let’s Ride) Members and Non-members be ready to leave at 10:00

Out via Battlers Green, back via Aldenham Golf course

Enjoy the newly refurbished, welcoming Aerodrome Café

Suitable for any bike

If you are not a SPOKES Member and still wish to join our rides, we do ask that you join us after a maximum 3 rides, for a modest subscription of £12 pa.

Details on the ‘Join Spokes’ tab