User:Benjw/Bike expeditions
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I've cycled a total of 833.8 km (518.2 miles) in my cycling expeditions (which may also include public transport) so far, visiting 26 hashpoints (and two failures) in 22 separate trips.
You can see all my expeditions on my expeditions page.
| Expedition | Distance | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-12, Sawston | 28.6 km (13.3, 15.3) | Came back via the university maths department for a lecture. |
| 2014-04-02, Waterbeach | 17.5 km (9.2, 8.3) | Out on the A10 and through Waterbeach, back down the river cyclepath into Milton. |
| 2014-03-16, Cambridge | 15.5 km (9.6, 5.9) | Went via a pub lunch in town. Distance recorded from online maps. |
| 2013-08-09, Cottenham | 15.6 km | No public access to the hashpoint. |
| 2013-08-05, Cambridge | 12.6 km (7.0, 5.6) | Finally got the Tron achievement. Heavy rain on the outward journey. |
| 2013-07-29, Wicken Fen | 43.7 km (23.4, 20.3) | Out mostly on roads, back on the new Lodes Way and old railway. Very slow cycling because of all the dirt tracks. |
| 2013-07-20, Sawston | 35.8 km (20.1, 15.7) | Attempted a Tron achievement, but took a wrong turning on both the intended route and subsequent detour. |
| 2012-09-26, Elmswell | 10.8 km (6.1, 4.7) | Distance as previous expedition. Transit hash. Also travelled about 110 km by train and 5 km on foot. |
| 2012-09-19, Hunstanton | 10.8 km (6.1, 4.7) | Distance recorded from online maps, and is home -> station (via work); station -> home. Transit hash. Also travelled about 130 km by train, 53 km by bus and 3 km on foot. |
| 2012-09-18, Cherry Hinton | 17.1 km (10.1, 7.0) | Distance recorded from online maps, as the GPS wouldn't stay on. Went via orchestra practice. |
| 2012-09-17, Stoke Ferry | 126.5 km (65.9, 60.6) | Took seven hours due to fields and crap farm tracks. Third bike expedition within a week. Longest trip so far. |
| 2012-09-15, Wentworth | 46.3 km (23.15, 23.15) | Almost exactly the same route as the last expedition. |
| 2012-09-12, Coveney and Wennington | 61.5 km (28.0, 14.9, 18.6) | Double attempt; distance is home -> 52,0 -> 52,-0 attempt -> home. |
| 2012-08-24, Guilden Morden and Duxford | 80.8 km (29.2, 28.2, 23.4) | Double hash; distance is home -> 52,-0 -> 52,0 -> home. Third double bike expedition within a week. |
| 2012-08-20, Grantchester and Longstowe | 46.7 km (7.3, 16.3, 23.1) | Double hash; distance is home -> 52,0 -> 52,-0 -> home. |
| 2012-08-19, Boxworth and Longstanton | 51.2 km (20.0, 12.2, 19.0) | Double hash; distance is home -> 52,-0 -> 52,0 -> home. |
| 2010-10-12, Soham | 43.5 km (21.5, 22.0) | Total 3 hours cycling due to bridleways and footpaths on route. |
| 2010-07-27, Longstanton and Conington | 43.4 km (10.8, 10.2, 22.4) | Double hash; distance is home -> 52,0 -> 52,-0 -> home. Nearly a Tron achievement. |
| 2009-04-24, Great Shelford | 14.4 km (6.9, 7.5) | Returned a different way for photos. |
| 2009-04-23, Little Gransden and Cambridge | 59.8 km (25.5, 28.3, 6.0) | Double hash; distance is home -> 52,-0 -> 52,0 -> home. First bike double-hash; was almost a triple-hash attempt. |
| 2009-04-07, Dullingham | 44.3 km (21.0, 23.3) | Out on roads, back mostly on bridleways. |
| 2009-04-03, Cambridge | 7.4 km (3.4, 4.0) | Returned via work to see if I'd got the cubicle geohash (no -- it was 1.04km). First bike hash. |
