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== Expedition ==
 
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Departed around 15.30 and cycled to the southwest of Exeter. Dunsford Road was, as always, a difficult climb but was rewarded with the ride down Little John's Cross Hill.
  
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Descended into the Alphin valley, a place of some significance in my personal history. Passed The Twisted Oak and came to the Alphin Brook itself where I took a brief detour to explore downstream. Crossed the curly-wurly bridge into Ide, which turned out to be a rather nice village, and turned to head into the fields.
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Followed the road as far as I could and ultimately got within 650m of the geohash. According to Google Maps, I could have gone further but it turns out the rest of the road was private property. A house at the end of a side road, which I think was a holiday home, was playing really loud music but I wasn't able to get a good recording.
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Attempted to go around another route to get closer to the geohash. Along the way I met some friendly cows. This road also ended in private property but I was able to get within 450m of the geohash this time. I left this area mostly unpowered and my bike went surprisingly fast given the gentle slope.
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Passed a tunnel I had somehow missed on the outward journey. Just before it was a gap in the hedge leading up to the top of the tunnel, with a steeper route down the other side. These paths also lead away from the road through a small forest, eventually joining a walking trail. Took the stupid grin photo here. The main walking route opened onto the fields through a gate mysteriously inscribed with 'Underfore 1'. In the other direction it lead deeper into the forest, where I would have followed if I'd had more time. I'm calling this failed expedition a success thanks to this discovery.
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Little John's Cross Hill was a pain this time around but Dunsford Road made up for it in turn. Returned around 17.20.
  
 
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 01 hill.JPG|This was fun to ride down
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 02 twisted oak.JPG|The Twisted Oak pub
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 03 brook.JPG|A lovely riverside stop
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 05 bridge.JPG|Curly-wurly bridge
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 06 square.JPG|Village of Ide
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 07 rainbow.JPG|Nice to see support for the NHS
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 09 private.JPG|'Private' guess I can't go any further
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 08 map.PNG|Google that's a private road
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 10 house.JPG|The house with the loud music
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 11 cows.JPG|Friendly cows
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 12 map.PNG|As close as I could get
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 13 tunnel.JPG|A tunnel! How did I not see this?
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 14 path.JPG|Where might this lead?
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 15 drop.JPG|Hmm...probably shouldn't go down there
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 16 path.JPG|The land I discovered
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 17 stile.JPG|A stile! Human work!
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 18 gate.JPG|'Underfore 1'
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 19 view.JPG|The view from the gate
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 20 grin.JPG|Stupid grin<sup>TM</sup>
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Image:2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 21 path.JPG|Looks like an adventure for another day
 
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Revision as of 20:10, 17 May 2020


Sun 17 May 2020 in 50,-3:
50.6932245, -3.5842512
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Location

In a field somewhat southwest of Ide.

Participants

Harowcal

Plans

This one and Saturday's are very close so I'll try to get to both of them at around 4pm. However, it looks like it isn't public access so I may not reach it.

Expedition

Departed around 15.30 and cycled to the southwest of Exeter. Dunsford Road was, as always, a difficult climb but was rewarded with the ride down Little John's Cross Hill.

Descended into the Alphin valley, a place of some significance in my personal history. Passed The Twisted Oak and came to the Alphin Brook itself where I took a brief detour to explore downstream. Crossed the curly-wurly bridge into Ide, which turned out to be a rather nice village, and turned to head into the fields.

Followed the road as far as I could and ultimately got within 650m of the geohash. According to Google Maps, I could have gone further but it turns out the rest of the road was private property. A house at the end of a side road, which I think was a holiday home, was playing really loud music but I wasn't able to get a good recording.

Attempted to go around another route to get closer to the geohash. Along the way I met some friendly cows. This road also ended in private property but I was able to get within 450m of the geohash this time. I left this area mostly unpowered and my bike went surprisingly fast given the gentle slope.

Passed a tunnel I had somehow missed on the outward journey. Just before it was a gap in the hedge leading up to the top of the tunnel, with a steeper route down the other side. These paths also lead away from the road through a small forest, eventually joining a walking trail. Took the stupid grin photo here. The main walking route opened onto the fields through a gate mysteriously inscribed with 'Underfore 1'. In the other direction it lead deeper into the forest, where I would have followed if I'd had more time. I'm calling this failed expedition a success thanks to this discovery.

Little John's Cross Hill was a pain this time around but Dunsford Road made up for it in turn. Returned around 17.20.

Photos

  • This was fun to ride down

  • The Twisted Oak pub

  • A lovely riverside stop

  • Curly-wurly bridge

  • Village of Ide

  • Nice to see support for the NHS

  • 'Private' guess I can't go any further

  • Google that's a private road

  • The house with the loud music

  • Friendly cows

  • As close as I could get

  • A tunnel! How did I not see this?

  • Where might this lead?

  • Hmm...probably shouldn't go down there

  • The land I discovered

  • A stile! Human work!

  • 'Underfore 1'

  • The view from the gate

  • Stupid grinTM

  • Looks like an adventure for another day

Achievements

Notrespassing.gif
 Harowcal earned the No trespassing consolation prize
by almost (450m) reaching the (50, -3) geohash on 2020-05-16.
2020-05-09 50 -3 Harowcal 09 private.JPG
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