Chalke & hAAArd Cheese 200

description:

Similar to the popular winter Chalke & Cheese 200 but hAAArder! Head out from Warmley Station along the Bristol to Bath Railway Path, now get ready as the similarity quickly fades. Vaulting over valleys to Frome, then more ups through chalk downs with glimpses of Fovant’s Badges to the Chalke Valley; named after a small tributary to the River Ebble emerging at Broad Chalke. After the control you turn back on yourself before continuing up the valley as the winter version did to Shaftesbury first climbing onto Charlton Down, the northern edge of Cranborne Chase; here you may see on the horizon The Needles if a clear day. Leaving the hilltop town behind the Mere thought of #wills_hills may dwindle, briefly, before passing East Somerset Railway, stopping at Cranmore Memorial Hall for CAKE! Continuing up and atop The Mendips before descending to Cheddar for some haaard cheese? Then, you guessed it, ascending its mighty Gorge for the final hint of the winter route as you traverse The Mendips to the Chew Valley and on to the Arrivée.

details:

Use link for Warmley Waiting Room details.

The finish will be about a mile away at The Hollybush Inn serving food all afternoon for cyclists.

If you only fancy the edible calcium in your diet then try the hAAArd Cheese 100.

Cloth badge for all finishers of the GWR AAA SR series completed this AUK season.

Audax.UK Page when available (may be a dead link)

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BRIEF:

The wonderful Chalke Valley and Cheddar Gorge set the scene for stunning views en route, if it’s clear you can just see The Needles! This hAAArd cheese summer variant incorporates more #wills_hills and secluded country lanes.

WHEN:
11/09/2021
07:00 - 20:32
WHERE:
Warmley Waiting Room
Warmley, BS30 5JB
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Type:
BR		Points Distance:
200		Total Distance:
203km
Speeds:
15-30kph		AAA: 3.00
Silver Grimpeur		Climb:
2947m
Duration:
13h32		Entry closes:
tbc		Entry:
tbc
Route:

Extensive route notes and a variety of files will be distributed to entrants via email a week or two before the event. In the mean time use the interactive map for an overview of what lies ahead (subject to change); toggle the elevation & grade on/off by clicking the key. *Please note plugin's 'grade' is experimental so take it with a pinch of salt, especially where rocky outcrops may be present.

Event Information

description:

Similar to the popular winter Chalke & Cheese 200 but hAAArder! Head out from Warmley Station along the Bristol to Bath Railway Path, now get ready as the similarity quickly fades. Vaulting over valleys to Frome, then more ups through chalk downs with glimpses of Fovant’s Badges to the Chalke Valley; named after a small tributary to the River Ebble emerging at Broad Chalke. After the control you turn back on yourself before continuing up the valley as the winter version did to Shaftesbury first climbing onto Charlton Down, the northern edge of Cranborne Chase; here you may see on the horizon The Needles if a clear day. Leaving the hilltop town behind the Mere thought of #wills_hills may dwindle, briefly, before passing East Somerset Railway, stopping at Cranmore Memorial Hall for CAKE! Continuing up and atop The Mendips before descending to Cheddar for some haaard cheese? Then, you guessed it, ascending its mighty Gorge for the final hint of the winter route as you traverse The Mendips to the Chew Valley and on to the Arrivée.

details:

Use link for Warmley Waiting Room details.

The finish will be about a mile away at The Hollybush Inn serving food all afternoon for cyclists.

If you only fancy the edible calcium in your diet then try the hAAArd Cheese 100.

Cloth badge for all finishers of the GWR AAA SR series completed this AUK season.