Mark Boden

a day ago

Weymouth, Abbotsbury, Dorchester

One of my favourite Dorset rides, lumpy quiet lanes and spectacular scenery.
It was 17°C when I set out and 35 when I finished. Not often you appreciate wind on a ride, but today I really did.

Time

5h57m

Distance

124km

Speed

22.3km/h

Ascent

1,530m

Descent

1,530m

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Mark Boden went cycling

3 days ago

East Leake/VoB

Time

3h07m

Distance

81.2km

Speed

26.6km/h

Ascent

450m

Descent

460m

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Lucille M, Neil, and others like this.

Mark Boden went gravel riding

5 days ago

Leek to the Manifold Valley loop

Loved this short hilly ride.

Time

2h18m

Distance

45.3km

Speed

20.2km/h

Ascent

800m

Descent

780m

Stefano Orsoni, MikeNec, and others like this.

Mark Boden went gravel riding

6 days ago

White Peak Loop Gravel from Hulme End

For a short ride there was a lot of: Hike-a-bike, gates and cows 🐄.. Can’t say I’d rush back to do it a second time, but the scenery was worth the effort.

Time

4h10m

Distance

53.1km

Speed

15.4km/h

Ascent

1,070m

Descent

1,120m

Alastair, Matt Timms, and others like this.

Mark Boden went cycling

7 days ago

The Potting Shed

Time

5h00m

Distance

111km

Speed

25.5km/h

Ascent

730m

Descent

740m

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Rob Ha, Lee Worker, and others like this.

Mark Boden went cycling

June 16, 2026

Market Bosworth

Time

6h08m

Distance

119km

Speed

24.1km/h

Ascent

1,200m

Descent

1,220m

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Stefano Orsoni, Lee Worker, and others like this.

Mark Boden went gravel riding

June 13, 2026

The Coal and Canopy Way, a new 250km circular off-road cycling route in the Midlands. What a gem of a of a route, it never gets boring, full of variety, gravel, farm tracks, old railway lines, canal tow paths and quiet country lanes. The route winds through areas of industrial…