Hampshire in the Winter 10 January 2007

The sun came out this afternoon and by 3PM there wasn't a cloud in the sky, so I decided to kit up and go for a late afternoon ride in North Hampshire. I looked for single tracks and found quite a few. In fact, I've come to realise that this is my favourite sign when I'm riding;

I made my way to a green lane that my map said was open to all traffic. I did a few hundred yards of it but I got a little worried, because it was so muddy. My bike was up for it, but my tires were not. We've had so much rain recently that just the weight of the bike makes it bog down. Not wanting to drop the bike late in the day and have to get someone to drag me out, I chose more single tracks.
Here's a pic of the green lane;

In the end I got 2 hours of riding in and got a lot of great views of rural Hampshire in the bargain. Another great day on the bike.

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