Annual Rideout

I can meet up at m25/a12 junction services Saves me having to go all the way into essex to just come straight back out again (providing that is the route of course?)

I have just been going through the 5day F/Casts for Sunday and the three I consulted are all forecasting rain as far as High Wycombe [1/2 way from Essex on the A40] on Sunday,so I might be an absentee
Call me a wimp if you want but I don't need a drenching on the way there and back after all I ride my bike to enjoy it,not to prove anything
Bye the bye Saturday is forecast sun/cloud so anybody going down on Sat should be OK apart from the trip home as it is only cloudy around Burford on Sunday The weather front starts a bit further East
I am not responsible for this doom and gloom blame Mr M FISH
On the bright side he is not famous for being correct so perhaps we should wait and see what 7:00am Sunday brings YES I AM BORED

From CM2 5PD,Springfield
To OX18 4JF,Burford
Distance 119.7 miles
Time 2 hr 6 min

0.00 Start out at CM2 5PD,Springfield Unclassified 0.00
0.04 Turn right onto Colchester Road - A130 A130 0.04
0.22 At Boreham Interchange roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A130 (signposted Chelmsford, Boreham) A130 0.26
0.22 At roundabout take the 4th exit onto the A130 A130 0.48
0.15 At roundabout take the 2nd exit, then merge onto the A12 (signposted London, Basildon, Southend) A12 0.63
13.78 Continue forward at junction 19 onto Brentwood Bypass A12 14.41
3.95 At Junction 11 branch left (signposted Dartford Crossing, Stansted Airport), then at roundabout take the 4th exit, then join the M25 motorway (signposted Stansted Airport, Watford)
TRAFFIC BLACKSPOT - Call 401100 from your mobile M25 18.37
9.86 Bell Common Tunnel M25 28.22
5.86 Holmesdale Tunnel M25 34.08
8.35 South Mimms Service Area (WELCOME BREAK) M25 42.43
7.64 Continue forward at junction 21 (signposted M25 Heathrow Airport) M25 50.07
14.80 At M25 junction 16 take the 2nd exit (signposted Birmingham, Oxford), then join the M40 motorway M40 64.87
28.72 Leave the M40 at junction 8 (signposted Oxford, Cheltenham), then merge onto the A40 A40 93.59
1.45 Continue forward onto the A40. Travelodge (Oxford - Wheatley) A40 95.04
0.62 Continue forward onto the A40. Entering Wheatley A40 95.65
3.10 Continue forward onto London Road - A40. Entering Oxford A40 98.75
0.63 At Headington Roundabout take the 4th exit onto North Way - A40 (signposted Ring Road, The Midlands) A40 99.38
3.73 At Cutteslowe Roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A40 (signposted Cheltenham) A40 103.11
0.43 At Wolvercote Roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Northern Bypass Road - A40 (signposted Cheltenham, Witney) A40 103.53
3.87 At Eynsham Roundabout take the 2nd exit onto the A40 (signposted Witney) A40 107.40
1.82 Continue forward onto the A40. Entering Barnard Gate A40 109.22
7.84 At roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A40 (signposted Cheltenham) A40 117.06
2.57 At Burford Roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A361 (signposted Lechlade) A361 119.63
0.07 Arrive at OX18 4JF,Burford A361 119.70
- Section time 2:06, Total time 2:06 - -


looks pretty easy!

I put in Boreham Interchange as start location.

Just the question if we meet at Boreham Interchange first, pick the others up on A12/M25 Junction or meet there in the first place...

Well done that man Seth what speeds did you enter for the transit time
as you are on dual carriage way till you come to the Oxford North ring road and just as a passing comment it has speed cameras on it at some of the 50mph limit bits I do this route 2 or 3 times a month so if I am going and you would prefer using the old A40 its easy and a lot less boring than M25/M40 to Oxford My normal journey is to Witney and Burford is only a bit further down the same road but as its by truck my journey time is not any use [3hrs 15 mins=56mph max]

What time will I be meeting you at the m25/a12 junction on sunday?

Gone a bit quiet...

Who is actually going to go ? Meet up at Boreham ?

If the weather is looking ok and I feel well enough i'll be going, You guys who are definatly going sort where you are gonna meet and a time and i'll hopefully see you there

if the meetup is a12/m25 junction i'd suggest the garage at the a1023 sliproad off that roundabout. where the closed down littlechef is. This meeting place suits me

if the weather is not to wet il be going along for the day

just need to arange a meet up point with anyone else thats going

well i'd say a12/m25 junction is easiest for people coming from different places....

then its a case of getting to the a40 and following that most of the way...

I guess 6:30am - 7am is gonna be the best sort of time ??


oh and i'm not leading... my sense of direction isn't good

[pegasus]

i dont mind leading.... i was up there on wednesday