Forever Views...Cycling the Ridgeway Trail

Making the most of the long summer days, we packed up the bicycles after work and drove over to Barbury Castle to give the Ridgeway Trail a try. Barbury Castle is a scenic country park sitting high in the Marlborough Downs. Just getting there is interesting because the country road that leads up there narrows to one lane, forcing a game of chicken with any oncoming vehicle.

We worked our way through the first two livestock gates and I started to wonder if this was a better horse trail than cycle path. In fact, it serves as a horse trail, walking path and cycle route. After the first steep and rocky downhill, the path leveled out a bit and I noticed a red, curly-haired cow watching me as a rode by. It felt like there was no one around for miles and the incredible views in every direction were definitely distracting me from the hills that I was NOT used to! Mike was riding circles around me and only turned around when his stomach started growling.

Tomorrow we are starting golf lessons offered through the Intel Swindon Social Club....hmmmm.