Ewan and I Bikepacking the Cantii Way

Ewan and I Bikepacking the Cantii Way

Our ride took us 150 miles on a mixture of gravel tracks, cycle paths and quiet country lanes starting in Wye amongst the Kent Downs and taking us round the coast through Margate, Dover and Dungeness before heading back inland to return to Wye.

Plan for Ewan’s Fourth Cycle Tour – The Cantii Way

Plan for Ewan’s Fourth Cycle Tour – The Cantii Way

Ewan and I have been captivated by the new route from Cycling UK – the Cantii Way – so after a Scottish Coast to Coast Cycle tour last year, we’re heading right down South East to explore an area of the country we’ve never really been to before.

Iona’s First Cycle Tour in Staffordshire

Iona’s First Cycle Tour in Staffordshire

Iona’s first time cycle touring, we cycled from Crewe to Wolverhampton via Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford and of course included a parkrun en-route at Trentham Gardens.

Plan for Iona’s first Cycling Touring Adventure

Plan for Iona’s first Cycling Touring Adventure

With much poring over train timetables, NCN network maps, parkrun events map and pitchup for campsites and some time spent plotting on Komoot, we have a plan for our Iona’s first cycle touring adventure.

Does Iona have mountaineer legs?

Does Iona have mountaineer legs?

Has Iona got what it takes to climb mountains? Is parkrun easier or harder than ascending 2000ft in 2 miles? Or would it be all too much for an 8 year old?

Linford Wood parkrun

Linford Wood parkrun

For Iona’s 43rd parkrun we visited Linford Wood parkrun in Milton Keynes. Enjoy a short film about our little adventure.

Cycle ride out to Erradale, Gairloch

Cycle ride out to Erradale, Gairloch

I love this bit of coast, perfect for an evening ride enjoying the sound of the sea, the views out to Skye on the way out and over the Torridon mountains on the return.