Dartmoor and back
Back in September (I wish I'd written this at the time), I did my first solo, overnight, longish ride; Okehampton and back. I didn't have plans to win any speed prizes, just could I ride the 170km or so, figuring out the navigation, nutrition, and hydration, bivvy overnight on Dartmoor, and then still manage the return trip. From that point of view it was a success, and more importantly, thoroughly enjoyable. Not only was it enjoyable, I learnt stuff too, mostly about route planning because I naively just popped 'Okehampton' into Kamoot and then followed it. Here are some notes to self: Check the Komoot route! B roads generally good A roads can be ok Unlisted roads generally aren't Use waypoints to break it up No towns equals difficult to find food Figure out nutrition better All in all, a useful start, just a shame I've lost a lot of fitness since then!