Route 63

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tykeboy2003
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Route 63

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I'm thinking about a 100+ mile ride mostly on Route 63 from Swadlincote (where I live) to West Dereham (Norfolk). I am familiar with this end of the route as far as Bagworth but I was wondering what the off-road sections are like further east. I plan to do the ride on my steel-framed tourer (with 700x32 tyres) and stick to route 63 as far as March, does anyone know what these off-road sections will be like in the summer?
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Re: Route 63

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tykeboy2003 wrote:I'm thinking about a 100+ mile ride mostly on Route 63 from Swadlincote (where I live) to West Dereham (Norfolk). I am familiar with this end of the route as far as Bagworth but I was wondering what the off-road sections are like further east. I plan to do the ride on my steel-framed tourer (with 700x32 tyres) and stick to route 63b as far as March, does anyone know what these off-road sections will be like in the summer?
I was walking with my grandchildren in the woods around Ratby earlier today - ok the weather has been exceptional, but the paths on route 63 were dreadful. While I've ridden this route (between Bagworth & Groby) on a bike similar to yours in the dry, and it's ok, but currently I'd say it's unrideable except on an MTB and I think the surface is being chewed up by this winter's weather.

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tykeboy2003
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Any info about route 63 east of Bagworth.....
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