Great route mate! Nice and varied. The church with the donations, on the South Downs Way I happened across one.... kettle with tea bags/coffee, chocolate bars and crisps! They had a card machine next to the traditional donations slot to make your preferred donation. Really convenient and picturesque to sit in the graveyard and munch away..... Happy pedaling 🤘
First time viewer. Really enjoyed watching this video. It took me back to 2013 when I ran the Viking Way. The area around Belchford that you mentioned, was stunning. It's got my juices flowing to go and explore the tracks I didn't recognise. Oh and Middlegate Lane is just fab! Great video. Thanks. Ian
Found your channel by chance a couple of weeks ago and didn’t realise you were a Lincolnshire lad. I’m from Boston- so good to see lanes I know well on your route but also loads of places I’ve yet to try.
A very good video Richard, and what you call bike packing is what I call cycle touring in old money. The ultimate thing to be able to do is a wild camp with a bike or on foot and I have done both. A great experience it is to have time away in nature without to much cost apart from the initial outlays like a reliable stove, and weather protection of some sort, what more does anybody need ? 👏👋
Well said! Yeah I love the simplicity of it and like you say it doesn't cost a lot of either. Just a few snacks and a bit of food and water and happy as larry.
Great video Richard love the way you put this one together the shot with the the drone whilst you was narrating was pretty cool. It was great to see you doing Lincolnshire and the Wolds I’m from Manby just outside Louth and too can vouch for it not being flat. Keep up the good work and I will look forward to the next one and hope cross paths with you one day 👍
Yeah I need to more of the drone and narration shoes, it adds some depth to the video! I'll have to a mega bikepacking trip in the Lincolnshire Wolds on the MTB before the Summer drains out - this one I was trying out a few new trails. I'll bring it altogether at some point!
The Spa Trail is a short section of the much longer Viking Trail that begins at the Humber and runs down to Oakham. The surface is mostly okay if your on wider tyres, it's popular with both walkers and dog walkers. Didn't mention in video, but in Woodhall Spa you can find a free water tap inside the Sainsbury supermarket =)
Thanks for watching. Yeah nothing is especially technical in the Wolds right?! Can be annoying at times and slow going at some times of year, but nothing really I'd call technical.
Brilliant Richard, I have just been bike packing through Lincolnshire, Leeds to Heckington and back. Beautiful countryside. Enjoyed the camping location selection bit.
Yet another good video Richard 👍 I'll be following in your footsteps this weekend as I'll be doing the Lincolnshire Imp overnight. Not sure whether to take tent or bivvy 🤔
Glad you enjoyed it - for me I love this time of year - and Lincolnshire is my home - I love showcasing whats not far from own doorstep. Thanks for watching!
Terrific viewing Richard. It's been far too long since I've been in those magnificent Wolds. This has been a proverbial kick up the jacksy. Lincolnshire Wolds are in my home County too, they are calling me again. Thanks for the inspiration mate.
Hey Pete. Nah it was very narrow, ground sheet and mat on the grass etc. Deep grass where I stuck the bike so only way to get bike out would be to go over me 😅
Churches often have outside taps. The Wolds geological rock goes all the way to Dorset. The MacMillian Way path tries to follow it. So as long as one has a route close to that it should be a Wolds 'sea to sea' from Dorset to Humber.
Have a question Richard (love the videos btw) why are you not using the hydration pack? im using it currently and it isn't staying cold and i end up drinking warm water, I wander if you have the same issue? thanks
Hi Mark, I tend to use the same instead for a rain jacket and clothing. If I go somewhere remote like e.g. Yorkshire Dales I'll use a bladder; more often than not there is shops around. As for warm water, combination of warm weather and all that exercise gonna heat the water up.
