After a damp afternoon we were pleasantly surprised to find the weather dry by the start of our evening ride. We came up with a plan for a novel ride, starting with an exploration of the Burchetts Wood track. Hallam, who rides horses in the woods, had told us the track was no longer muddy, and since it has always been muddy at every time of year since the world began we thought we needed to check it out. To our surprise he was absolutely right: stone chips and wood chips had been laid through all the muddy sections so now it was actually just a nice woodland path!

We passed some interesting cows and ponies on our way up to the Scoriton road, then went down to Lower Combe where we discovered that the old village hall has been converted into a house. To conclude an interesting ride we climbed the hill to Cross Furzes, with Ash staying ahead all the way, and the enjoyed the fantastic downhill to Crofters.