This ride was rather unusual in that Ken had actually planned a route (albeit ten minutes before he set off). We went down the Westerland valley to Collaton St Mary, across the Totnes road and on to the Stoke Gabriel road. We soon left this to take a path through the Yalberton Industrial Estate and onto lanes and tracks to Galmpton, from where we took a lane almost to Hillhead. This route took only about an hour and, apart from the crossing of main roads, we didn't meet a car.

We then set off into unfamiliar territory towards the coast via Brownstone car park and a military road (track) to the coast path. This we followed (walking!!) for some 1½ miles to the outskirts of Kingswear where we took a track that avoided much of the climb back to Hillhead and returned home at speed on the main road.

Amazingly we got back for 1830 after some twenty five miles plus 1½ miles walking, having discovered some new territory so near to home.