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whiffyfuzzball
Member
For iOS there's the Tile Hunters app. https://apps.apple.com/lr/app/tile-hunters/id1610022620 or Squadra https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/squadra/id1397553660 - both free, I find Tile Hunters better.
Got one of the tiles that got away, dropper post became dicky, so I've yet to do the rest of the loop.
Great thing about the MTB, is I could ride on the verge
. What can I say, I don't like doubling back!
Looking into the tile, no entering MOD land required for this one.
Great thing about the MTB, is I could ride on the verge
. What can I say, I don't like doubling back!Looking into the tile, no entering MOD land required for this one.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Took the long way to Boston today and bagged 62 new tiles. Was a bit windy, but with great planning most was at my back.
I think the bird watchers were a bit bemused to see me doing this bridleway:
I think the bird watchers were a bit bemused to see me doing this bridleway:
Took the long way to Boston today and bagged 62 new tiles. Was a bit windy, but with great planning most was at my back.
I think the bird watchers were a bit bemused to see me doing this bridleway:
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That is quite a haul!
I have been picking up quite a few tiles trying to tidy up my "square" and keep ending up on grass fields and heavily rutted tracks on my super duper race bike - not really built for this job
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Nobody turned up for the group ride today so I loaded up a route that would take me to 2 of the tiles that's stopping my max square increasing.
I just need to go back here. When I went last year it was full of locked gates but I think I can get in from the north whilst staying outside the gates/ fences. Zooming in on the overhead suggests there is a track I can follow.
I just need to go back here. When I went last year it was full of locked gates but I think I can get in from the north whilst staying outside the gates/ fences. Zooming in on the overhead suggests there is a track I can follow.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I got that square by coming in from the east I went in on the edge of the wood. I can’t remember if it is a public right of way or I got “lost” as I can’t remember doing it as it looks like I did it a few years ago.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I’ve just had another look. Your second picture (the one of the road) is how I got it. It is a private track. I leaned my bike against the gate, climbed over and walked into the square, I couldn’t find a legal means of getting it.
I am on a rest day today - but am taking Wendy's MTB out to hopefully nab 2 problem tiles. I can get the Northerly one up a grass track on the MTB but may have more of a problem with the Southern one. The route in from the South is a heavily signed Private Road which beat me last week.
Anyone else nabbed it?
Anyone else nabbed it?
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
The top square has a bridle way coming in from the A423, it goes to hill farm and google has been down it, so will be rideable. The bottom one has a couple of footpaths going into it from Fenny Compton, they are probably ones that will need to be walked. I haven’t done either of them yet. There is also a track running up to the sewage works. I’d try that first as if it doesn’t go far enough into the square, it crosses one of the footpaths, so you could jump on that if needs be.
Cheers - back now and managed to get them both.
I got the top one from that bridle path but had wanted to take a footpath off it as well to get the lower one. That was thwarted.
Got the bottom one by basically walking to the middle of a field. Couldn't see any footpaths.
It was kinda fun on the MTB on fields/tracks for a change.
This worked for me:
ETA: I could see nothing on the Strava heatmap coming in from the east whereas there was plenty following the track along the north of the tile.
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