Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
15 x 15 for me
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15 x 15 for me
My rides over winter have included tiles that have contributed to my max cluster but not specifically to increasing my max square. This is because I have quite a few tiles bordering my max square which require some 'off roading' which I've left until ground conditions are dry.
So today I grabbed 4 tiles on the southern edge of my max square which involved a bridleway, a field edge and farm track that I've needed to do for some time, and will be of interest to @Supersuperleeds and @tallliman
Still no increase in my max square but now I have 48 (N-S) and 43 (E-W). I now need to head NW for more off road squares.
I've also recently discovered that although the rideeverytile site is being updated
https://rideeverytile.com/tiles/
it has an interesting feature where you can see how many people have bagged a particular tile - although I have noticed some tiles that are not correctly calculated but I believe it's 'work in progress'. Also not 'live' as such but currently based on data prior to 10th March
https://rideeverytile.com/tiles/heatmap/8168x5342
You can also see links to riders Strava activity to see how they have approached awkward squares which is useful.
So today I grabbed 4 tiles on the southern edge of my max square which involved a bridleway, a field edge and farm track that I've needed to do for some time, and will be of interest to @Supersuperleeds and @tallliman
Still no increase in my max square but now I have 48 (N-S) and 43 (E-W). I now need to head NW for more off road squares.
I've also recently discovered that although the rideeverytile site is being updated
https://rideeverytile.com/tiles/
it has an interesting feature where you can see how many people have bagged a particular tile - although I have noticed some tiles that are not correctly calculated but I believe it's 'work in progress'. Also not 'live' as such but currently based on data prior to 10th March
https://rideeverytile.com/tiles/heatmap/8168x5342
You can also see links to riders Strava activity to see how they have approached awkward squares which is useful.
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Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
What did you use on the square on the left of Oasby? I've got a route planned coming in from the west, I can't see anything on your route?
I used this field entrance here - it's about 200m to get to the square.
Field entrance
When I got there today it looked rather different. It looked like the grass track at the edge of the field showing on the google image had been recently tilled. It was flat apart from tractor tyre imprints and very dry - just about rideable on 23mm tyres.
I'd also considered using the side of this field and walking alongside the hedge (about 80m) but it borders a farm garden and it looked like I needed to go beyond the hedge line where there was less cover from the farmhouse so gave it a miss.
Field edge
my other option was to follow the bridleway North out of Welby but that would have been about 1.5km there and back.
If you want to stay on roads there is the farm road off the B6403 but you'll need to get virtually to the farm garden about 600m and it's not easy to see if anyone is about.
Private road to farm
Field entrance
When I got there today it looked rather different. It looked like the grass track at the edge of the field showing on the google image had been recently tilled. It was flat apart from tractor tyre imprints and very dry - just about rideable on 23mm tyres.
I'd also considered using the side of this field and walking alongside the hedge (about 80m) but it borders a farm garden and it looked like I needed to go beyond the hedge line where there was less cover from the farmhouse so gave it a miss.
Field edge
my other option was to follow the bridleway North out of Welby but that would have been about 1.5km there and back.
If you want to stay on roads there is the farm road off the B6403 but you'll need to get virtually to the farm garden about 600m and it's not easy to see if anyone is about.
Private road to farm
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LOL When I was out yesterday I was thinking that it's nice to be able to ride some of the tracks again due to them hardening up, but they are very rough where the tractors & horses have churned them up, that was until I decided to take a shortcut back home to get me off the main road, it was still very damp with large puddles right in the bottom of the tractor tracks which were so deep you could ride out of them once you were in.
Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
I concur!
The one that I've declined to ride and @wajc found a way to get the squares without using is under trees and from what I was told by an equestrian, is boggy all year!
Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
Don’t you just hate it when that happens?
Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
Not a clue. I just screen shotted a before and after and never even noticed! Either way, I missed a tile!
The GPS seems quite a way off the road as well.....
On looking closer - the GPS tracks have also slipped relative to the map. A bit of lockdown-boredom-induced Strava stalking shows me that those two spikes that appear to come out of Burton on the Wolds actually came off Loughborough Road between Hoton and Cotes. Your highlighted square is also a pink one rather than the white one next door. Strange. I would try switching it off and on again 
I assume that your missing square is the one NE of Rempstone. VeloViewer 'made me' ride the lane past Hill Farm and Wolds Farm a while ago - and very nice it was too
I assume that your missing square is the one NE of Rempstone. VeloViewer 'made me' ride the lane past Hill Farm and Wolds Farm a while ago - and very nice it was too
Noodle Legs
Winging it
- Location
- Coalville, Leicestershire
The two “spikes” we’re indeed between Cotes and Hoton and were deliberately done to get a tile. I’d done this route purely from memorising the initial ”before” screenshot so I winged it. I only needed one of those “spikes” as such, but couldn’t remember which so I did them both just to make sure.On looking closer - the GPS tracks have also slipped relative to the map. A bit of lockdown-boredom-induced Strava stalking shows me that those two spikes that appear to come out of Burton on the Wolds actually came off Loughborough Road between Hoton and Cotes. Your highlighted square is also a pink one rather than the white one next door. Strange. I would try switching it off and on again
I assume that your missing square is the one NE of Rempstone. VeloViewer 'made me' ride the lane past Hill Farm and Wolds Farm a while ago - and very nice it was too
I remembered I needed to do the A60 between Rempstone and Costock to get that tile but forgot about the one just off to the right. Ah well, I have a load more to get in that area so can pick them up at a later stage once Veloviewer “makes” me go that way!
