Cycling the Chiltern Hills north to south off-road 🚲

Starting at Luton I followed a mixture of the Icknield Bridleway, Chilterns Cycleway and King Alfreds Way into Reading.

all right good morning it is about4 10ish I’m in Luton and today we’re doing luten to reading across the chilon I’ve cycled across the Chon a few times kind of west to east I’ve never gone uh north to south so that’s what’s happening today it’s a beautiful day for it so let’s get started it’s basically a straight line out of Luton following this uh what I’m guessing used to be a railway is now a a bus way it’s pretty cool there got a lovely headwind to start things off sh [Music] a [Music] [Music] I don’t this is to work just going follow [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] I [Music] [Applause] n [Music] my [Music] [Music] [Music] all oh [Music] [Music] [Music] me [Music] a [Music] [Music] [Music] I’m [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] you [Music] B [Music] B I need [Music] [Music] come on [Music] [Music] me yes change of scenery we actually get a mini Vista here look at that there’s so much of this route where you’re on top of a hill you can see a giant Vista but there’s like you know two or three layers of trees between you and it and it just gets pretty frustrating after a while but it’s opened up a bit now it’s been in absolute scorcher today need to stop and put more suntan lotion on actually I’m getting a bit red uh let’s see there’s about I think about 30k left to go it is 5:00 so yeah it’s been a long day I mean we set off at what 10:30 10:45 something like that oh Christ I need to change gear hang on oh that’s better yeah so that gives you an idea of just the technicality of the route because my average speed is probably going to be about I don’t know 13 14k something an hour something like that yeah it’s been cool though something different I normally prefer like more flowy stuff but throwing something difficult into the mix every now and then is it’s nice all right let’s see what comes up next 6 km Road slog I’m happy I just wanted Munch some miles right now so I feel like I’m getting closer to the finish my body is done fully cooked [Music] Road slogging oh yeah the Shadows are starting to get longer I’ve still got about 5 hours until it’s dark so sweet oh I love summer this winter this winter just gone was long and terrible I’m so happy the sun’s out and it’s warm and all the mud has disappeared from the trails life is good what this [Music] Jesus this is uncomfortable to ride there part to this ride or I wish I brought my f sauce never [Music] mind see sign the reading [Music] [Music] w [Music] [Music] C [Music] hello yeah 100% I’m doing exactly the same route that I did on day two of London to Land’s End Just In Reverse I didn’t even realize that when I was planning it this must have just been a generated bit by Kimo that just Roots everyone this way yeah had no idea I actually went through Reading oh well I did go past the station for Goring and Street Le and I thought I wonder if there’s a train that goes to London from there but I decided NOP no we’re doing the full thing and now I’m somewhat regretting that decision cuz my my legs are dead oh well it’s all fun of games and if my math is correct which it probably isn’t there’s only about another 5K say let’s do it that was very hard I’m going to bed see you next time have a nice day