The Old Airfield
A cycling route starting in Long Bennington, England, United Kingdom.
Overview
About this route
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana;" lang="EN-US">A pleasant ride around the Lincolnshire villages. Three suitable refreshment opportunities, but the best is the Hare and Hounds at Fulbeck.</span>
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;" lang="EN-US">During the second world war Fulbeck House was HQ of the 1st Airborne Division. The old airfield is field that they flew from for the ill fated drop on Arnhem during operation Market Garden depicted in the film “A Bridge Too Far”.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span>
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- Duration
- 31.7 km
- Distance
- 160 m
- Ascent
- 162 m
- Descent
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- Avg. speed
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- Avg. speed
Route quality
Waytypes & surfaces along the route
Waytypes
Quiet road
19.1 km
(60 %)
Road
9.4 km
(30 %)
Surfaces
Paved
0.5 km
(2 %)
Unpaved
2.1 km
(6 %)
Ground
2.1 km
(6 %)
Paved (undefined)
0.5 km
(2 %)
Undefined
29.1 km
(92 %)
Route highlights
Points of interest along the route
Point of interest after 14 km
Brownlow Arms
Point of interest after 17 km
Red Lion
Point of interest after 23.1 km
Hare and Hounds
Photo after 23.1 km
Fulbeck Hall
Photo after 30 km
Fulbeck Airfield
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