Travellers’ tales: Riding the Wolf Cub in the rain
Where: Suffolk
Who: Chelmsford local group
When: July 2025
Four of us decided to try to tame the Wolf Cub, the shorter version of the Wolf Way, over a long weekend in July. On day one we rode to our Premier Inn in Bury St Edmunds.
Next morning, the first 13 miles of the Wolf Cub were easy going; we were following roads to Tuddenham. Then we hit the longest off-road section, where we struggled through sand and along Seven Tree Road (which is not a road). Admitting defeat and scratched by brambles, we joined the tarmac road that runs through the King’s Forest.
We bypassed the Grundle hollow way on our return to Bury St Edmunds. Day three was a race against the rain to see how far we could get. One of us caught a train straight home.
The rest of us headed down NCN 13, which the Wolf Way overlaps. By Sudbury we were soaked and further downpours were forecast, so we bailed there. Despite our difficulties, all considered the trip a triumph.
If you live near Chelmsford and are looking for a friendly group to ride with, please email me, Ian Reffell: [email protected].
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