Welsh Rally - Alun - Pie and Valley Road Ride - All Levels
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Re: Welsh Rally - Alun - Pie and Valley Road Ride - All Levels
If my bike's heart bypass has been completed I will be on this one cheers Spud
any chance of putting up route plans please
any chance of putting up route plans please
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You don't waste time... you waste yourself
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Re: Welsh Rally - Alun - Pie and Valley Road Ride - All Levels
This ride out is my favorite loop of South Wales taking in all the cultural and scenic highlights of Gods country on roads you wouldn't know existed unless you spent your youth looking for quite lanes to spend time with the girlfiend. We'll also be riding over the 3 highest passes in South Wales, which just so happen to be 3 of the 4 highest in the whole of Wales.
Starting out from the campsite we'll be climbing over the Rhigos mountain on Alpine style roads and stopping for a coffee at the van on the summit to take in the view of the whole of the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountain ranges.
We'll then be dropping down into the famous old mining valley of the Rhondda and passing through Treorchy before heading up the Bwlch Mountain (highest pass) on yet more alpine style roads. It's then down the Garw Valley and the single track lanes up the lower hills overlooking the Vale of Glamorgan with views extending over the river Severn into Somerset.
We'll have a major pit stop in Pontypridd where you'll be able to sample Clarks Pies - the finest pies in the world.
From Ponty we'll head on over to Abergaveny and then a fantastic single track through the Black Mountains taking us up and over the 2nd highest pass and down into the literary capital of the world Hay on Wye.
From Hay we'll plod to Brecon and then up and over the Brecon Beacons and back to the campsite.
Starting out from the campsite we'll be climbing over the Rhigos mountain on Alpine style roads and stopping for a coffee at the van on the summit to take in the view of the whole of the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountain ranges.
We'll then be dropping down into the famous old mining valley of the Rhondda and passing through Treorchy before heading up the Bwlch Mountain (highest pass) on yet more alpine style roads. It's then down the Garw Valley and the single track lanes up the lower hills overlooking the Vale of Glamorgan with views extending over the river Severn into Somerset.
We'll have a major pit stop in Pontypridd where you'll be able to sample Clarks Pies - the finest pies in the world.
From Ponty we'll head on over to Abergaveny and then a fantastic single track through the Black Mountains taking us up and over the 2nd highest pass and down into the literary capital of the world Hay on Wye.
From Hay we'll plod to Brecon and then up and over the Brecon Beacons and back to the campsite.
Re: Welsh Rally - Alun - Pie and Valley Road Ride - All Levels
High ground sounds good
That will be a fantastic ride so +1 for me. Hoping I can still make the rally, bike has a few issues which might not be fixed in time
Paul
That will be a fantastic ride so +1 for me. Hoping I can still make the rally, bike has a few issues which might not be fixed in time
Paul
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Re: Welsh Rally - Alun - Pie and Valley Road Ride - All Levels
This one for me. Better get me boat booked an do some earlies at work so I can leave early enough this time: )
Re: Welsh Rally - Alun - Pie and Valley Road Ride - All Levels
hi alun put me down for this one mate . Im traveling down with griffo so im guessing he will come as well
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Re: Welsh Rally - Alun - Pie and Valley Road Ride - All Levels
Yep, sounds just right. Not been round that part of Wales.
Cheers Dave.
Cheers Dave.
Re: Welsh Rally - Alun - Pie and Valley Road Ride - All Levels
Alreet Dave is `Biffkin` coming as well lolcoyotedave wrote:Yep, sounds just right. Not been round that part of Wales.
Cheers Dave.