Bristol and Bath Railway Path

It’s time for another bicycle tour. Although I thought I had prepared my kit quite thoroughly, as ever ‘last minute’ adjustments become last hours adjustments. It was nearly two in the afternoon Czytaj więcej
It’s time for another bicycle tour. Although I thought I had prepared my kit quite thoroughly, as ever ‘last minute’ adjustments become last hours adjustments. It was nearly two in the afternoon Czytaj więcej
From the old Mangotsfield station, I took the path along its northern platform, once served by trains on the old Bristol and Gloucester railway. Although it technically remains a ‘traffic free’ Czytaj więcej
The weather forecast was severe enough that the storm system that was due to hit had been granted a name. The rain began to fall just as I was approaching the Severn bridge, accompanied by falling Czytaj więcej
Following a morning with family, a straightforward ride from the Risca area to Trefforest to meet up with my riding partner for the next few days (and the trailer with the rest of my camping gear).
Route 47 traverses the Sirhowy country park, before joining the old Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway. Its a beautiful ride with great surfaces that climb gently up the valleys. It has some Czytaj więcej
National cycle route 47 crosses the Bargoed-Taff river by a beautiful minature suspension bridge, shortly before it merges with national route 8 (the Lon Las Cymru) for a brief run to the Czytaj więcej
Today’s ride is national cycle route 47 to Glyncorwg, and I have a riding partner for this stretch! The first section after it branches off from the Taff trail (route 8) is a fast, well paved path Czytaj więcej
After a further climb it was time to break out the camp chair for a lunch of fruits and grains, with a nice balsamic dressing.
At this point we were roughly on the ridge line that divides the Czytaj więcej
Pen-y-Cymoedd wind farm is a vast, 228 Megawatt generation project; Its 76 turbines are strung out along the peaks at the headwaters of the Rhondda Fawr, Ogwr Fawr, Afan, Crrowg and Pelenna. They make Czytaj więcej
The four of us hired cross-country mountain bikes to take on some of Afan Forest's legendary trails. We were all either new, or hadn't done any proper mountain biking for a long time, so we decided to Czytaj więcej