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Ride It Like You Stole It!
I like lumpiness
Some fabulous villages just in-land. We have a caravan just near the NCN5's costal start in Gronnant, so if I'm up for it, or more likely at the caravan, a brew stop is on offer !
I like lumpiness
I have done the path from Prestatyn to Llandudno on a fixed with only a cheeky little walk at one point.25th works for me, is the route likely to be fixed friendly ?
I may up that way tomorrow, could you post an image of the offending bit and I might be able to check it out.
Note that to go through Chester is very easy and probably more direct. Just hop on the greenway at Micke Trafford and this takes you directly to Queens Ferry on route 5.
http://www.chestercyclecity.org/wp-content/themes/CycleChester/files/Millennium Cycle Route Map.pdf
Misses out Eureka though :-(.
Some fabulous villages just in-land. We have a caravan just near the NCN5's costal start in Gronnant, so if I'm up for it, or more likely at the caravan, a brew stop is on offer !
I like lumpiness
Put my name down for this one,Saturday's are good for me because I do not have to go in work to feed my critters that day. Not been on a train for years, will we have to pre-book ? Last time I took my bike on one there was a guard's van !
When I click on the route attachments I just see lots of numbers. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for the offer. I kept us north of Chester to go to Eureka and also the city will be busy Saturday lunchtime. The little bit of the route that needs checking is below. It looks fine until you get to the 200m bit next to Shotwick Lake. The alternative route from Eureka to A548 isn't as direct so I prefer to use this one if possible
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Rode down half of it, it was an untarmaced farm track which could be done with care (really it was footpath only, no cars), but then there is a locked gate going across the track with no footpath / stile around it. So unless people want to clamber over with their bikes, its a no.
So the two main options are:
* Chester isn't too bad on a Saturday and its dedicated cycle paths pretty much all of the way (with some cafes in Chester). In fact you can take the Greenway into Northgate, drop down through Chester to pick up food (http://thecakefairychester.weebly.com/menu.html) and then head out on the Dee cycle path (along the banks of the Dee)
* The Eureka (very good) and the A550 / A548 (not so good)
A common way from the Eureka is to go back towards Chester and right down Woodbank lane which leads onto a cyclepath that takes you onto A548 or further down over the Hawarden Bridge and then through Connahs Quay and join the A548. The latter cuts out the dual carriageway bridge but as I've only been as far as Hawarden, I don't personally know it beyond. It is though a pleasant ride as far as the bridge. Looking at mapmyride, you can stay off that fast dual carriageway section until after the bridge, which with a larger group might be an idea.Thanks very much. I will look into a route amendment and modify the file accordingly
Great. Regarding the return train if you want a pre-booked place for your bike on the train then it's all in the link attached. The spaces are limited but Arriva Trains were relaxed about letting unbooked bikes on the train when I travelled Llandudno Junction - Manchester last summer.
http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk/Bicycles/