ericmark
Senior Member
- Location
- Llanfair Caereinion, Mid Wales.
I am not into hills, so ideal cycling for me is old railway lines and canal tow paths, the old railway lines tend to be good maintained routes, just done the Dolgellau to Barmouth route, great day out, also done Shotton to Chester a few times, but the canal tow paths some are like roads, and others are in poor repair, and also some have bridges or tunnels which mean very close to water on slippery cobbles or no route through.
The other problem is recovery, if some thing goes wrong, how to get back, I can easy cycle 20 miles return on my bike, walking that would be some thing else, in the past I was able to drive, so returning for car was easy enough, although some routes were not accessible by car, so still needed to get bike to access point, but wife no longer drives, so can't ring her, so if some thing goes wrong, looking at public transport.
I remember the route Mold to Ruthin the buses had cycle racks, but seemed never used, so as buses were renewed the cycle racks went, and I remember travelling from Dolgellau to Wrexham by bus and some one trying to bring a bike on the bus, in the end the driver did allow him, but it seems not so easy to travel with a bike by bus.
The train worked well Shotton to Wrexham never stopped taking my bike, but Llanfair to Welshpool there is a small charge £3:50 but the getting of the bike on/off train not so easy, and Welshpool station closed due to Colvid19 so can't use train any more.
So is there some sort of map showing both flatish routes and ways to return if one has a problem? I have a folding electric which I suppose I could stick in a bag as luggage but bit on heavy side, non of our other bikes fold, really no need for electric on flat routes, except can't get wife to ride non electric now, at least hers is a little lighter at only 22 kg, think mine around 25 kg.
So live in Llanfair Caereinion mid Wales, looking for routes where it is flat, and if possible a way to get bike back to base if it goes wrong.
The other problem is recovery, if some thing goes wrong, how to get back, I can easy cycle 20 miles return on my bike, walking that would be some thing else, in the past I was able to drive, so returning for car was easy enough, although some routes were not accessible by car, so still needed to get bike to access point, but wife no longer drives, so can't ring her, so if some thing goes wrong, looking at public transport.
I remember the route Mold to Ruthin the buses had cycle racks, but seemed never used, so as buses were renewed the cycle racks went, and I remember travelling from Dolgellau to Wrexham by bus and some one trying to bring a bike on the bus, in the end the driver did allow him, but it seems not so easy to travel with a bike by bus.
The train worked well Shotton to Wrexham never stopped taking my bike, but Llanfair to Welshpool there is a small charge £3:50 but the getting of the bike on/off train not so easy, and Welshpool station closed due to Colvid19 so can't use train any more.
So is there some sort of map showing both flatish routes and ways to return if one has a problem? I have a folding electric which I suppose I could stick in a bag as luggage but bit on heavy side, non of our other bikes fold, really no need for electric on flat routes, except can't get wife to ride non electric now, at least hers is a little lighter at only 22 kg, think mine around 25 kg.
So live in Llanfair Caereinion mid Wales, looking for routes where it is flat, and if possible a way to get bike back to base if it goes wrong.