Avonmouth bridge/M5

[Jimbob312]

Seems a cycle part of this bridge exists? Is it easy to get on and off? The Severn bridge route looks easier to find.
Planning is moving forward, we'll be en-route between 23may and 3rd June next year..........
B and b's plus flights booked, just need to sort the train to Penzance.

 

[robgul]

Yes there is a path on the Avon M5 bridge - ridden it both ways on my E2Es - very noisy! There are blue NCN signs that guide you to it reasonably obviously - path is on the east (upstream) side.

Severn Bridge (the old, not the new) has cycle lanes both sides (again, noisy and windswept) - you need to take the north (upstream) side - starts by Aust services on the English side - again, reasonably clear with blue signs ... becomes a cyclepath on the Welsh side with clear signs into Chepstow.

... have you added your ride to the calendar at www.cycle-endtoend.org.uk ?

Rob

 

[the_mikey]

The upstream side of the Severn Bridge is the better side, it avoids a glass filled underpass on the Welsh side.

 

[Linford]

Wow, just imagine if these were all bicycles

 

[Jimbob312]

thanks guys,
just added dates to the calendar. 12 day trip.
launceston, wells, lugwardine, higher badwardsley, preston N, top of lakes, muirkirk, thistle ho b and b, fort william, alness, tongue……..exhausted already!