ericmark
Senior Member
- Location
- Llanfair Caereinion, Mid Wales.
We live in Mid Wales now, did live in North Wales, we need to get fit again, and cycling is a good way, we have both standard and electric bikes, one is a folding electric bike, in North Wales there were many cycle routes from Shotton to Chester, Ellesmere Port, and Wirral reasonably flat, reasonably traffic free, and we knew where to park.
From Dolgellau to Barmouth there was also a nice route, off road, lovely view.
Monmouth to Symonds Yat and Granite Way we have also done, however it seems the Dartmoor Railways has re-opened so not sure if cycle track still open.
Also one by Crowden in the Peak district. In the main disused railway lines, wife not keen on canals she has a tendency to fall off, and worried about getting wet. But all the routes reasonable flat, and in the main motor traffic free.
Some of the so called cycle routes are darn right dangerous, a wide road where one can see miles ahead the motorist can avoid one, narrow country lanes with massive tractors and boy racers are not what we want.
There are two ways, either close so a day out, or some thing when on holiday, and better if round trip, or other method so only need to cycle one way. The Shotton, Ellesmere Port, Chester back to Shotton did have one bad bit under the J10 on M53 and there was the canal side bit, but with two tracks railway or river back to Shotton from Chester it was a reasonable loop. Shorter was the Chester and back, need to judge wind direction to know which way around rail and river route, and silly anti motorbike bars on river route at Saltney Ferry, but good route, can anyone point me to other routes please.
From Dolgellau to Barmouth there was also a nice route, off road, lovely view.
Monmouth to Symonds Yat and Granite Way we have also done, however it seems the Dartmoor Railways has re-opened so not sure if cycle track still open.
Also one by Crowden in the Peak district. In the main disused railway lines, wife not keen on canals she has a tendency to fall off, and worried about getting wet. But all the routes reasonable flat, and in the main motor traffic free.
Some of the so called cycle routes are darn right dangerous, a wide road where one can see miles ahead the motorist can avoid one, narrow country lanes with massive tractors and boy racers are not what we want.
There are two ways, either close so a day out, or some thing when on holiday, and better if round trip, or other method so only need to cycle one way. The Shotton, Ellesmere Port, Chester back to Shotton did have one bad bit under the J10 on M53 and there was the canal side bit, but with two tracks railway or river back to Shotton from Chester it was a reasonable loop. Shorter was the Chester and back, need to judge wind direction to know which way around rail and river route, and silly anti motorbike bars on river route at Saltney Ferry, but good route, can anyone point me to other routes please.