kimble
Veteran
In YACF pseudo-tradition I'm organising this one again, so reckoned I should post here for the benefit of those who don't have dual nationality.
Highlights:
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Highlights:
- About 70km, of which about a third is on road, the rest being bridleways, canal towpaths (some hardpack, some muddy singletrack) and the Rea Valley cycle path (mostly tarmac, some hardpack).
- A tame urban ford, where Nothing™ didn't happen.
- Some serious on-road climbing to Clent Hill and two lock flights, but otherwise mostly flat.
- Enough mud to make cross or MTB tyres worthwhile, but doable on a tourer (or fixie!) if you walk the slippery bits.
- A fun, semi-technical rocky bridleway descent from Clent Hill. Rideable on most things at sufficiently low speed, but we'll wait for the nervous and narrow-tyred at the bottom.
- The Sands Of Doom™ - perfectly walkable if you're not on a MTB
- Pub stop about halfway through: The Forester's Arms, Bridgnorth Road
- RADAR gates, lots of RADAR gates.
- The Netherton tunnel: 2.7km of dark, damp, spooky cycleableness. The safety rail is intact throughout, and there's enough room for flat-barred bikes (and ICE trikes!) to ride without too much difficulty, but there's an inch or more of water in places so wet feet are likely.
GPX of the route:
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Full details (when/where/who's coming) over on YACF.