Somerset levels
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Iainj837
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peanut said:looks good Iain. Hope my post didn't make you change the route.Its a great route. Hope its a convenient starting point for everyone.
No your post didn't change route Wells is easier to get to for all concerned
thanks for pointing it out Peanut.
I will find out about the parking in the week, as all the car parks charge on Sundays
but i think the market place may be free but will find out and let you know.
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Iainj837
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So far on this ride we have
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johnnyh
jeltz
domino
Davidc
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Davidc
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That route looks good - the profile looks a bit more manageable than the original too!
jeltz
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- Radstock, Somerset
johnnyh said:
Thanks but I don't think there is this is My Route back 700ft climb most of it in the 1st 2.5 miles after that its plain sailing.
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Iainj837
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Yes a couple of times, the first time it almost killed me but the next time was finepeanut said:Have you climbed Bristol Hill ? it sounds like a bit of a stinker
jeltz said:
I see what you mean, the route I have goes out through Croscombe and up through Masbury before linking back up with your route via Binegar.
I'll plot it out and see what climbs it gives, but I can't recall anything too serious although I did ride it late August so it is a little bit of a distant memory.
age is a terrible thing! 
http://www.routeyou.com/route/view/175917/cycling-route-wells-to-a39.en
not sure if that link is going to work but it shows the 650 foot climb up to the top but it is gradual and not too bad.
not sure if that link is going to work but it shows the 650 foot climb up to the top but it is gradual and not too bad.
jeltz
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- Radstock, Somerset
Thanks Spec I think it may be a little less strenuous but adds 4 miles or so.
Thanks everyone the hill out is tough (for me) but doable with the aid of a banana B) and some glucose. Once I've got the 1st bit done its a nice ride back and the more times I do it the easier it will get. It seems to be the chosen route back from Wells for The Sommer Valley cycling club, and I guess that their members have tried plenty of routes over the years.
Thanks everyone the hill out is tough (for me) but doable with the aid of a banana B) and some glucose. Once I've got the 1st bit done its a nice ride back and the more times I do it the easier it will get. It seems to be the chosen route back from Wells for The Sommer Valley cycling club, and I guess that their members have tried plenty of routes over the years.
jeltz said:
I normally do about 20 miles on a Saturday or Sunday around here and that's about a thousand feet of climbing and it does knock it out of me. The main trouble is the mud etc down the lanes at the moment. It took me a couple of hours last saturday to clean the crud off my road bike. Just sent for some mudguards for our hybrids.
I live in Coleford so everyway out and back into the village is up an hill.
peanut said:
Hopefully, so if I do I could give someone a lift to Wells. Last time I picked Iain up but this time he isn't far from the start.
I'll keep an eye on the weather. lovely and sunny this morning, took my Daughters Boxer over the fields and just got back and the Heavens opened. It dryed up so we went into Bath to look at the new shopping centre. Looks better than that 1960's thing down Marchant's Passage lol.