Welsh mini tour

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Tim Lewis
Hooray! finally got here after some delays and a change of B&B location from Llanuwchllyn to Cynwyd which gave us an increase in mileage for the first ride.
I was twenty when I first explored Wales on two wheels, enthralled then and now 40 years later (plus a fair few Audaxs in the 80's) here we are again, not the same bike but effectively almost.
The two days of rides came from this book...
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Which I would recommend if its your thing. Each route includes a GPX download link so you can drop it straight into your Garmin etc.
Our first day took us on a 53 mile loop from Cynwyd, cross country to around Lake Vyrnwy, over Bywch-y-groes and back along lake Bala to Cynwyd.
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Beautiful woodland valleys for the first few miles

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The only way is up......guess who's carrying the picnic? ^_^

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Just as Bywch y groes starts to kick up

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Ms TF is somewhere up there giving it full gas.

Following day we drove over to Betws y coed to complete a comparatively short loop of about 26 miles although harder than we were expecting. Fantastic roads on this one.
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Lovely. Although I did the Bwlch once many years ago and never went back. Just about the steepest thing I've ridden. Have fun.
 
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Tim Lewis
One thing that struck me was how few cyclists we saw. There was a guy who looked like he was doing some hill interval sessions but not one club rider or groups out. That was a pity I thought.
 
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