pubrunner
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Joe said:That 1 in 4 out of the valley is a killer! Nearly came a cropper due to toe overlap and zig zagging. Would appreciate any other routes you or anyone else can recommend
Hi Joe,
Well done on cycling 74 miles - that's 20+ miles more than I've ever done in one go ! And I can assure you, cycling at 17mph for that distance on those particular roads is quite an achievement. There aren't many flat sections. I'd be interested to know what speeds you usually manage ???
Looking at your map, I think that you went up the wrong 1 in 4; an understandable mistake, 'cos there's a few 1 in 4's around there. What's more, some of them go on for quite a distance. Whether you go from the Ceiriog Valley to Llangollen, or the other way round; there is no escaping the long high ridge between the two.
Another good route would be to take the B4580 out of Oswestry towards Llansilin & Llanrhaeader. Once in Llanrhaeader, take the B4396 towards Llangedwyn and Oswestry. Once you arrive at the A5 at Llynclys, go straight over and follow signs for Maesbury. In Maesbury, look for the cafe which is by the canal. The cafe is very good - all homemade stuff and a nice pot of tea with extra hot water to top it up. It is fairly popular, but I think that quite a few cyclists haven't discovered it yet.
From Maesbury, it would be a straight forward ride to go via Whittington & Ellesmere back to Wrexham. Hark at me telling you about a ride like this; it's a fair bit further than I've ever done.
Do you intend to cycle from & to Wrexham, or do you have the use of a car which could take you to a starting point ?
One of these days, I'd like to join you on a ride, but you are obviously a lot younger and fitter than me !
; he does hundreds of miles a week and loves hills. He suggested this idea of a run out, so he's obviously very confident in his own ability.
. I get out merely once every three weeks or so, and not at all between November and February - too cold for my son on his tag-a-long. My t(rusty) steed is 30 years old and I suspect that I'm a fair bit older than you guys; I'm almost certainly more rotund. I don't look like a cyclist and I don't have 'all the gear'. However, I'd like to have a bash at the Cheshire Cat, so perhaps I should 'risk' being humiliated by some serious riders in an effort to get fit. In the past I've had a tendency to 'put off until tomorrow' any training; I should start training now for the Cheshire Cat, not February.