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Wow, well done @Katherine, in this heat too!
Hi @Donger, thanks for the pointer. I think you mean turning right at the show ground instead of carrying towards Malvern Wells. I don't think I will ever be brave enough to try going up the Wells Road, even going down would make me think twice, what you suggest makes more sense. How does your suggestion compare with going up the A449 through Malvern Link and then through the Wyche Cutting?For your first attempt at the Malverns, I can recommend the Hanley Swan to Malvern Wells road. When you see a wall of a road rising up in front of you, take a right, and there is a road that takes its time climbing along the edge towards Great Malvern, eventually joining the A road .... a much easier climb than up through Gt Malvern or from Welland to British Camp. Once you are up, you are up. Although there are still some ups and downs to do as you loop the loop up there, the worst is already over. The climb to British Camp can be quite discouraging.
I've never climbed up from Malvern Link..... hadn't thought of that one. I just know I wouldn't fancy British Camp from either side, or the Wells Road for a first attempt! The road a I suggested goes right up close to Malvern Wells but then you can turn right along Hanley Road (instead of carrying on up Green Lane) and it joins the A449 before you get to Gt Malvern.Hi @Donger, thanks for the pointer. I think you mean turning right at the show ground instead of carrying towards Malvern Wells. I don't think I will ever be brave enough to try going up the Wells Road, even going down would make me think twice, what you suggest makes more sense. How does your suggestion compare with going up the A449 through Malvern Link and then through the Wyche Cutting?
Ah, you come from the Gloucester side, hadn't noticed your location before. I live just south of Worcester, so going the A449 way is straightforward for me, though going down to Upton and then to Hanley is a nicer ride, I will have to try both at some point (when I have quite a few more miles in my legs) and report the results .I've never climbed up from Malvern Link..... hadn't thought of that one. I just know I wouldn't fancy British Camp from either side, or the Wells Road for a first attempt! The road a I suggested goes right up close to Malvern Wells but then you can turn right along Hanley Road (instead of carrying on up Green Lane) and it joins the A449 before you get to Gt Malvern.
Never been good at spotting a bird
Never been good at spotting a bird