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This is a cue sheet for the Alternative Charity Gower Bike Ride Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.

Cumulative Distance Where Notes Direction Elevation
2.04km 2.04km Turn off the official route up Clifton Hill WNW 283° 25m
2.66km 0.62km Turn left onto Off-road section 1 WNW 280° 0m
2.89km 0.23km Hairpin right at barrier SE 122° 121m
3.56km 0.67km Turn right onto steep dirt downhill ESE 106° 118m
3.69km 0.13km Turn left on Berwick Terrace. End of Off-Road Section 1 NNE 93m
4.1km 0.4km Pick up path way opposite end of Long Ridge. Off-Road Section 2. NNW 343° 98m
4.2km 0.11km Turn right onto Townhill Road. End of Off-Road Section 2. NE 32° 112m
4.39km 0.19km Turn right off Townhill Road down steep path with steps. Off-Road Section 3. ENE 47° 91m
4.61km 0.22km Turn left onto Carmarthen Road rejoining official route. End of Off-Road Section 3. NNW 315° 54m
5.82km 1.21km Turn left off official route onto Cave Street. SSW 197° 84m
6.03km 0.21km Turn right onto Off-Road Section 4. NW 299° 81m
6.49km 0.46km Turn right onto Gors Road. End of Off-Road Section 4. W 248° 94m
6.82km 0.33km Turn Left off Webbons Way between houses and industrial units. W 261° 104m
7.02km 0.2km Turn left onto Clos yr Ael. W 249° 109m
7.08km 0.06km Turn right onto Off-Road Section 5 across park. NNW 343° 112m
7.19km 0.11km Leave pathway and cut across grass behind houses toward wasteland. NNW 348° 114m
7.28km 0.09km Cut through gap. NNW 324° 108m
7.72km 0.44km Turn Right onto St.Peters Terrace. End of Off-Road Section 5. NNE 96m
7.79km 0.07km Bear left over crossing onto Cwmbach Road rejoining official route. NW 306° 91m
8.6km 0.82km Turn left off official route onto farm track. Off-Road Section 6. S 175° 78m
9.62km 1.01km Turn right onto Waunarlwydd Road. Narrow road take care with traffic. End of Off-Road Section 6. W 260° 119m
10.88km 1.26km Turn Left off Waunarlwydd Road round steel barrier into Off-Road Section 7. WNW 286° 93m
11.32km 0.44km Turn left off old lane. WSW 227° 131m
11.62km 0.3km Keep right WSW 230° 159m
11.94km 0.33km Caution steep rocky downhill. SSW 185° 147m
12.1km 0.16km Turn right onto Hende-Foilan Road. End of Off-Road Section 7. W 256° 116m
13.65km 1.55km Turn right into Highland Terrace. Off-Road Section 8. NE 42° 75m
14.45km 0.81km Turn of right side of track just past the apex of the hairpin onto very tricky single track. NNW 346° 64m
15.29km 0.84km Cut through gap in bank and head along remains of old lane. W 270° 86m
15.38km 0.09km As lane peters out turn left back on yourself along singletrack. NNE 20° 85m
15.49km 0.12km Caution steep rutted downhill. NNW 359° 61m
15.55km 0.06km Cross Stream just past disused air shaft tower. E 78° 61m
15.67km 0.12km Pick up old lane. NNW 355° 62m
15.83km 0.16km Gets boggy from here depending on weather. NNW 316° 65m
15.88km 0.05km Head through gap in bushes towards houses. NNW 336° 65m
16.06km 0.18km Cross fence at style. NW 308° 56m
16.09km 0.03km turn towards gate at top of field. NNW 354° 56m
16.13km 0.04km Caution wall behind gate. End of Off-Road Section 8. NNW 320° 58m
16.54km 0.42km Turn left off Greenways onto bridleway. Off-Road Section 9. WNW 288° 34m
16.63km 0.08km Gets very muddy. NW 294° 32m
16.68km 0.05km Turn left in gap through trees for best place to ford river. Slippery stones, unclip pedals ready to dab. SSW 194° 30m
16.91km 0.23km Pass underneath official short route on cycle track. Dismount for Moto baffle. W 267° 35m
16.97km 0.06km Turn right onto Cecil Road. End of Off-Road Section 9. NNE 38m
17.03km 0.06km Turn left onto bridleway. Off-Road Section 10. E 90° 38m
18.29km 1.26km Steep rocky downhill. SW 211° 77m
18.89km 0.6km Turn right onto Killan Road. End of Off-Road Section 10. WNW 271° 86m
21.91km 3.02km Turn right onto Cae Mansel Lane SSE 153° 105m
22.12km 0.21km Off-Road Section 11. W 270° 99m
22.22km 0.1km Pick up bridleway behind sheds. NE 24° 92m
23.25km 1.03km End of Off-Road Section 11 NNW 326° 63m
23.36km 0.11km Turn right onto Cae Mansel Road NE 41° 52m
23.44km 0.08km Turn left into woods. Off-Road Section 12. NW 312° 48m
23.91km 0.47km Enter housing estate. End of Off-Road Section 12. WNW 278° 22m
24.28km 0.37km Turn left onto Bryn-y-mor Road rejoining official route. W 262° 16m
25.55km 1.27km Turn left off Penclawdd Road leaving official route. Start of Off-Road Section 13. S 165° 11m
26.22km 0.67km End of Off-Road Section 13. SE 133° 45m
26.37km 0.15km Turn right onto Cefn Stylle Road SW 220° 41m
27.14km 0.77km Bear right. W 266° 55m
27.18km 0.04km Off Road Section 14. WNW 292° 55m
27.99km 0.81km End of Off-Road Section 14. NNW 330° 19m
28.06km 0.06km Turn left onto Penclawdd Road rejoining official route WSW 237° 13m
29.84km 1.79km Turn left off official route. SW 210° 10m
30.33km 0.49km Turn right onto pathway. Off-Road Section 15. SSW 186° 56m
30.65km 0.32km Turn right onto Caban Isaac Road. End of Off-Road Section 15. WNW 271° 86m
30.73km 0.08km Turn left onto narrow lane. Take care of traffic. SSW 187° 88m
31.93km 1.2km Turn right into wide gravel area. Off-Road Section 16 NE 24° 49m
31.96km 0.03km Take track left of apex. NW 310° 49m
31.97km 0.01km Keep left W 249° 49m
31.99km 0.02km Roughly parallel to road. W 268° 49m
32.09km 0.11km Follow main track round to right NNW 317° 35m
32.17km 0.08km Keep left NNW 358° 21m
32.29km 0.12km End of Off-Road Section 16. NNW 330° 13m
32.36km 0.07km Turn left onto The Promenade rejoining official route. WSW 236° 5m
32.64km 0.28km Turn right off official route into industrial estate. NW 305° 13m
33.35km 0.71km Take a right off the road around the barrier. Off-Road Section 17. WNW 291° 10m
33.36km 0.01km Go more or less straight on from barrier, not on the most distinct track. NW 297° 9m
33.53km 0.17km Head for the track through the bushes W 262° 7m
34.32km 0.8km Follow road around back of properties. End of Off-Road Section 17. S 158° 6m
34.96km 0.63km Take care crossing the official route ESE 100° 10m
35.54km 0.59km Bear right off Wern Road SSW 186° 28m
36.01km 0.47km Straight on onto Off-Road Section 18. WSW 243° 62m
36.17km 0.15km Bridleway runs around right hand side of property. SSW 195° 71m
36.39km 0.23km Turn left onto lane. End of Off-Road Section 18. SE 125° 99m
36.75km 0.35km Turn right onto Cilonen Road W 258° 110m
36.79km 0.04km Bear left onto track across common land. Off-Road Section 19. WSW 230° 109m
37.02km 0.23km Follow track around to right and head back towards road. NW 294° 97m
37.18km 0.16km Turn Left back onto Cilonen Road. End of Off-Road Section 19. WNW 273° 97m
38.66km 1.48km Turn left onto track across National Trust Land (MTBers welcome!) Off-Road Section 20. ESE 103° 96m
39.18km 0.51km Pick up bridleway in the trees as you leave the common. SW 203° 88m
40.04km 0.86km Bridleway runs to the right of the property. SSW 199° 81m
40.14km 0.11km Turn right onto B4271. End of Off-Road Section 20. Caution you will be travelling counter direction to the official route for Approximately 120m. WNW 271° 79m
40.29km 0.14km Bear left off official route. WSW 237° 76m
41.97km 1.69km Turn right onto bridleway - Off-Road Section 21. NNE 90m
42.43km 0.46km Bridleway turns right as you approach stream. NE 24° 73m
43.41km 0.98km End of Off-Road Section 21. NW 315° 71m
43.62km 0.21km Turn Left onto B4271. Caution you will be travelling counter direction to the official route for approx 300m. WNW 287° 64m
43.94km 0.31km Bear left off official route. W 253° 55m
45.12km 1.19km Bear right through Oldwalls NW 308° 63m
47.38km 2.26km Bear right then left past Landimore WNW 291° 39m
47.8km 0.42km Bear left. WNW 290° 47m
47.98km 0.18km Turn left onto bridleway. W 249° 49m
48.24km 0.25km Start of Off-Road Section 22. S 167° 44m
49.97km 1.73km Turn left out of Off-Road Section 22. ENE 49° 39m
51.29km 1.32km Turn right onto bridleway. Off-Road Section 23. This is the start of a long gentle 3.3 mile off-road climb (predominantly) up 120m. S 180° 69m
52.05km 0.76km Keep left. ESE 104° 121m
52.49km 0.44km Keep right. SE 116° 137m
53.47km 0.98km Cross the road at 45 degrees keeping to the left most track SSE 145° 154m
54.06km 0.59km Start of a short downhill section. SSE 139° 161m
54.42km 0.36km Start of a short climb to a new highest point SE 117° 160m
55.6km 1.18km Start of a short downhill section. ESE 94° 177m
55.92km 0.32km Aim for the middle track - straight on. Start of a short climb to highest point. ESE 97° 0m
56.44km 0.52km Highest point on the route approx 183m. Start of a pronounced downhill descending 80m in a 0.9 miles. ESE 101° 180m
57.22km 0.78km Turn right S 178° 138m
57.61km 0.38km Hairpin left onto farm track. E 84° 107m
57.77km 0.16km End of Off-Road Section 23. ESE 106° 98m
57.85km 0.09km Turn left onto A4118. ESE 99° 89m
58.58km 0.72km Turn right onto North Hills Lane. ESE 97° 86m
59.01km 0.43km Straight on onto Off-Road Section 24. ESE 105° 72m
59.58km 0.58km Follow Bridleway through Northill Woods back to A4118. NNW 356° 54m
59.94km 0.35km Turn right onto A4118. End of Off-Road Section 24. ENE 55° 23m
60.25km 0.32km Turn right onto footpath towards river. Off-Road Section 25. SSW 184° 21m
60.3km 0.05km Ford river SSW 184° 21m
60.33km 0.02km Follow footpath to the right parallel to river. WNW 273° 41m
60.48km 0.15km Pick up bridleway to the left going steeply uphill. SE 118° 17m
60.57km 0.1km Follow Bridleway round to the right along the back of the houses. SSE 137° 40m
60.74km 0.16km Follow Bridleway across golf course. Stick to way marks. SE 115° 44m
61.69km 0.96km Follow Bridleway around the left side of the club house. Keep a low profile, the next bit is of dubious right of access. SE 123° 60m
61.73km 0.04km Bear right across the golf club car park entrance. End of Off-Road Section 25. S 171° 62m
61.75km 0.02km Pick up the footpath along the left hand edge of the car park. Start of Off-Road Section 26. Be wary of walkers this is a footpath, but it does link to a bridleway. WSW 241° 61m
62.07km 0.32km Bear left. WSW 234° 60m
62.33km 0.26km Bear left. There is some barely visible board walk through the sand on the left - follow this. WSW 247° 44m
62.45km 0.12km Turn left away from the sandy bits. Entering National Trust land (cyclists welcome). SSW 201° 40m
62.63km 0.18km Head towards the cliffs to take in the view over Three Cliffs Bay! WNW 292° 47m
62.8km 0.17km Stunning views! SE 114° 25m
62.95km 0.15km This is roughly where the bridleway starts. SSE 136° 47m
63.03km 0.08km Bear right towards cliffs away from the bridleway. SSW 187° 47m
63.28km 0.25km Rejoin the bridleway. ESE 105° 57m
63.57km 0.29km Bear right away from road and away from the bridleway. E 90° 57m
63.85km 0.27km Stay off the road, this is an Off-Road Epic! ESE 100° 64m
64.13km 0.28km Turn right towards the cliffs and pick a route around the cliffs. SE 129° 0m
64.84km 0.71km Turn left aiming for Bosco Lane. E 82° 47m
64.93km 0.09km Join East Cliff road opposite Bosco Lane and turn left. End of Off-Road Section 26. WNW 277° 69m
65.32km 0.39km Turn Right off East Cliff onto gravel track in front of some houses. Off-Road section 27. NE 33° 58m
65.53km 0.21km End of Off-Road section 27 - sharp right onto Hael Lane. E 89° 67m
65.83km 0.3km Off-Road section 28. ENE 47° 67m
66.13km 0.3km Through farm yard in front of farmhouse - Bridleway. ENE 56° 64m
66.32km 0.19km Tricky downhill ahead with crumbling log/gravel steps along it. ENE 65° 62m
67km 0.69km Turn right along pathway. It gets narrow and climbs a bank - take care - one slip and you're in the drink!! Further on, the trail gets alternately rooty and rocky and can be tricky. At one point it opens into a clearing - just head along the length of the clearing watching out for deep muddy patches - it narrows to a path further on. SSW 191° 27m
68.07km 1.06km Cross the river via the bridge if you're a wuss and want to keep your feet dry! SSW 184° 23m
68.25km 0.18km Visit the beach - have a break - tough climb next. NNW 336° 23m
68.42km 0.17km Ford the river. NNE 10m
68.5km 0.08km Start of a tough climb out of Pwlldu Bay. Watch out for idiots like me coming down the hill fast!! ESE 92° 10m
69.1km 0.61km End of Off-Road Section 28. Have a rest then follow Pwlldu Lane! ENE 59° 49m
69.84km 0.74km Watch out for concealed driveways and cars pulling out. NNW 357° 63m
70.05km 0.2km Turn left off Pwlldu Lane. E 90° 59m
70.2km 0.15km You're looking for a bear right off the lane onto a gravel track - THIS is NOT it! SW 220° 55m
70.68km 0.48km Bear right off lane onto Bridleway. Off-Road Section 29. W 268° 56m
70.74km 0.06km Turn right off main track, following Bridleway. NW 311° 54m
70.85km 0.12km Watch out for stepping stones in the mud made of log stumps! W 252° 46m
71.02km 0.17km Turn right through gate towards style, then hairpin left. If you feel gnarly go straight on - steep and rocky!! NNE 11° 44m
71.07km 0.04km Progressively steepenning downhill. Rocky, fast and steep towards the bottom half. W 262° 44m
71.21km 0.15km Cross river over bridge. NW 301° 25m
71.24km 0.02km Turn left onto gravel track W 256° 21m
71.33km 0.09km Bear right onto wide uphill track. NNW 344° 17m
71.63km 0.3km Turn right off Bridleway into lane. End of Off-Road Section 29. NE 28° 39m
72.19km 0.56km Turn right onto Pennard Road. NE 45° 74m
72.21km 0.02km Straight on, rejoining official route merging in from left off Vennaway Lane. ENE 59° 74m
73.31km 1.1km Bear right off the official route onto Old Kittle Road a little past the pub on the left. Steep downhill lane. Keep your wits out for trafffic, but keep your momentum for the ford at the bottom (if there's any water in it) and the steep climb back out on the other side. ESE 103° 68m
73.56km 0.25km Ford (with a footbridge to the left should you need it - it's hardly ever got any water in it). NE 25° 40m
73.85km 0.29km Turn right onto Northway rejoining official route. ESE 105° 63m
74.65km 0.8km Turn right onto Murton Green Road leaving the official route. SSW 194° 81m
74.95km 0.3km Turn left onto Mansfield Road. ESE 111° 75m
75.55km 0.6km Bear right at small green. S 175° 74m
75.59km 0.04km Turn right into Bridleway. Off-Road Section 30. Very rocky fast short downhill. Keep your momentum for the boggy patches at the bottom. WSW 232° 75m
75.74km 0.15km Boggy patch can stop a speeding bike dead - take care. SW 213° 67m
76.14km 0.4km Turn left staying on the gravel bridleway. SSE 156° 78m
76.5km 0.36km Turn left down narrow track in front of gateway, following Bridleway. Very rocky steep downhill singletrack ahead - take care. Suffers from washouts. NE 30° 73m
76.66km 0.16km Don't go all the way to the flat bit - very boggy. Take a right through a gap in the fence and by-pass the boggy bit for 20m or so. SW 210° 60m
76.68km 0.02km Back to steep and rocky again. SE 123° 60m
76.87km 0.19km Don't go all the way to the bottom - very boggy. Cut through a gap in fence on the right in sight of the wooden shelter. SSW 190° 43m
76.88km 0.01km Roughly go parallel to the main track and head through the open area in the trees up the hill ESE 100° 43m
76.95km 0.07km Follow a way mark depicting a red leaf. Bears right higher up the hill onto single track. SE 120° 45m
77.09km 0.15km Approximate. Head for the downhill section of singletrack - gets very tricky and steep with some nasty roots and rocks to catch you out. Watch out for the narrow opening between two trees at the start of the downhill. SE 117° 57m
77.38km 0.29km Unless you're good you'll need to dismount for this nasty treacherous final zig-zag to the car park at the bottom of the singletrack. NW 298° 27m
77.4km 0.02km Turn left into the car park. End of Off-Road Section 30. S 174° 27m
77.49km 0.09km Turn left up Caswell Road SE 121° 18m
78.31km 0.83km Turn left into St. Peters Road. NNW 315° 78m
78.56km 0.25km Turn right onto Summerland Lane. E 78° 85m
78.71km 0.15km Turn left onto pathway across grass. Off-Road Section 31. NNE 17° 86m
78.88km 0.16km Turn right onto Murton Lane. End of Off-Road Section 31. E 84° 87m
78.96km 0.08km Turn left into Highpool Lane. NW 309° 85m
79.29km 0.32km Strraight on keeping to the left, pick up Bridleway. Off-Road Section 32. NNW 338° 92m
79.66km 0.37km Follow the Bridleway through the gate and through the boggy patch, after which it becomes less distinct. NNW 335° 81m
79.75km 0.09km Bear right steering roughly parallel to the shallow valley ahead-left. NNE 80m
79.84km 0.09km Bear right. NNE 18° 82m
79.91km 0.07km Bear left. ENE 61° 86m
80.16km 0.25km Bear left and start heading towards gate for Bridleway off the common. NNW 328° 90m
80.53km 0.37km Turn right onto Northway rejoining official route. End of Off-Road Section 32. ENE 64° 95m
81.22km 0.69km Turn left off Northway onto Bridleway. Off-Road Section 33. NW 295° 88m
81.31km 0.09km Turn left up towards golf course. NNW 322° 90m
81.48km 0.17km Sorry about this climb - it sets the scene for a worthwhile downhill on the next Off-Road Section. NW 305° 97m
81.91km 0.43km There's building work going on here so the exact route may change, but not by much. NW 311° 122m
82.02km 0.1km As the bridleway becomes less distinct keep your eyes peeled for blue waymarks. NNW 316° 126m
82.12km 0.1km Watch out for this right turn - easily missed. NNW 346° 125m
82.29km 0.18km Bear left at waymark post. NW 304° 128m
82.37km 0.08km As you head downhill watch out for golfers - they're worth almost as many points as ramblers! ;-) WNW 288° 125m
82.55km 0.18km As you approach the junction the track speeds up, but the risk of meeting someone on foot increases - take care. NNW 316° 116m
82.57km 0.01km Hairpin right, uphill (sorry!) following bridleway waymarks. ESE 100° 116m
82.68km 0.11km From here it gets a bit boggy and susceptable to hoof churn - steer to the edges. I promise the Clyne downhill makes it worthwhile! ESE 96° 123m
83.69km 1.01km End of Off-Road Section 33. Note well: Clyne Farm, on the left sells the famous Joes Ice Cream. Not as good as the version they sell in Joes Ice Cream Parlour, but damned good anyway. NNB: Joes Ice Cream is undoubtedly the best in the world!!! ESE 98° 112m
83.74km 0.05km From here it's down hill through Clyne woods to the river. Put your seat RIGHT down! ESE 110° 113m
83.88km 0.14km Straight on at the corner onto the bridleway. Off-Road Section 34. This bit is fast but you have little advance visibility and the track IS used by others - so take care. ESE 94° 108m
84.08km 0.2km By now you're in the narrow sunken part of the bridleway. Off to the left is a narrow singletrack slip taking you up off the bridleway. Watch out for the jump at the top - here begins some of the Clyne jumps. ESE 106° 87m
84.26km 0.18km Take care as you pass the small disued quarry on your right, the singletrack is right on top of it and the drop is severe. NNW 337° 88m
84.35km 0.09km From here on, these plots all get a bit inaccurate. NNW 315° 91m
84.38km 0.03km Take a right onto a slightly less distinct singletrack, putting the fenceline of the field behind you. NNE 15° 99m
84.42km 0.04km Go round a left hand berm into a VERY steep short descent into a disused quarry. WNW 284° 95m
84.45km 0.03km Follow the sunken lane as it twists out of the quarry with banked corners and a jump or two. NNE 95m
84.5km 0.05km Follow the track down hill taking in a series of berms and jumps. ESE 100° 95m
84.71km 0.22km The track crosses the fire road at a wooden jump - take care this jump should be looked at first it drops off hard behind it. NE 39° 54m
84.74km 0.03km Pick up a little gully leading off the fire road next to the wide bit. Take care - it gets steep down here. ENE 62° 54m
84.8km 0.05km Follow the track down to a berm left which is perched right on top of a cliff! Don't overshoot!! NW 300° 28m
84.81km 0.01km Follow a route steep down hill eventually down some log steps to an old indistinct lane. NNW 336° 28m
84.91km 0.1km Follow the lane as it decscends gently along the length of the pond. NNW 340° 41m
85.04km 0.13km Pick a route down to the tarmac bike path either crossing the stream or over the tiny boardwalk bridge. Did you enjoy that lot or did it scare you shitless!? NE 43° 32m
85.08km 0.04km Take care crossing the official short route along the cycle-track. Go straight across the track and pick up a pathway leading down to a bridge crossing Clyne River. SSE 139° 32m
85.16km 0.08km Follow the gravel track along the river with the river on the left. NE 26° 32m
85.52km 0.36km Keep on the main gravel track as the river deviates away from the track briefly NNW 336° 20m
86.08km 0.56km NW 294° 26m