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| WMB 121 Blaenavon Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | May 13th 2011, 01:28 | 33.5km |
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| Start/Finish Cwmtillery Lakes, Abertillery, SO217061 Total distance 33.6km (21 miles) Total ascent 1230m (4035ft) Time 4-7 hours Map 1:50000 sheet 161: Black Mountains Summary Substantial ride mixing rocky trails, moorland and industrial heritage. From car park at Cwmtillery Lakes, turn left on lane through houses. Take hairpin left to climb to cattle grid and open hillside. Opposite farm buildings switch back right onto steep track (224070). Climb to crossroads. Go straight over between fenced-off areas. Trail swings right downhill, across stream and up bedrock section. Follow moorland trail, looking out for a left turn. Join and follow across moors to descend on steep singletrack to lane at Forge Side. Join National Cycle Network 46 north-west past Big Pit museum and railway. Meet B4248 next to pub. Turn right on road for 100m, turn left onto bridleway through coal tips to lane at Pwll Du. Turn right and follow road to Keeper’s Pond car park. Follow path around pond, over bridge and across hillside heading north-east. After 1.75km take descending left fork from marker stone (265120). Join railway track bed (269127), follow to the right to climb past old tunnel. Trail narrows to singletrack descent then into wider, grassy trail to gate. Pass through and climb into Punchbowl. Head along pond edge and take trail on the right along the tree line. Climb steeply to gate, pass through then follow more moderate trail to join road at 278112. Carry on west, climbing to radio masts. Continue for 1km to T-junction, turn right and Keeper’s Pond car park is about 200m away. Retrace path back down and through Blaenavon to Forge Side, climb on to Coity Mountain and cross moors to return to crossroads from earlier. Turn left, climbing with fence to your left. Descend as trail swings left through a sandy corner, then watch out for a narrower trail switching back to right. Follow trail down slope towards Abertillery with patch of woodland to left. Join singletrack heading right upslope of a stone wall. Descend on singletrack to rejoin vehicle track above Abertillery, turn left and descend back to Cwmtillery Lakes. | |||||
| Brecon Loop | maxgirdler | May 6th 2011, 03:22 | 59.1km |
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| Coast Loop | cardiffthomas | Apr 23rd 2011, 07:58 | 62.1km | ||
| Llandaff North to Cowbridge and back via the coast | |||||
| Dave & May's Tandem Ride | pinky | Apr 22nd 2011, 10:04 | 45.7km |
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| caerdydd i Fathri | annestw | Apr 19th 2011, 09:39 | 225.8km | ||
| Dragon Ride - Rhigos | leonsix | Apr 13th 2011, 02:41 | 199.5km |
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| Dragon Ride - Rhigos 124 Miles | |||||
| Bwlch - From West Side | leonsix | Mar 31st 2011, 01:03 | 114.8km |
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| Bwlch - From West Side 72 Miles | |||||
| Training Sat | dboughto | Mar 25th 2011, 06:41 | 163.9km | ||
| Cardiff to the Valleys | maxgirdler | Mar 19th 2011, 01:30 | 75.1km |
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| Very Hilly, Steep climbs, long descents, beautiful scenary. Couple of A road stretches but otherwise middle of nowhere. | |||||
| 2wheels5nations day 1 | chrisinleedsuk | Mar 19th 2011, 12:46 | 129.4km | ||
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| WMB 121 Blaenavon Intermediate (Red) Route | Matt_Skinner | Mar 11th 2011, 04:53 | 8.9km |
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| Start/Finish Keeper’s Pond car park, SO254107 Total distance 9km (5.6 miles) Total ascent 365m (1200ft) Time 1.5–3 hours Maps OS Landranger 1:50000 sheet 161: The Black Mountains Route summary A circuit of the Blorenge, taking in a tricky descent, industrial archaeology, a challenging climb and an impressive view. From Keeper’s Pond car park, follow the path around the pond, cross the bridge and continue on narrower trail with occasional rock sections contouring the Blorenge heading roughly north-east. After 1.75km look for marker stone at a trail fork (265120). The trail straight ahead isn’t marked on the map – take the bridleway that descends to the left. The gradient eases and the trail smooths into fast, flowing singletrack dropping down to the old narrow gauge railway track bed (269127). The bridleway follows the track bed to the right, with a short climb past the old railway tunnel. The trail narrows and steepens to singletrack descent with rock outcrops. Singletrack joins a wider, grassy trail. Pass through a gate and tackle short climb into the Punchbowl. Follow trail along the edge of the pond wall and take the trail on the right along the tree line. It’s a steep and loose climb, even steeper after the right turn. Once you’ve reached the gate the steepness is over. Follow the more moderate trail to join the road at 278112. As an optional extra, follow the road westwards for about 400m and take the track that switches back to the right. It’s not a public right of way, but the hang-gliding club that owns the top of the mountain doesn’t mind. It climbs for about 1km to a small brick building and views over the Usk Valley to the Sugarloaf, Skirrid and Black Mountains plus Abergavenny. Descend back the way you came. Once back to the road, carry on west, climbing to radio masts. Continue for 1km to a T-junction, turn right and Keeper’s Pond car park is 200m away. | |||||
| ,,,,,, | mgalex | Mar 2nd 2011, 11:01 | 31.4km | ||
| reliability 1 | mgalex | Jan 31st 2011, 10:29 | 82.3km | ||
| 2.5 hr ride | mgalex | Jan 31st 2011, 09:59 | 72.4km |
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| above Barmouth | nedwards9820 | Jan 11th 2011, 09:18 | 9km |
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| Llanbedr circular road walk | nedwards9820 | Jan 9th 2011, 06:13 | 7km |
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| above Talybont | nedwards9820 | Dec 31st 2010, 05:46 | 13.6km |
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| TRANSP | redsnapper | Nov 3rd 2010, 04:45 | 174.3km | ||
| Sully-Llancarfan-Sully 40k | linusrees | Oct 20th 2010, 08:54 | 39.9km |
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| Out and back route. Hilly. | |||||
| bike ride | hillbills | Oct 15th 2010, 02:35 | 33.5km | ||
| 09-10-10 Wales - Gosford Pass, Black Mountain 1/2 Tumble | gvpiper777 | Oct 9th 2010, 08:20 | 98.8km |
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| 1800m - 14.5mph - 148bpm | |||||
| Dragon Ride 2010 | ipdavy | Sep 20th 2010, 08:30 | 190.6km | ||
| 2613m climbing | |||||
| LETJOGDay4 | evo6781 | Aug 22nd 2010, 04:59 | 164.1km |
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| Monmouth-Hereford-Leominster-Ludlow-Shrewsbury-Whitchurch | |||||
| roath rudry newport loop | matteyg | Jul 19th 2010, 09:28 | 44.2km |
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| roath to Caerphilly via Newport | matteyg | Jul 17th 2010, 10:41 | 35.2km |
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| breaking in the bike 2 | matteyg | Jul 6th 2010, 08:58 | 31.3km |
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| penylan road to penarth via culverhouse cross | |||||
| ras cymru stage 6 | janessimon | Jul 3rd 2010, 08:11 | 76km |
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| All together | leighc | Jul 1st 2010, 06:46 | 22.4km | ||
| Late comers, meet at staunton | leighc | Jun 30th 2010, 08:26 | 4.5km | ||
| Taff to Maenllywdd via ridgeway | smill45 | Jun 25th 2010, 01:16 | 46.8km |
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