Our return ride from Cricceith is virtually all along main A roads. This is dictated by the the only routes, which follow river valleys through the mountains. But there is one 4.5 mile stretch where there is an option to
Bluebell Ride 2023
April lived up to it’s reputation of showers – lots of them this year, but the forecast for Saturday 29th was for a warm and sunny day. It had been my intention to lead a Bluebell Ride to Staffhurst Wood,
Snowdonia’s Cycle Routes-On Road/Off Road
The National Cycle Route 8 (NCR 8), known as Lon Las Cymru, starts at Cardiff and continues for 250 miles to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey. En-route it passes through Snowdonia, so naturally we will be cycling along some
The Elan Valley – A Dam’ed Good Day
One of the most spectacular day rides I have ever done started in the village of Rhayader, Powys.
The Good Old Days
Our club archive is fortunate enough to have the full set of the monthly Gazettes for 1914.The January Gazette was Number 5 of volume XXIV, the numbers indicating its birth as the oldest cycling club magazine, first published circa 1890.Calder
MAP READING PRACTISE!
Map reading and using maps to follow a route are useful skills, and offer some interesting, entertaining and challenging competitions for cyclists. Here is an opportunity to have a bit of practise in using our local OS Landranger No. 187