BarnCamp2013BikeRide
We'll be organising a group bike ride from Bristol Temple Meads or Chepstow (you can choose) on Thursday afternoon. Leaving from Bristol Temple Meads about 2pm we'll be getting the train to Severn Beach we'll start the ride there riding up the Severn estuary on a cycling national route (very safe) then crossing the Bristol channel on the M40 bridge (again very safe and extremely scenic) and getting to Chepstow where we can collect anyone if people prefer to start from there.
After Chepstow we will get the A466 up all the way to Redbrook. This road is not a national cycling route but it is not too busy, it'd be good to set after the school run but before the evening rush hour so leave Cheptow about 4 or 4:30, that'll give us time to reach Redbrook in good time. The ride has stunning views, it starts with an ascension to reach the Wye Valley, then a soft way down and then a relatively flat ride along the valley. The last few miles are done off road on an old railway line (which I couldn't include on the map cause it's not recognised for any of them).
The route is 21 miles from Seven Bridge. According to the maps we should be able to do it 2 1/2 hours, riding in group is slower and we'll probably be stopping lots and taking it easy so let's say we'll be up in Redbrook for dinner. Here are some links to different maps with the route to get an idea:
We should be able to ride all together but if the number is high then we can split in 2 groups. If you don't have any experience riding on the road don't worry there should be some expert riders. Below there's some general guidelines:
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