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The Irish Mail Upton Magna, Shrewsbury Humphrey Dunn
400Km

Summary

413Km cycling event starting from Upton Magna, Shrewsbury.

Controls at

  • Start
  • Bala
  • Porthmadog
  • Llanberis
  • Holyhead
  • Llandygai Services
  • Glyndyfrdwy
  • Upton Magna
  • Plus 4 information controls

E-Brevet permitted.

Description

The return of the classic Shrewsbury to Holyhead (and back) route, crossing the Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park in both directions. Stunning scenery guaranteed. Good preparation/training for those tackling LEL 2025.
Based on the original route by John Hamilton, first flattish 60km , then on scenic roads over wild mountain terrain and across the Menai Straits to the end of the world landscapes of Anglesey and the port of Holyhead.

The return mostly follows the route of Thomas Telford's coach road built for the Irish Mail from London to Dublin in the early 1800s, which makes for an easy to navigate night section. A control at Glyndyfrdwy will be available through the night for refreshments, before the final push to the finish.

The route crosses some remote areas where you'll be some distance from civilisation and mobile phone coverage is not always guaranteed.

Whilst this is overall quite a hilly ride, with around 4,500m of climbing (4.5 AAA points), a good proportion of this is in the section between Pen-y-bont Fawr and Llanberis with around 1,750m in this 100km section. However, this means that (with the exception of a couple of long climbs on the return leg) the rest of the event is not too fearsome.

The full route can be viewed here: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50555052

Event Date and Location

This event is now closed

Event Information

Speed:
14.3-25 km/h
Climb:
4788m
AAA:
4.5
Category:
BR
Body:
Humphrey Dunn
Audax Points:
4
Event No:
25-496

Facilities

Toilets at Start
Toilets at Start
GPS files available from organiser
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Mudguards not required
Secur(ish) luggage storage at start
Secur(ish) luggage storage at start
Parking at start
Parking at start
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish
Free or reasonably priced refreshments at start &/or finish

Downloads

Route Sheet Gps File