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Welsh Ruins Abbey Wood Oliver Iles
200Km

Summary

212Km permanent cycling event starting from Abbey Wood.

Controls at

  • Abbey Wood
  • Goytre Wharf - Canal Cafe
  • Brynmawr
  • Tumble Summit, Abergavenny
  • Abergavenny
  • White Chapel - Castle
  • Skenfrith - Castle
  • Grosmont - Castle
  • Abergavenny
  • Newchurch - At L@T - Church
  • Abbey Wood

You must use electronic proof of passage (GPS or E-Brevet) for this event

Description

It's very audacious with 3750m of climbing, but breath-taking as it takes you exploring the Southern Edges of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

It's a stunning but lumpy route with plenty of excellent views exploring some of the less well-known roads of South Wales.

The North East section of the route passes you by 4 Welsh castles to stop, view, and enjoy.

You will stop at the Castles of Abergavenny, Grosmont, Skenfrith & Whitecastle.

You can also ride past the entrance to Usk Castle; a 100m detour will take you to Clytha Castle if you fancy stopping there as well.

The Western Section allows you to Climb 'The Blorenge' (The Tumble) with its 400m of ascent on its little-used 'traffic-free' track and ride past Llanelly Quarry - part of the World Heritage site. The South Eastern Loop explores some of the quiet, remote lanes Wales has to offer.

You'll have a Canal Side Coffee Stop at Goytre Wharf to enjoy before you tackle the first of the two 20%+ segment climbs in the Lanes of Wales on the day.

The northern section allows you to explore some of the National Cycle Network 'traffic-free' tarmac routes.

It is an event for experienced Randonneurs, capable of riding long distances in all conditions.

Event patches and distance medals are available for purchase.

For Detailed Route Mapping - https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1641092?units=km

This event qualifies as a 200k ride in the Super Rouleur Award - See Details Here - https://audaxwales.com/super-rouleur-award/

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Event Date and Location

  • Date: To be created by the rider
  • Distance: 200 km (212 km) in 14h08
  • Starting from: Abbey Wood
  • Reversible: Yes
  • Start at any control: Yes
  • FlexStart: Yes

Event Information

Speed:
15-30 km/h
Climb:
0m
AAA:
3.75
Category:
BR
Body:
AUK[P]
Audax Points:
2
Event No:
OI13

Downloads

Route Sheet Gps File