Routefinder Part 2

Route 4 South Pembrokeshire

Firstly we head as far west as we can get without getting wet! So it’s a fast sprint to Haverfordwest, then a slower loop of St Brides Bay on our way to Pembroke and its pretty castle. From here we skirt the scenic coastline to the popular resort of Tenby, with its pastel shaded houses and picturesque harbour. The coast road delivers us next to Pendine Sands, scene of many land speed world records, with its 7 mile beach and museum of Speed. Across the peninsula we hit Laugharne, where the great Dylan Thomas wrote some of his famous works. Returning via Carmarthen, if daylight allows we’ll turn south through the Gwendraith Valley, rounding the Burry inlet and it’s cockle beds before crossing the Lougher estuary and then home.

Route 5 Shropshire Hills

we don't ALWAYS ride....

Heading North out of Brecon, we pass the world famous book town of Hay-on-Wye and follow the valley to Leominster. From here we take a swoopy loop towards Worcester on tight and demanding curves. Through Bromyard, we then cut north again and into the Welsh Marches. Now we zig-zag through picturesque valleys, skirting the river Teme, through the Wyre Forest and along the spine of Clee Hill, passing some views that cover 5 counties! We head west to Ludlow and north through the Shropshire hills proper, towards Thomas Telford’s famous Iron Bridge that traverses the upper reaches of the Severn. Then back through pretty Much Wenlock and Church Stretton, before heading south through the old border crossing at Craven Arms and back via Hay and Brecon.

Route 6 – Offa’s Dyke

The stunning bridge at Builth Wells

From Brecon we head north over the hills and moors near the English border, taking in the ancient border market town of Presteigne. Here we cross the border and follow the thousand year old route of Offa’s Dyke north to Clun and it’s ruined Norman Castle. On past Bishops Castle and towards Shrewsbury, cutting over Corndon hill we drop into a steep valley and head to the important market town of Montgomery. From here it’s a sprint to Newton and south over some of Wales most challenging roads to the Victorian Spa town of Llandrindod Wells. We’ll loop through the ancient remains of the Radnor forest, cutting back to another Victorian Spa at Builth, via the snaking delight that is the Hundred House Road. From Builth we cross the military ranges of the Eppynt and into Brecon past its spectacular Cathedral