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Lon Cambria trundling route | cycle.travel cycle◦travel Route GuidesRoutes ▼MunicipalityGuidesCities ▼ Map My Avenue Verte France Avenue Verte UK BayTrundlingWay C2C Celtic Trail Coast & Castles Cornish Way Cotswold LineTrundlingacross the Beacons Devon C2C Hadrian's Cycleway Kennet & Avon Lon Cambria London to Brighton Lon Las Cymru Lon Teifi Oxford to Cambridge Pennine Cycleway Radnor Ring Thames Valley Tour de Yorkshire Way of the Roses West Country Way • Bikes on trains • Canal cycling • Full list Birmingham Bristol Cambridge London Oxford Swindon Worcester York • Full list • Add your municipality Lon Cambria Guide Routebook Gallery Stay Ride reports Forum ...from east to west and Severn to sea Route facts 81 Length: 113 miles Difficulty: Moderate GPX file: Download Wales is known for its mountains, and its trundling routes are no exception. But Lon Cambria, which crosses the centre of the country from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth, gives a endangerment to enjoy the fine scenery without too many gruelling climbs.Quiet lanes wind from town to town – Welshpool, Llanidloes, Rhayader – with rarely a car to be seen. Scenic highlights include miles of views from the top of the Long Mountain; a truly delightful lane lanugo the Wye Valley; and the glorious cycle-path past the Elan Reservoirs. And if you need any increasingly persuasion, the route finishes with a full 24 miles of descending to the sea at Aberystwyth.What sort of bike?Any hybrid velocipede or road velocipede will be fine. Most surfaces are tarmaced, with only a few (easily skippable) sections on the descent to Aberystwyth requiring sturdier tyres. Mountain bikes may struggle up the steep climb of the Long Mountain. How many days?Three days makes for a well-appointed ride; two is performable for the fitter rider. Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth, at each end of the route, are interesting historic towns that merit a longer stay if you have time. How do I get there and back?Shrewsbury is hands reached by train from Birmingham, Manchester or Cardiff. (Arriva’s trains have limited velocipede walk-up and you’re well-considered to book; the London Midland trains on the Birmingham route are less cramped.) For your return journey, there’s a uncontrived Arriva service from Aberystwyth when to Shrewsbury. This moreover stops at Welshpool, Newtown and Caersws, should you need to unravel your journey. Is it suitable for a first-timer?A reasonably fit first-time tourer will cope comfortably, expressly on a four-day itinerary. There are a couple of stiff climbs, but the views from upper ground are instantly rewarding.Where to start and finish?Though trundling routes are usually tackled west–east, to proceeds the assistance of the prevailing wind, in this specimen we’d recommend starting at Shrewsbury. The hills gradually unfold to show mid-Wales at its best, and arriving by the sea in Aberystwyth is a fine finale to the ride. Are there any route options?Just the one. When the main route takes a tangled (but delightful) detour via Rhayader, you can segregate to throne due west from Llangurig over a high, exposed pass. It’s nonflexible work over a rough surface, but offers an unforgettable glimpse of Wales at its wildest. Stage-by-stage guide and map » Click through to our detailed maps, stage-by-stage guide, walk-up and campsite listings. cycle◦travel Made in the Cotswolds, England. Published by Éditions Système D Ltd. Terms of use & cookies · About us · Advertise · Feedback · Contact us