Cycle Touring in Wales. Richard Barrett

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      After years of road running and mountaineering wreaked havoc with his knees, Richard Barrett returned to long-distance cycling in his fifties when he bought himself a classic British-made touring bike. Now in his sixties, he rides a handmade bike from one of the great British frame makers that have appeared in recent years. Combined with walking, cycling allows him to continue his love affair with the more mountainous parts of the UK, which he first visited as a teenager.

      Richard spent his career in marketing in a number of multinational organizations in the UK and abroad, but he now lives in West Cheshire and rides two or three times a week with groups on both sides of the border.

      Other Cicerone guides by the author

      Cycling in the Hebrides

      Cycling in the Lake District

      Cycling Lôn Las Cymru

      The Hebridean Way

      Walking on Harris and Lewis

      CYCLE TOURING IN WALES

      A TWO-WEEK CIRCUIT AND SHORTER TOURS

      by Richard Barrett

      JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS,

      OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL

      www.cicerone.co.uk

      © Richard Barrett 2019

      First edition 2019

      ISBN 9781783627622

      Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

       Route mapping by Lovell Johns www.lovelljohns.com

      © Crown copyright 2019 OS PU100012932. NASA relief data courtesy of ESRI

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to Mr Edward Wood and his orthopaedic team at the Countess of Chester Hospital, who had me back in the saddle a mere 12 weeks after fitting me with a dynamic hip screw to repair a fractured hip that resulted from foolishly venturing out when there was still black ice about. Don’t worry, I won’t be doing it again.

      Acknowledgements

      My thanks to Jonathan and Joe Williams of Cicerone for commissioning this book and introducing me to wonderful parts of the country I had never previously visited. I should also like to thank my copyeditor Victoria O’Dowd, Sian, Verity and the production team, who once again made the process such a pleasure.

      Updates to this Guide

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      Front cover: The outwardly impressive Caernarfon Castle, which dominates the town (Stage 7)

      CONTENTS

       Map key

       Route summary tables

       Overview map

       Ride planner from Cardiff

       Alternative Schedules

       INTRODUCTION

       Why cycle around Wales?

       How tough is it?

       Which direction to ride

       Selecting a schedule

       Getting there

       Travel

       First and last nights in Cardiff

       When to ride

       Accommodation

       What to take

       Preparing your bike

       Eating

       Phones and Wi-Fi

       Emergencies

       Waymarking СКАЧАТЬ