Good route into wales from bristol

[adw]

I'll be coming over the severn bridge with my dad weekend and wondered if anyone could recommend some good roads from there.

Appreciate any advice!

;)

[gettin2dizzy]

Just avoid the m40, not too bike friendly ;)

[the white rabbit]

Old severn bridge (chepstow, but not into town) then wye valley to monmouth (stopping at tintern), or turn off to usk just before chepstow racecourse after suzuki dealer, through to usk, then on to abergavenny. From there the road to Builth is nice if not busy.

Or go to Monmouth then back down to Raglan and then back road to Abergavenny then on north to Builth or over to Lladovery way.

[the white rabbit]

Just avoid the m40, not too bike friendly ;)

That would be a funny route from Bristol to Wales. :drunken:

[gettin2dizzy]

via birmingham:-$

[adw]

Lol! my parents come from there so I could make a detour! :p

[Mogs]

The A4061 Hirwaun to Bridgend, can be good fun, and always a challenging journey. If you go towards Abergavenny from Monmouth/Raglan take the old road not the boring A40.

[adw]

Ok i'll look out for it, cheers

[adw]

Would that be the b4223? Is that a good road then?

[Mogs]

No. It's got no number on my autoroute, named Clytha Road then the B4598. It runs parallel to the dualled A40. The B4233 is a little further north and has more single lane sections.

[adw]

Ok ok, thanks for telling me. Using microsoft virtual earth to check things out at work but can't see clytha road. Will try other maps. ;)

[adw]

I've been looking at going to rhayader (elan valley) what would be the best route from bristol to there. Don't really want to use the a40 if it's biker boring so twisty roads all the way their would be good! (if possible)

Any good options?

;)

[_Stretchie_]

What's you plan mate? Would you like an escort (NO NOT A CAR)

I'm sure someone would be able to help out if you wanted mate, Mofo's or the Taffia

[adw]

Well i'm pretty new to bristol and biking and just don't want to take my dad down some rubbish roads! :(

will have to get more involved in the rideouts on ere just nervous that's all

Thanks for everyones advice :)

[Mogs]

I've got a decent route for you, PM your email address I can sent you a PDF of it. There's a bit of A40 but not much, its sort of difficult to avoid completely.

[the white rabbit]

I've been looking at going to rhayader (elan valley) what would be the best route from bristol to there. Don't really want to use the a40 if it's biker boring so twisty roads all the way their would be good! (if possible)

Any good options?

;)

Easy. Old severn bridge, Usk turning by chepstow races, usk, abergavenny, talgarth, builth wells, rhayader, left in town cross to Elan. take your pic of all the roads signed to reservoirs and if weather nice go over the mountain road to Aberystwyth.

[suzsv650]

M4?