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Are the grid refs safe???
I just looked up a starting grid ref so check out this page
http://www.forestfreeride.co.uk/pages/FAQ2.html
[i]Where are you based?
North Powys in mid Wales. We are approx 24 miles north west of Newtown, Powys, 13 miles north of Llanidloes, 12 miles east of Machynlleth, 34 miles inland of Aberystwyth and 34 miles south of Coed-y-Brenin (compass points are approx). Our postcode is SY19 7BH (put this into Google Earth, Google Maps or any other postcode search facility for an accurate location). OS Explorer map 215, [b]grid ref: SH871975[/b]. Detailed directions will be sent to you with the booking confirmation.[/i]
Yet memory map and an online route planner are both giving me that grid ref as being 18.6km north of Colwyn Bay.
Anybody else having that issue? Do I need a pack raft?
jilted john - awesome
If he can get that one sooo wrong just think of all the rest of the GR's!!!!
Seem alright to me, got them coverted to long & lat if that helps?
Are we not starting in the sea then? Got the Mirror Dinghy already to go. 😉
Indeed, that's a bit of a slip up on his home page.
(Try SN, rather than SH)
anyone want to share what online resource I can use??
anyone want to share what online resource I can use??
emailed you a cheeky link 😉
thanks Matt/Taylor 😀
I seem to remember telling Stu about that grid reference thing at the last WRT..
we hear you 😉
the information on memory map is like a [i]torrent[/i]
Yes,yes ... we're at SN not SH. The GR on the website is a typo. I shall go and beat Dee to within an inch of her life 😉
SH now changed to SN on the web site, so no need for any 'What boat for the WRT' threads 😯
Provisional route plotted, just need confirmation from my wingman (you listening, Dyffers?). You're a sneaky bugger, Stuart - too many points, want to ride them all! Deffo not going up Cadair Idris, but might squeeze in a bit of ClimachX on the way round.
You'll have to wait another 36 hours Chris.
I've gotta ride across Wales tomorrow before I've got any more time to plan riding round Wales again.
Not happy about this Cadair Idris wussout though. It's win or die trying. 😉
Anyone want to show me there route? Ive not got any local knowledge and all the advise you have would be good?
Bigface if you look hard you'll see a little yellow road with loads and loads of black arrows on it ... going along it is without doubt the very best route 😉
yeah ok cheers for that!!! 😆
dont forget the cambrian bike fest is on just down the road. three days riding in mid wales, www.redkiteevents.co.uk
good for the cambrian bike fest, shame this is the WRT thread 🙄
Bigface (and anyone else too) if you get proper stuck, email me an idea of your route or the bits you're unsure of and I'll point you in the right direction.
Not much route chit-chat then?
Who's going clockwise and who's going anti clockwise?
clockwise Im thinking but seems like a big road section has to be had and those black triangles dont look to good!!!
Clockwise if fine weather, wanna be west of Cadair first night 🙂 And I've plans for eating, if weather is wet and windy, i'll have alternative plotted.
Footpaths, are they fair game?
'Roots, Bloody Roots!' Sepultura
Page 5, sweet 🙂
Footpaths - I'd have thought not - there's loads of forest trails, bridleways, rupp's and boat's to go at 😕
I'm likely to head clockwise too - seems to be the best way to pick up the ones from List B. Most of my route appears to be off road which is nice. Not looking to set any records, be first home or have the shortest possible route, but I've marked a few trails I rode back in 1993 (yes, really) which I'd like to do again and a few I've always wanted to do that I'm prepared to got a little out of my way for 🙂
Yes clockwise seems the ideal.
Can't confirm yet as my wingman is still navigating out of Dartmoor 😀
Think we've all had the same idea. Seems to be about which list B's you go for.
Clockwise for me as well, and i think i can pick up food as I go along, so should be able to save alot of weight on food and cooking equipment. Worked out my route north, just need to work on the route back south.
Found a nice river crossing to do as well, although its easy to avoid.
back now Pete - going to have a look at the GRs tomorrow
I've started anticlockwise, simply lured by the number of grid refs that can be collected early on.
back now Pete - going to have a look at the GRs tomorrow
Ok great I hope you and the family had a good trip?
speak soon 😀
OK, I've numbered Stuart's the grid references in the order sent, List A: 1-11 and List B: A-D to make them easy to refer to without giving the specific locations away.
Checkpoints 3 and D both seem somewhat out of the way... Whilst Stuart's "if you fancy doing all 15 then I take my hat off to you" statement is like red rag to a bull, I can't really find what looks like a rewarding route to collect these two up. What's everyone else doing?
I agree those two are a bit off route, the other 13 can make a nice route, point D is a detour, but point 3 is really out of the way!
'Tis a very nice ride to 3 though 😉
All 15 in 171km on memory map, I'm not revisiting the main route now, just going to come up with abort routes for bad weather or dead legs!
Plans have changed now, but initially I was thinking of ticking off all but 3 and D then had a 90% road route to get 'em both if I had time on Monday morning.
By plans changed, I mean I'm now investing more effort convincing my leadout man he wants to climb 630m through potential bog up from Macynlleth to grid ref A. 😉
By the way, we found it less confusing to have A1 - A11 and B1 - B4 nomenclature...
For 2 Wales novices would it be unwise to decide on a rough plan on the drive over? Should there be a little more research involved?
For 2 Wales novices would it be unwise to decide on a rough plan on the drive over? Should there be a little more research involved?
Maybe 😀
or you could follow someone? 😉
Been playing with the route on MM this afternoon (on a plane and some time to kill - not the best preparation for the legs at least)..... lots of (mentally) easy 10 - 20km legs so far. Not added them all up yet.
I'm broadly thinking clockwise and like IanB being west of Cadair on the first evening.... still working on the route over from Mach (with a lack of local knowledge). More time on Geograph and Google Maps/1:25000 should sort out Stuarts slightly criptic 'legal ridge ride' - access to this might be my issue... as far east as possible I think?
Might be missing the two most easterly points... I will definitely be knackered by Monday.
I've managed a couple of options, going clockwise I've got 95 miles and all but B2 and A10, does seem to mean a bit of road up the B4405.
Anti-clockwise I've managed a blistering 74 miles, just missing out A3, A7 & B4.
we found it less confusing to have A1 - A11 and B1 - B4 nomenclature...
As you wish - my system appealed to my minimalist nature 😉
@Anthony - I don't know this area especially well. Lots of info on good bits here though: http://www.dyfimountainbiking.org.uk/
Glad everyone's 'enjoying' the GR 😉
The ridge route should see you setting off from a very high point and passing over another 2 named smaller summits on your descent ... if that helps. If those criptic clues still produce a blank, this link might be some use.
http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2011/tarren-ridge-mtb-ride/
There's even video footage 😀
great link Stu that video is really good looks like those descents are a must!!
Plenty of places to test the drybags too 😆
Useful - that's pretty much what I had deduced 8)