Fifty miles across North Somerset

A lovely, crisp, sunny morning and a nice fifty miles or so across North Somerset. Rode over to Portishead to meet my riding companion, then headed out across Walton Bay and down towards Clevedon. I was nursing a sore knee and elbow courtesy of a bit of over enthusiastic mountain biking yesterday in the Forest of Dean so was taking it a bit steady. We headed out over Kenn moor (nice and flat) and then up Brockley Coombe towards Bristol International Airport. From here, we descended towards Winford, then turned of and up back towards the airport and up to Nempnett Thrubwell! Along the Row of Ashes and then across the A38 to Wrington.


A nice view looking down the hill towards Wrington with the Mendips in the distance

We then headed down the hill to the village (past the superb walled garden cafe) and then along to Yatton and back across Kenn Moor before retracing our steps back home. A lovely morning and a lovely ride, getting some miles in before the Gospel Pass audax on the 3rd March.

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A grand day out

Or rather, a pleasant afternoon in North Somerset. It's been a while since I got out to do a decent weekend ride. With riding to work 4 days a week and the running (I inadvertently agreed to enter the Bristol 10k this year) I haven't really felt up to a Saturday or Sunday Ride until now. It was a lovely day, bit overcast but crisp and frosty so the Day one was pulled out of the shed, winter gear put on and off we went. The ride was basically form Pill into Bristol (via riverside path), through Ashton Court and into Long Ashton. Through Long Ashton and up to Barrow Gurney, along the track to Nailsea, across Kenn Moor to Kingston Seymour, through the lanes to Clevedon


Looking south down the Severn estuary towards Weston Super Mare


Clevedon pier looking as splendid as ever

Through Clevedon (past the pier) and up and over the hill and down to Walton in Gordano, up the hill and across Walton bay to Portishead and then back via the lanes to Pill. A nice 40 mile ride on a lovely winters day, now to empty the fridge.




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