While aimlessly playing on bikehike, I produced this - really not sure I want to ride it ... looks very spiky.

This years BB20o route

Total climbing sounds about right for wales though

Looks good to me*, where do I sign up

* I know nothing about the area so could be wrong

If you like climbing then you'll enjoy the up and over Bwlch Y Groes from Lake Vyrnwy whichever way you go its a toughie

I recognise some of those climbs...

Gets my vote.....

Yeah I'm in too, so when is it happening
Someone else could ride it for you fella!
Haha I also scared myself about half hour ago looking at and considering that four national parks route that layla put together

Just had a quick cross check. I've done all of that barring the bit from Llanuwchllyn towards CyB. Though amusingly I have done the entire of the climb that way (for a WRT waypoint)... then I turned around.

Why not go the whole hog and loop from the north end of Lake Bala over the Wayfarer to LlanarmanDC before dropping south through Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and through the woods to the eastern end of Lake Vyrnwy to rejoin your route at the western end of the Lake (+ 66km, 1725m ascent!). You could then drop straight from Mallwyd to Llanbrynmair to reduce some mileage at the end

Go on redo it with your ‘Lumpy tour of Britain’ bits added

Why not go the whole hog and loop from the north end of Lake Bala over the Wayfarer to LlanarmanDC before dropping south through Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and through the woods to the eastern end of Lake Vyrnwy

I had considered that Peter but this is mainly on-road, so thought I'd save the Wayfarer for another day.

Go on redo it with your ‘Lumpy tour of Britain’ bits added

Which lumpy bits? I thought this contained most of those bits?

Which lumpy bits?

Devils staircase
Up from Clatter
Concrete ramp at Arthog
That flipping road out of Llanny

You could even detour up Gwelfor Rd.

C+ try harder

Bearbonesnorm wrote: really not sure I want to ride it ... looks very spiky.

You can get a sticker for that

I remember scaring myself too when plotting a route this summer.





Was fun 'riding'. Super fun challenge. After day two I was more wasted than after finishing the HT550 and it went on for 4 more days. Yet I wasn't capable of finishing it.

That leaves me thinking - again - that it's a good thing to do stuff that scare you. Life is more fun this way.

BigdummySteve wrote:

Bearbonesnorm wrote: really not sure I want to ride it ... looks very spiky.

You can get a sticker for that

Indeed that IS a sticker right there!!