los lan cymru wales

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Hi there, i'm gonna ride the los lan cymru route in july 2005. Wich way can i take best: north-south or south-north?
Which direction blows the wind most of the time and is the route in both direction signed?
If i begin in the south part of wales can i depart best from cardiff or chepstow?
Other great tips of the route are also welcome,
Roger

Hi there, i'm gonna ride the los lan cymru route in july 2005. Wich way can i take best: north-south or south-north?
Which direction blows the wind most of the time and is the route in both direction signed?
If i begin in the south part of wales can i depart best from cardiff or chepstow?
Other great tips of the route are also welcome,
Roger Get the national cycle route maps, navigation on this is tough. I did 3 days of it in September last, with 5 others. It is hilly as for wind we got plenty it was Northerly when we were there. Look up the maps, I ordered them from Sustrans, bring a compass and enjoy. Make sure you are a reasonably experienced cyclist and tourer. This is not something I would recommend for the first time out cyclist.

brian

Get the national cycle route maps, navigation on this is tough. I did 3 days of it in September last, with 5 others. It is hilly as for wind we got plenty it was Northerly when we were there. Look up the maps, I ordered them from Sustrans, bring a compass and enjoy. Make sure you are a reasonably experienced cyclist and tourer. This is not something I would recommend for the first time out cyclist.

brian
Brian, or anyone else who can help...I am planning a relatively long touring trip from Alicante to Amsterdam for charity in the summer. I was planning to do a practive trip in Wales, along the route from Shrewsbury to Pembrokeshire. Are the Sustrans map routes on flat roads for touring/racing bikes, or are they better suited to mountain-biking? Just in case I buy the wrong set of maps!

Ben

Brian, or anyone else who can help...I am planning a relatively long touring trip from Alicante to Amsterdam for charity in the summer. I was planning to do a practive trip in Wales, along the route from Shrewsbury to Pembrokeshire. Are the Sustrans map routes on flat roads for touring/racing bikes, or are they better suited to mountain-biking? Just in case I buy the wrong set of maps!

Ben
The route from sustrans are mostley on flat roads but sometimes they are off road but that is mentioned on the maps.
Roger