Mark wrote:
>>Aye. Is there an easier way to Bristol from Wells without that climb,
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> without
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>>going all the way round. Ie. is there a gentler gradient up on to the
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> Mendips
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>>from another direction out of Wells?
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> I only know the SM (East) side & there's no easy way to Bristol from there - *lots* of hills.
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> Will be attempting to cycle to work a few times in the Summer from my SO's house just outside
> Bath. It'll be hard work.
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> Mark
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I often cycle to Wells and Glastonbury from the south of Bath, by that I miss the climb out of Bath!
I usually take the A367 for a mile or so before turning off onto the B3115 that goes to Timsbury.
Before Timsbury I head for for Radford and then Paulton. Then, here comes the sneaky bit, there is
a lane called Tennis Court Road (why?) which leads to the A362 near the **** heap (yes, we have
**** heaps down here!). Then it is a left turn for a couple of hundred yards on the main road
before turning onto a minor road that goes to the outskirts of Chilcompton. It is a right turn onto
the main road then a dog leg at the junction by the Old Down Inn. Then it is a 6 mile roll down
into Wells.
And, honest, the climb out of Wells is not that bad (especially with a southerly gale behind you!)
David