Gravel before the Romans! 200

Head off over the Severn Bridge into the Wye Valley and use the Tidenham Tunnel and old railway line north to Biblins. Cross back over the Severn and into The Cotswolds for some Roman Fosse Way. Easy gravel included!

Hambrook [nr Frenchay], City of Bristol | Sun 30th Aug 2026 @ 07:00

Summary

When

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Sun 30th August 2026
07:00 - 22:02

Where

Gary Harris Cycles
Common Mead Ln
Hambrook [nr Frenchay], BS16 1QQ

Who

Organiser: Will Pomeroy

What

Series: Great Western Randonnées

Brief

Event Info

Cost:
£0.00

CLOSED

Type:

Eligible:

Award Distance:

Total Distance:
215 km

Speeds:
14.3-30 kph

Duration:
15h02

AAA: 2.25

Climb:
2708m

Facilities

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Overview

Description

Cross the Severn Bridge into Wales and the Wye Valley. Use the old railway line through Tidenham Tunnel to Tintern and again later to Redbrook; then again from Biblins and Symonds Yat. Skirt the northern edge of the Forest of Dean before heading east across the Severn Valley and up into The Cotswolds with the obligatory #wills_hills; Bushcombe Lane & Sudeley Castle climbs. On to Guiting Power before heading south picking up the Roman's Fosse Way. Plenty of gravel for the added fun but nothing technical. Being an advisory route you can easily plan around if it isn't your thing.

be aware:

Tidenham Tunnel is a 'no light zone' for the bats. Respect this! No ifs or buts; local signage present.

Reviews

What others think.

Looking for a gravel bike now

10th May 2022

Fantastic route with low traffic volumes, beautiful scenery and quirky features. I hated the gravel to begin with but then just embraced it and now I want more! Difficult experience to beat

Mark

Great Gravel Ride

9th May 2022

What an amazing route, well done! We had a great day, a few accidental detours and one much needed late lunch. Awesome mixture of on and off road. Thank you for taking the time to plotting this route – Fantastic!

Mel

Great mix of terrain & a few classic Wills hills

9th May 2022

Just the right balance of terrain and good on/off road splits, normal back lane bias for GWR rides with pretty car free route all round. Introduced to some “right on the doorstep” gravel and trails that will defo use again. Bishop Cleeve & Sudeley climbs are right on par for “Wills hills” and wont disappoint.

Mike

Great mixed surface tour of the Wye Valley

9th May 2022

Lovely route with a mix of road, railway paths and fire roads. And some devilish #wills_hills to boot.

We rode on an exceptional hot spring day, but I’ve ridden parts of this route following a period of rain and it’s mostly fast draining all weather-terrain.

Peter

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