Summary

When

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Sat 11th March 2023
06:00 - 02:00
Sun 12th March 2023

Where

Warmley Station
Bristol And Bath Railway Path
Warmley, BS30 5JB

Who

Organiser: Will Pomeroy

What

Series: Great Western Randonnées

Brief

An easy PBP qualifier head to Didcot Railway Centre. Then link up with Toddington Station and Coleford’s GWR Museum in the Forest of Dean.

Event Info

Cost:
£0.00

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Type:

Eligible:

Award Distance:

Total Distance:
312 km

Speeds:
15-30 kph

Duration:
20h00

AAA: 0.00

Climb:
3084m

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Description

Railway Connections is a new Paris Brest Paris qualifying BRM event; however a Railway Connections variation was first test ridden in 2015 by myself and a few other Audax Club Bristol members before that year's PBP!

Climb onto the Cotswolds and edge the Avon & Thames Valleys, pass below Uffington's White Horse as you make your way to Didcot. Across the Water Park to Burford as you climb back over the edge to Toddington. Enjoy easy roads across the Severn Valley and on to Ross on Wye. Up into the Forest of Dean you go on one of the easier climbs to Coleford passing the GWR museum before back over the Severn via the bridge.

Reviews

What others think.

Tough challenge for March Weather

14th March 2023

Cold Wet and Dark spring to mind from this weekend’s adventure. Lovely route, 1st stop was nice until I relaised it was a race for the last pie in Didcot. 2nd control at Toddington was a humongous serving of pie, mash and peas, only to descend to the 3rd control at Burger King at Ross on Wye. Crossing the Severn bridge when it was closed was fun and unorthdox. Nice greeting back at Warmley by mid night for me. Great adventure again, thanks Will

gideon

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