Summary

When

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Fri 23rd April 2027
22:00 - 18:00
Sat 24th April 2027

Where

Felix Road Adventure Playground
Felix Road
Easton, BS5 0JW

Who

Organiser:

What

Series: Great Western Randonnées

Brief

Reading Test on A4 whooshes you east from Bristol along the A4 in the quiet of night passing Silbury Hill to Reading. Then pick up smaller roads over into the Test Valley to Mottisfont and back through Salisbury and up the Wylye Valley.

Event Info

Cost:
£0.00

Opens:
15/11/26 @ 00:00

Type:

Eligible:

Award Distance:

Total Distance:
307 km

Speeds:
15-30 kph

Duration:
20h00

AAA: 0.00

Climb:
2517m

Facilities

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Overview

Yes you read that right! Reading Test on A4 makes use of the quiet of night to smash it along the A4 to Reading; and it'll be close to the full moon!

Description

Grab yourself a hot drink at Felix Road Adventure Playground then saddle up and make a beeline east exiting Bristol.

Tog Hill will quickly warm you up and that is the biggest climb behind you On using quiet empty old 'London Road' turnpikes the A420 & A4, over chalk downlands, passing Silbury Hill, through Marlborough (confirming a stop here but won't know till November as landlords are about to change) and into the Kennet Valley to Reading for some early morning scran.

Now turn south onto easy flowing lanes skirting Basingstoke and into the Test Valley; passing its source and the source of Bombay Sapphire gin. Soon you'll arrive at Mottisfont for more grub.

Then back west you go through The Deans to Salisbury and up the Wylye Valley with a stop at Ginny's Cafe to fill your belly once more.

Quiet roads to Rode and back to The Cotswolds before the 2Tunnels and Bristol & Bath Railway Paths for a traffic free route through Bath and into Bristol.

Details

Hot drinks at the start, food & hot drinks at Reading, Mottisfont and the finish provided.

Bag storage at the start.

Staggered starts before 22:00 may be used depending on numbers and control venue wishes; earliest will be 21:00 - tbc.

Entry cost £tbc.

Navigation

Route notes and a variety of files/links will be available usually 5 days before the event.

Will's are considered the Gold Standard for AUK events!

Map

The interactive map below is a guide, subject to change and not necessarily the final version. Toggle 'chart' for elevation & approx. slope %; now works in full screen too.

Route & validation

The route is advisory - you just have to visit the controls and gain proof of passage - there may be parts that you'd like to take a different route and that is entirely up to you - the time limit for the event doesn't change!
Validation: Not Instant - brevet cards are returned to AUK for homologation. I will post them on to you UNLESS you deselect brevet card return postage (see the roll over tip in booking form).

Start details

Parking:

Limited parking around Bannerman Road Community Academy or urban side roads. Otherwise parking at Bristol Parkway Railway Station (paid) is a good option.
For full details see Felix Road Adventure Playground

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