Wells, Mells & Old Rail Trail 100
2025

Taking in the sights south of Bristol. Expect a few #wills_hills including King Alfred’s Tower and some beautiful countryside including a lovely gradual descent on a traffic free old rail trail

Whitchurch, Bristol, | Sat 11th Oct 2025 @ 08:30

Summary

When

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Sat 11th October 2025
08:30 - 19:06

Where

Toby Carvery Maes Knoll
42 Bristol Road
Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 0PF

Who

Organiser: Will Pomeroy

What

Series: Great Western Randonnées

Wells, Mells & Old Rail Trail 100 1

Brief

Taking in the sights south of Bristol. Expect a few #wills_hills including King Alfred’s Tower and some beautiful countryside including a lovely gradual descent on a traffic free old rail trail

Event Info

Cost:
£0.00
CLOSED
Type:
Eligible:
Audax Awards
Award Distance:
100
Total Distance:
105 km
Speeds:
10-25 kph
Duration:
10h36
AAA: 1.5
Bronze Grimpeur
Climb:
1610m

Facilities

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Overview

Description

Heading out past Chew Valley Lake and over The Mendips to the cathedral city of Wells you can grab a quick coffee or more from the market. Continuing on round the Bishop's Palace you make your way through Bruton to tackle the climb upto King Alfred's Tower. The return leg includes a castle, Mells then the Colliers Way, the old rail trail, into the old mining town of Radstock all with a few more #wills_hills before arriving back at Whitehall Garden Centre.

https://pedalution.co.uk/2020/03/aaaiming-high
My write up of mine & R's helpers ride 2020

Reviews

What others think.

Great route - very challenging

16th February 2022

Its a great route with some really challenging climbs, the last 25k or so is quite savage when you have over 100 miles in your legs. Well organised. Will has a great team around him.

gideon

Response from Pedalution

Audax Club Bristol is the best!

Any turn has the potential to be a 20%+ climb...

15th February 2022

An ace route with the (many) climbs and controls really well spaced.

Rory

Great tough days riding

10th March 2020

This was a great ride and brilliantly organised thanks to Will and his team… there is a sting in the tail after Radstock with some challenging ascents…

Simon

Cracking ride

8th March 2020

Great day out, I think Will must have found every 20%+ climb in Somerset and Dorset. Well chuffed to get up them all, good controls & scoff. Special thanks to the “Oldies” at Yeovil working their socks off to feed us all.

Jim

Response from Pedalution

Trust me Jim, there are more! ?

Hard but great scenery

21st February 2020

There are a couple of really tough hills in this event that will test you. I’ve done it twice, and when it was very windy on the second ride, I ended up walking up two hills. Overall, I think this is one of the most scenic Audaxes that I have done. Well worth the effort.

Keith

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