Summary

When

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Sun 30th August 2026
07:30 - 22:45

Where

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

Who

Organiser: Will Pomeroy

What

Series: Great Western Randonnées

Brief

Head off over the Severn Bridge into the Wye Valley and use the Tidenham Tunnel, the old railway line & bridleways north to Biblins. Back down the valley scaling its sides for forest tracks. Gravel included!

Event Info

Cost:
£0.00

CLOSED

Type:

Eligible:

Award Distance:

Total Distance:
122 km

Speeds:
8-20 kph

Duration:
15h15

AAA: 2.00

Climb:
2019m

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, a bridleway edging the river then again the railway to Redbrook; over to Biblins and back along the railway on the Peregrin Path. Scale the side of the valley and head along forest tracks before back across the bridge and home. Plenty of gravel for the added fun; some may be technical. Being an advisory route you can easily plan around if it isn't your thing but what is the point of that?

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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