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Ride 30: Along the Edge of the Realm

Ride Information

START: White Horse Inn, The Square, Clun, Shropshire SY7 8JA, 52.421266, -3.029831

FINISH: Offa’s Dyke marker, Sedbury, 500m southeast of NP16 7HD, 51.632523, -2.648501

DISTANCE: Day one 49.6 miles/79.7km. Day two 61.8m/99.5km

ASCENT: Day one 6686ft/2038m. Day two 7211ft/2198m

OFF-ROAD: 55%

TERRAIN: Rough, grassy slopes, stony bridle paths and dirt tracks, and quiet road segments. Very hilly with more than 4,000m of climbing.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: If the trans-Wales route (Offa North and South) is ridden as a whole, there are train stations at both ends. If done separately, Broome station is 11km from Clun, the start point of this particular ride.

NAVIGATION: Fairly straightforward. The length of this ride can make navigation an arduous task, though bridleways are easy to spot and the Jack Mytton Way is waymarked. Hay Bluff and Harley Dingle are the most difficult to negotiate. GPS navigation is recommended for those without strong map-reading skills. OS Landranger 161, 171, 148 and 137 would make very useful companions.

Eat & Drink

Hunters Moon Inn, Llangattock Lingoed, Abergavenny, Gwent NP7 8RR, 01873 821499, www.hunters-moon-inn.co.uk
The Harp Inn, Glasbury-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5NR, 01497 847373, www.theharpinn.co.uk

Sleep

Black Mountain Lodge, Glasbury-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5PT, 01497 847779, www.blackmountainlodge.co.uk
Bivvy: on the edge of the wood near Moity

Provisions

The Maltings Tea Rooms, 12 High Street, Clun SY7 8JQ, 01588 640539, www.caryscakes.com
Drover Cycles, Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5EH, 01497 822419, www.drovercycles.co.uk