Route advice - Wales nr Knighton

StrangelyBrown

Attending a Phil Price rally school day as a spectator on 3rd October. Much as I'd love to stand and watch all day, I'm thinking about taking my bike down and going out for a few hours, in order to preserve my sanity

I don't know the area at all so has anyone got some suggestions on decent roads/routes that I can go and get battered by. Postcode is LD7 1TD.

Cheers

priory

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... 35612&z=13

Parts of this are among my most favourite rides anywhere.
I have not done all of these roads, but most.
Yuo can make a 60mile day there and back. It doesn't sound much but there are lots of hills.
I have indicated a trip to the viaduct because I missed it twice and will be going back to see it.

priory

and call at the national cycle museum in llandrindod, sandwich shop next door to it. Best cycle collection I have seen .

priory

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source= ... 35612&z=13

a shorter one 15miles round the viaduct in case you can't take 5hours out.

StrangelyBrown

Cheers priory.

Was also thinking of heading out to Hopton Castle, and then looping back via Rockhill and Felindre - what do you reckon??

priory

I only know the a and b roads south to knighton there. the b roads past hopton castle are to be preferred, or the minor roads if you like hills. The b road S past hopton castle and right through weston avoids a bigger hill on the a488.

There is nothing to eat at hopton castle so you might need a sandwich and drink. Knighton has at least shops.Clun has a cafe.

There must be someone here that knows the area better than me, I have only passed through a few times on tour.

TerryJ

priory

I see what you mean about felindre. I looked at it in the map a while ago and thought the b road looks like a nice long downhill. Getting there from HC might take a while , though.
I would put it into bikehike.co.uk and get a profile.