Best route across Bristol

the best way is round it, over it, under it but never through it. Bristol is a nightmare any time. :shock:
sorry I can't be of any help I just work in Bristol. I would recommend that you get a satnav though. best of luck

Chew Stoke to Brizzle City Centre will ber covered by the National cycleway. Then you can either use the pavement on A4 Portway which is a cyclepath or use the towpath on the opposite side of the river into Pill and cross the Avon using the M5 bridge. When you get to the bottom of the bridge, you can turn right then left and rejpoin the national cycleway round Bristol and head towards the old bridge which should be signed. Don't forget your toll money

For my sins I know the north side of Bristol (and Cribbs Causeway!) quite well but my knowledge of the Bristol area is a wee bit hazy). Is there a pedestrian/cycle route over the old Severn Bridge? Otherwise it would be a question of either going up the A38 and then coming back down the other side, or following the Sustrans route by the river (or even a combination of the two). The A38 isn't too busy and you have views over the Severn estuary but it's ootherwise a bit dull). Getting there from Cribbs Causeway is a wee bit tircky as you have to go under the motorway and then down a steep hill (Horse Hill B4055) and then right at the bottom (Over Lane - the B4055 as well).

Does that give you what you need?

Yes, both sides on the old Severn Bridge and only done the upstream side once in all the years I lived in Avonmouth. Found it much better sheltered obviously.

This is one I know quite well... I used to cycle from Hengrove to Chew Magna and back at lunchtimes, in my new job I cycle from Almondsbury to Chepstow

Chew Stoke -> Chew Magna
Chew Magna -> Norton Hawkfield-> Whitchurch
Pick up the old railway path Whitchurch -> Brislington -> Barton Hill
It's easier to use the dual carriageway at St Phillips Causeway than try to find the rather circuitous bike route (it's wide enough with a sort of clearance lane at the edge, normally a bit full of yack though), from Barton Hill over the Avon & the railway to join the Bristol to Bath cycle path.
Excellent route this one, it's a bicycle motorway. It's well signposted to the Bristol Ring Road and beyond (I don't know this bit of the route but it's NCN).

This puts you North East of Bristol with lots of B roads north of the M4 (Winterbourne / Bradley Stoke) where you can get to Almondsbury. From there go through Tockington & Alveston and the bridge is visible and signposted from Almondsbury. Cross the bridge with the wind in your face.

I can drag you a route out in Multimap if you like and can upload it to multimap or a GPS. Pm me for that.

Nice route through Ashton Court Estate (nice cafe at the back of the mansion if you're peckish) and over the Clifton suspension bridge.

There is a nicer route from 11 to Henbury via Coombe Dingle and traffic free to Blaise (Greenhill Plantation) then head to Hallen under the M5 and turn right to avoid Cribbs Causeway and link up with your mapped route before Easter Compton.

My neck of the woods and well familiar with the route.

If you want a bit of company for the day, let me know and we'll sort something out.

vbc wrote:

Nice route through Ashton Court Estate (nice cafe at the back of the mansion if you're peckish) and over the Clifton suspension bridge.

There is a nicer route from 11 to Henbury via Coombe Dingle and traffic free to Blaise (Greenhill Plantation) then head to Hallen under the M5 and turn right to avoid Cribbs Causeway and link up with your mapped route before Easter Compton.

My neck of the woods and well familiar with the route.

If you want a bit of company for the day, let me know and we'll sort something out.

Agreed, this is all tarmaced, and quiet. Ignore all advice to use this or that main road, some of them may be quieter than they were but the traffic is still v fast. Passage Road also gives you a view of the estuary, and leads directly into the S side cycle track on the Severn Bridge. There is a wide smooth pavement cycle track along the A403 from Northwick to the start of Passage Road, much the best option.

To get to Coombe Dingle from the suspension bridge take the road round the Downs (Circular Road), and down through Sneyd Park, across through Sea Mills and into the bottom of the Blaise Estate. (Don't worry about lifting over the kissing gate at the bottom of the estate, this is the only such obstacle, ride carefully through the estate, cycle use on this is official, but something of a concession. Hazel Brook gorge v attractive. Best to exit via the House and so to Hallen and the back road through Spaniorum to Easter Compton, thence Pilning & Northwick.

This cuts out most of Bristol, except the nice bits, and most of the NCNs too! (Note the NCN on the W side of the river is unsurfaced.

Possible to detour through fairly minor urban roads to the E if you want to see Clifton, Westbury on Trym or any particular feature in this area.

From the centre of one bridge to the other...

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1746881

All I got from this was a view of the Severn Bridge, so for the rest of the technologically challenged, and everyone else still riding 20th century bicycles, here is a list of street names, which you should be able to pick up on Multimap, etc, at high magnification:

Suspension Bridge Road - first L – then L - Clifton Down Road – S (Use shelter of pedestrian island to cross Bridge Valley Road – can alternatively use minor roads down hill just to the E to reach same point) – Fountain Hill – L – Circular Road – L – Ivywell Road – S – Hazelwood Road – R – Church Road – L – Mariners Drive – R – Old Sneed Park – L – Avon Way – S – Trym Cross Road – R (Or S and round through Sea Mills Square) – Trymside – R – Meadway – S – Coombe Dale – S – Westbury Lane – immediate R – The Dingle – L just before stream into Blaise car park – aforementioned kissing gate, follow tarmac path up Hazel Brook gorge through estate – L over bridge in front of mill and up to pass in front of house to exit – L – Henbury Road – R – Hallen Road – bear left in this short fast one way section – L – Hallen Road – under motorway bridge – R – Berwick Road and so to Easter Compton.


Most of the roads between the Downs and the Blaise estate are minor urban roads with low traffic, so any diversions you feel like should be easy subject to avoiding the obvious main roads (Shirehampton Road & Canford Lane & the Portway end of Sylvan Way).

As you may guess I live in this part of town.

redvee wrote:

From the centre of one bridge to the other...

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1746881