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Ridden on 23rd June and my 15th Lost Lanes Wales. I started from The Stagg Inn at Titley and rode 74k with 640m of elevation gain.
This ride has a very different feel from the other rides in the area (or indeed the other Welsh Lost lanes I’ve done). For once the scenery, though pleasant enough, plays second fiddle to the architecture and the ride passes through a number of delightful border villages full of half-timbered houses. A short detour down to the church in Eardisley is well worth it. The 12th century font in particular is worth seeing but do keep an eye out for the corgi prowling the back of the pews.
“Gair i’r gall” – Spoil yourself with a stay at the hospitable Stagg Inn and enjoy their lovely food.
I was planning a route for this half term from Leominster station to Kington and back making use of YH at both towns to split the ride. Looked in my copy of LLW and there it was. Perfect! However when imported to Komoot gives ascent as 520m not 631m. Not sure why…
A lovely ride. I did it on the first fine spring day of 2018. Lots of view, attractive villages. Early lunch in Kington, afternoon tea in Weobley.
Beware that the lanes down from Brilley Mountain to Eardisley are narrow farm lanes as the books says; lots of mud on the road, which is potholed, and lengths of lying water. You’ll want a sturdyish bike with sensible tyres.
Just come back from riding this route today.
My first Lost Lanes route even though I’ve had this book for a good few years and really enjoyed riding it.
I normally average around 30 miles but they tend to be hilly (I live in Abergavenny in South Wales) so took this extra 15 miles as a bit of a challenge. It took me 3 1/2 hours riding time, but I added a short bit extra through Eardisley too, so I was pretty happy with that – it was all very do-able and the hills are small, thankfully, compared to my local. Pretty rough roads in a few places but, again, very used to that in my locale. But very nice to be prepared for that a bit having read other comments and the description.
Will definitely do other routes from this book and the ‘central’ book.
Yeah, recommended. 🙂
This was really fun. I ended up barely stopping as it felt like such a fluid route. Gorgeous Village Shop in Pembridge where I stocked up on snacks I’d forgotten, and a lovely natter with the locals. Punchy short climbs but nothing ridiculously challenging (excuse the repeated minor meltdowns on the Hergest Road!) Had to miss out Dilwyn due to road closure and I wasn’t going to risk climbing that hill for no reward… and I had a train to get. All in all a good trundle. But as others have mentioned potholes EVERYWHERE, went flying only twice for not seeing them in the winter sun. More importantly, interacted with less that 20 cars all day!
Saturday September 14. Excellent area for an easy rolling ride taking in the architectural gems of the black and white villages. We started from Rhydspence (just to the est and started with a steady climb up to Brilley Mountain. The “lanes” down from there to Eardisley are well and truly “lost”! Not ideal on a road bike, and sense of humour / adventure needed… (In future I would avoid by going down through Brilley, briefly on the A438 and then back onto lanes at Whitney-on-Wye.) Don’t miss the Great Oak of Eardisley at the bottom of this section and before Eardisley village. The rest of the ride is far for conventional but very enjoyable. Recommendations: The Rhydspence Inn (near Whitney-on-Wye) for food and accommodation (the Kilvert Hills and Gospel Pass rides are also both very accessible from here and the new “Bloom & Grind” cafe on the corner in Pembridge.
I did this route this afternoon. My second lost lanes route. I am a mountain biker and very recent convert to gravel/road, based in Ludlow so smack in the middle of lost lanes Wales and central. I have both books and plan to work my way through the routes in them. I enjoyed this but it was a chilly January day, I’d love to do it again in the spring or summer and take more time to stop and explore the villages. No big climbs, which was nice! However, it did turn into a night ride and more of an adventure than I planned due to road closures, floods, diversions a Garmin meltdown and a puncture! The guide’s 73 km became 80. Still great fun though!