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Caldicot to Undy and back the long way round

Wednesday 27th July 2022 10:00am

Starting from - We will meet at Woodstock Way car park in Caldicot. The car park is free to park in and there are toilets nearby which we will pass at the start in case anyone needs them.

As you come into Caldicot from Magor, go past the Co-op (on your right) and then straight over the crossroads. Turn left at the next lights (signed to the supermarket and brown castle sign). This is Woodstock Way. The car park is on the right just past the surgery and before Aldi.

If approaching from Chepstow, take the first right after the roundabout (just past the welcome to Caldicot sign) into Chepstow road. Go along the road until you see a left turn just after Marlow Vets and before Asda. You are now on Woodstock Way. Follow the road round to the right and then the left. You will then see the car park on the left just after Aldi. NP26 4FF

This Ride with Sarah ride is open for anyone to join

  • 29 miles
  • Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road
  • 4 hr 20 mins
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About the route

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We will leave the car park and head into Caldicot castle country park. Out of the park onto a short stretch of main road before we turn off and head up to Crick and into the quiet lanes heading to Shirenewton following the longest but shallowest climb.
Once we have regrouped at the top we will enjoy a nice long descent to LLanvair Discoed and then on to Five Lanes junction.
We will then explore the lanes taking us via St Brides valley into Undy for a well earned rest. This will be about 15 miles in.
After a break, we will head out to LLandevenny and then loop out towards Redwick along the lovely flat lanes around the Gwent levels and back into the other end of Undy. We then have a little climb and descent towards Carrow hill and then another little up and over Highmoor hill. Another descent awaits to take us towards Caerwent and then we will ride down through the park back into Caldicot to finish our 29 miles. About 1300ft of climbing all together.

A nice scenic circular route along a mixture of lanes and roads taking in Caldicot castle, the long steady climb to Shirenewton, Undy for a coffee stop and then looping around the Gwent levels back to the start in Caldicot. A good training ride for anyone intending to take part in any of the local sportives.

We will riding on the road all the way but they are mostly quiet country lanes. This is an undulating ride with some short climbs, one long steady climb to Shirenewton and a couple of fast downhills. You need to be reasonably confident riding these sort of roads.

We will ride past Caldicot castle with chance to stop for photos. Our main stop will be at the Latte Art coffee shop in Undy. We will also stop and regroup after each climb and descent.

Please make sure you have a helmet for the ride. Please bring along money for the rest stop and some basic equipment to be able to repair a puncture should you be unlucky.

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