Wednesday 29th November 2017 10:00am

Starting from - Albion Road, this is the road that runs parallel to the A472 from Pontypool to Crumlin. At the roundabout with the Steel structures on just below Pontypool Tesco, head towards Tesco then take the first left onto Albion Road, past the Unicorn Pub on the left, head towards the Dragonffli pub on the right and park anyway on the road on the right hand side. there is plenty of street parking here. Please be aware that there is no toilet at the start point. Please allow time for a stop at Tesco's as we won't be stopping till we get to the café at Six Bells!, NP4 6LD

  • 18 miles
  • Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres), Hybrid (road tyres), Road
  • 3 hr 30 mins

Free, women-only bike rides led by experienced Breeze Champions. They are a great way to get started in cycling or to improve your skills, whether you are a beginner or a seasoned cyclist.

Starting point

NP4 6LD

Albion Road, this is the road that runs parallel to the A472 from Pontypool to Crumlin. At the roundabout with the Steel structures on just below Pontypool Tesco, head towards Tesco then take the first left onto Albion Road, past the Unicorn Pub on the left, head towards the Dragonffli pub on the right and park anyway on the road on the right hand side. there is plenty of street parking here. Please be aware that there is no toilet at the start point. Please allow time for a stop at Tesco's as we won't be stopping till we get to the café at Six Bells!

This is a lovely 18 mile ride from Pontypool to the Guardian statue at Six Bells and return. It starts on the Crumlin road and then alongside the A472 on a recently created cycle path . We cross at Swffryd and then pick up Sustrans route 465 through Llanhilleth into Six Bells.
Be aware that this route does include roads but they are the quieter roads now that the A472 takes the majority of the traffic, however we will be cycling single file and you must be traffic aware! There are also some challenging hills. The biggest being on the return trip back from Llanhilleth , but you can do it! If you can't just get off and walk , we'll wait for you. The views from the Six Bells Miners memorial statue make it all worth while and we will stop at the Ty Ebbw Fach café there for a well earned break. The ride takes approx. 1hour 30 minutes each way.
So get your bikes checked, pump up your tyres, wear your high vis jackets, put your lights on if its a dull day and don't forget your helmets and I'll see you there.

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    Breeze Champion

Suzanne Williams

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