Avenue Verte France

You’ve got this far, now you can follow the wide and easy traffic free french cycle tracks to Paris. Difficulties: Getting back to London Activity Type: Cycling Submitted by: The Route For more information: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11448829 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11447348 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_Verte

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Avenue Verte – England

If you want an international cycling challenge then this has to be on of the best options. Starting from St Pauls in London, it follows off road cycle tracks for most of the duration. Some of these tracks aren’t paved and you may need a hybrid or mountain bike – a burden for some, but

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Cefn Llechen Trail Run

A steady trail run from near Conwy. You can easily extend the run to nearer 10km by heading to Cefn Amor, past the old quarries and return along the really good green track on the opposite side of the hill. This is a pleasant trail run along grassy paths that, other than the uphill bits,

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Rownd Foryd

This is an interesting cycle on quiet roads on the immediate area around Caernarfon. There’s even a bike hire at the start. Location: Caernarfon Difficulties: None Specified The Route A nice simple cylce that’s suitable for all the family. Starting off near the Castle, following a quiet road for most of the way and returning

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Leum Uilleim from Corrour

Originally posted on the Walk Eryri Blog a few years back and the images are rather poor as taken with a mobile. This was my second day in Loch Ossian YH with an ascent of Leum Uilleim. The next day saw much the same sort of weather as yesterday. Rain and wind, with very little sun

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Loch Ossain to Staoineag Bothy

This route originally appeared on the Walk Eryri Blog a few years ago. The weather forecast had been eagerly anticipated the previous night and it shaped the next day ‘s walk as it was anticipating not just foul weather, I can cope with that, but lightning. That I don‘t really fancy. So Carn Dearg and a couple

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Carn Dearg from Corrour

Carn Dearg from Corrour Station – originally posted on the Walk Eryri Blog a few years back. Arriving on the sleeper at Corrour, i had managed to sleep much better this time thank you. An easy walk was all i wanted though, and the easiest walk left was that up Carn Dearg (and Sgorr Gailbhre). I

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Yr Aran From Rhyd Ddu

There’s always something special when you manage to fit a decent walk in on a weekeday. It’s almost like stolen time as we aren’t meant to do fun things on a weekday. It’s all work, work, work. So you have to work around that, and make the most of things. Well, I live so close to the hills

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Mynydd Mawr from Rhyd Ddu

This is a nice, quiet walk. So close to Snowdon, you can almost hear the crowds. Indeed, you can’t fail to miss them in Rhyd Ddu where they tend to gather to climb the highest peak in Wales and England. Fortunately for us, they don’t know any better and will leave today’s destination well alone.

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Maesglase and Waun Oer

Despite the proximity of the much busier Cadair Idris, these are rarely walked hills, though anyone who’s been along the A470 will have been impressed with the aspect they display to the drivers. The experience for the walker though, is rather more sedate, being a bimbly walk with no real difficulties over a terrain that’s

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