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Page 1: Ride to the Severn€¦ · The bridge always makes for a spectacular and enjoyable ride high above the Severn and the Wye and today was no exception with long views upstream over

RidetotheSevern(BrianMahony-29May2020)

FormyrideonFriday29th,theSevernBridgebeckoned.IsetoffoverthehilltoTrellechinyetmoreblueskyandsunshine.ThestretchofroadbetweenTrellechandLlanishenalwaysseemstorevealsomethinginteresting.Ihaveseencurlewandskylarks,andthistimeitwasthesightofagloriousRedKiteweavingaroundinflightasitdidbattlewithtwocrowsoverasquirrelcarcass.CrystalclearviewstowardstheBlorengeandSugarLoaffromthehighroadnearCobblersPlain.SpottedChrisandTimemergingfromChepstowParkWoodatDevaudenontheirwaytoWentwoodandenjoyedcatchingupwiththembeforecontinuingmylongdescenttoIttonandChepstow.

ItwasgoodtobeabletojointhecyclepathbeforeHighBeechRoundaboutandtobeoutofthelongtrafficqueuesgeneratedbythefive-waytrafficlights.It’sagessinceIlastsawanythinglikeaqueueoftraffic,andtherecertainlyseemedtobemorevehiclesabout.

Page 2: Ride to the Severn€¦ · The bridge always makes for a spectacular and enjoyable ride high above the Severn and the Wye and today was no exception with long views upstream over

ThebridgealwaysmakesforaspectacularandenjoyableridehighabovetheSevernandtheWyeandtodaywasnoexceptionwithlongviewsupstreamoverbothbanks.Theonlydisappointmentwasthatthedownstreamcycletrackwasclosed,soIcouldn’tmakethelooptotakeinthedownstreamviewthatIhadhopedfor.

Page 3: Ride to the Severn€¦ · The bridge always makes for a spectacular and enjoyable ride high above the Severn and the Wye and today was no exception with long views upstream over

Afteraquickbananastopattheservices.Iretracedmyrouteoverthebridge,stoppingtoadmirethe"MillenniumMilepost”ontheChepstowsidebeforefollowingaquietWyeValleyRoadtotheever-desertedTinternandthelongclimbupthroughWhitestoneandoverBeaconHill.Iftheweathercarriesonlikethis,I’mgoingtoneedtorefitmysecondwaterbottle.IonlyhadatinydropleftforadrinkwhileIpausedtogetmybreathbackandenjoytheviewoverTrellech.


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