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North-east byway blast — Bristol gravel routes

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North-east byway blast — Bristol gravel routes

SerTalan planned a gravel ride

May 13, 2020

North-east byway blast — Bristol gravel routes

Hard

02:57

42.5km

14.4km/h

260m

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Overview

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 9.69 km for 218 m

After 29.9 km for 443 m

After 32.9 km for 218 m

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12.6 km

Gravel Trail to Westerleigh

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Where the cycle path changes from tarmac to a light gravel, strade bianche style in places next to the fields and more muddy under the trees. Really fun and beautiful way to escape the city.

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16.0 km

Dramway Bridleway

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It's marked as a footpath from the northern end and bridleway from the southern end, but rest assured this is officially a bridleway and hence rideable. Brilliant compact mud and pretty wide too.

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17.4 km

Bitterwell Lake

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Bitterwell Lake is a man-made lake that once belonged to the Coalpit Heath Colliery Company. The lake was used to soak pit props for the mine until the closure of …

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18.9 km

Broad Lane Byway

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Brilliant off-road trail, compacted mud so can be sloppy in winter. Pretty flat between the trees.

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23.4 km

Old Country Lane and Grassy Singletrack

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A nice piece to link into Batchfield lane. Surface can be a little muddy in places, but theres a little bit of everything road, grassy doubletrack and single track, but …

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24.9 km

Batchfield Lane Dirt Track

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A favourite for fly tippers, and even more so for cyclists - zero cars here, and it turns into singletrack too, what's not to like!?

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34.7 km

Staple Hill Tunnel

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Staple Hill tunnel is a disused railway tunnel that was originally part of the Midland Railway's Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line, which connected Bristol and Bath. The tunnel runs for …

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42.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.4 km

9.16 km

3.77 km

1.82 km

919 m

400 m

Surfaces

26.8 km

8.14 km

5.57 km

1.11 km

853 m

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North-east byway blast — Bristol gravel routes

Gravel Trail to Westerleigh

Dramway Bridleway

Bitterwell Lake

Broad Lane Byway

Old Country Lane and Grassy Singletrack

Batchfield Lane Dirt Track

Staple Hill Tunnel

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