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15th June 2018 Mt. Biking: Llanfairfechan to Penrhyn Wind Direction: Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Air Temperature: Sea Temperature: Weather: cloudy and cool then sunny. Max Speed: 23.26 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 21 miles (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) Friday 15th June – bike ***** Llanfairfechan to Penrhyn – cloudy and cool then sunny. Another good night on Llanfairfechan seafront but woke to a cloudy and cooler day, Mag still managed to do her exercises on the beach. The WSW winds were filling in as the tide came in but after two days of windsurfing it was time for a change so after breakfast I sorted the bikes out while Mag made tuna rolls. Mag’s bike has a broken spacer on the handle bar stem which is making some amazing creaking sounds and she can’t get into her low gears so it is in need of a bit of a service but it should be OK for this ride. Set off at 11.15 past our two camper neighbours who were fishing from the prom, to the small boat yard where with the tide approaching high three more were fishing for bass! We then joined the Wales Coastal Path just past the café and were riding straight into a cool headwind! The nice tarmac path soon became a rougher footpath through the Nature reserve with bird hides. We speak to a lovely local taking pictures of a famous globetrotting Ringed Plover apparently! Via his leg ring he has been tracked all over Europe and into Morocco! The path meanders in and out along the pretty Estuary past Laven Sands. At low water the sea completely disappears here but the tide is high now. A small wooden bridge takes us over the stream coming down from the well-known Aber Falls and comes to a small reserve carpark with a height barrier which leads to a section of farm track which ends abruptly as the sea has eroded a couple of hundred metres of track. Luckily, we can push our bikes to re-join the path. As usual the scenery is stunning with high mountains to the left, the estuary and Anglesey to the right with the impressive looking Penrhyn Castle coming into view:) Then at Ogwen you come to the end of the path by another reserve carpark, this time the barrier has been left open and it would be a nice place for an overnight spot being right by the water, shame the local oafs have left all their take away rubbish, a world wide problem:( Our original plan was to bike into Banger, but Steve Carter said it was rubbish there and try the old railway line turned into a bike track heading up into the hills but we had come far enough so headed for the castle to find somewhere for our picnic. After a mile or so of roads we came to the grand entrance to discover it was another National Trust property which meant a large entrance fee! We followed the three quarters of a mile road to the pay kiosk with some really impressive trees and you only got brief glimpses of the castle. In the end we went down a no entry road at the back of the castle and found a seat to eat our rolls, unfortunately it was right in the cool breeze and we got cold! As for the Castle well, it’s not really a castle at all just someone with loads of money in Victorian times out to show off so just a little odd! We decided to take the road back which is easier said than done with the busy A 55 running along the coast. It is a cycle free road as it’s nearly a motorway but you just follow the Number 5 cycle route instead. It’s still an interesting way though as you pass under the busy road, then go along the old road and up onto a very lovely narrow overgrown road leading up into the hills - popular with road bikers! We have been very impressed with the lovely slate fences – making the most of local resources and very unusual :) It was worth the climb as the views down to the sea were lovely and when we came to Abergwyngregyn we saw the sign to Aber Fall so turned steeply up to investigate and bumped into the man we saw earlier taking pics of the plovers who would have invited us in for a cuppa but was just heading out:) After a mile of climbing along side the river we came to some £2 a day to park at the start of a circular 3-hour walk taking in two waterfalls. Perhaps we will do this another day so we just sat by the stream for our chocolate bar. The sun had come out now making things look a whole lot better as we completed the journey back to the van which included a very scary part of the cycle track alongside the dual carriageway! We were surprised to learn we had been out 4 hours 30 minutes, covering 21 miles with a top speed of 23.26. While Mag was making a cuppa, I noticed that Steve Carter was out windsurfing with 7.5 on his big board but had to call it a day as the tide was dropping. I biked up for a word and we are hoping for a sail tomorrow. Then after yummy bacon, scrambled eggs and potato fritters we walked up to the Co-op to replenish supplies. A couple more campervan arrived at the carpark, one with windsurfers so might be busier for the weekend! Photo Gallery Here |
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