R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:30 pm (Last edited: Tue Apr 11, 2023 6:31 pm)
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Having never got around to taking the bike to the Brecon Beacons, am planning a 2 day jaunt down that way sometime soon. Welcome input into my proposed route, see pic. Purple line is approx day 1 and red line is approx day 2. Pondering whether to go via the Devil's Staircase on Day 2. |
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Looks pretty good to me. My old stomping ground when I lived in Abergavenny. I often took a ride over Llangynidr Mountain or Mynydd Epynt on a Sunday. Or the loop around the reservoirs either side of the Usk & Taff watershed between Merthyr & Talybont.
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I've no experience down round Brecon, but did enjoy a few days riding out of Bala last year. Carpe Diem! |
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Hi what route mapping software are you using, I’m still highlighting physical maps! A group of us are down there in June for a few days, be interested in your route if you are doing the devil’s staircase, I may also steal these routes they look good, how many miles each day? |
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Nothing wrong with the roads you've already chosen. Once you're north of the industrial valley towns pretty much all the roads are good, or at least connect up the good ones. Just depends on whether you want fast sweeping main roads or tight mountain ones, which you can easily discern from the maps. |
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Zitat von Carlosfandango im Beitrag #4 the screenshot is from Garmin's Basecamp I believe. The routes do not cover the Devil's Staircase which is at top left near Abergwesyn. Rather than hijack this thread, create your own planning thread stating where you are travelling from, where you are staying, how many days and what sort of roads you want to travel on. The area has everything from major trunk roads with great scenery but lots of traffic, intermediate roads still with a white line, easy single tracks and some epic goat tracks that I enjoy but some people might find challenging. Do this and the collective will suggest some roads. My expertise is everything south of Lakes Bala and Vyrnwy, but a house move to north of Shrewsbury might change that in due course.
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Yes indeed, that is a Basecamp route, which is what I always use for my routes. I often sketch out a rough route in Google Maps first, before finalising in Basecamp. (I like to plan, I know others prefer to wing it). What you can see on screen is about 130 miles a day. I intend to add the Devil's Staircase. |
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I made some mods to some of the route, adding a loop via Military Road and a loop via Devil's Staircase on day 2, which are both optional depending. |
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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #9 and a good reason to stop just down the road at Glanusk as in my link above. Still a few people milling about but rather than elderly old farts on bikes, they are often fit young things in military uniform from the training base. Much better to look at than some blinged up GS.
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I did this trip Friday and Saturday just gone. Friday was OKish weatherwise, but f*** me, Saturday was terrible. Had to make a few adjustments on both days. |
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Two pairs of gloves failed to keep the rain out, as did the boots. Will need to buy some new kit!
