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The Avon Cycleway 85 miles Foldout map based on Ordnance Survey mapping. Additional information includes beautifully illustrated drawings and information about wildlife along the cycle route. 'The Avon Cycleway is ircular route taking in many picturesque villages, numerous historic landmarks and a variety of landscapes. It largely follows narrow and very lightly trafficked country lanes. It makes its way through largely peaceful pastoral scenery, with the occasional view of the Avon Gorge, Chew valley and the Severn estuary. There are 13 linking routes which allow loop routes of 30 - 50 miles to be selected using Bristol or Bath as a base. Sections can be ridden at s leisurely pace allowing local and historic interest to be explored. The western section runs along the Severn Estuary plain, interrupted only by a small climb over the River Avon Bridge. The two Severn Bridges are significant landmarks whilst cycling in the quiet lanes bounded by drainage rhines on route to Thornbury. The old market town of Thormnbury is soon left behind whilst heading east over undulating ground towards the Cotswold Escarpment. A sharp southerly turn at the foot of the escarpment finds level country lanes to pass around Yate and Chipping Sodbury. The National Cycle Route 4 on a disused railway route is joined at the Old Mangotsfield Station and is followed to Saltford. The southerly section from Saltford to the A370 is hilly with excellent views. None of the hills are excessively long, and all can be ridden or walked. The Chew Valley Lake affords a useful respite. West of the A370, the Moors Levels afford easy easy cycling and a further change of scenery.' Contact: Information
courtesy of Bristol City Council, Bath & North East Somerset
Council, South Gloucestershire Council, North Somerset Council and
Wessex Water. |
