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Community => Non-Thorn Related => Topic started by: in4 on January 31, 2016, 09:44:15 PM

Title: Lost Lanes Cycle Routes
Post by: in4 on January 31, 2016, 09:44:15 PM

http://lostlanes.thebikeshow.net/

UK only but worth a look and The Guardian Newspaper ( cough!) offers a few free taster gpx plus route card downloads to get you going.

http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/sep/22/five-best-scenic-bike-rides-wales-snowdonia-pembrokeshire

Title: Re: Lost Lanes Cycle Routes
Post by: Danneaux on January 31, 2016, 10:09:44 PM

Nicely found and shared, Ian!  :)

All the best,

Dan.

Title: Re: Lost Lanes Cycle Routes
Post by: Andre Jute on January 31, 2016, 10:48:20 PM

Looking at those rides and the accompanying come-hither photographs, I was reminded of my previous dentist, since retired, going on about the outrageous behaviour of the Japanese who came to play golf at the local club. They held up every other four by having their wives take photographs and videos of every single stroke, and would take the stroke repeatedly if the photograph wasn't acceptable. Apparently country clubs are so expensive in Japan, people normally thought of as well-off could never hope to belong to one, so the Japanese save up for the one golfing holiday of a lifetime. And of course photograph it exhaustively.

I'm almost sorry The Guardian, a paper with known poor judgement, publicized those rides, because shortly they'll be overrun by people making their once-in-a-lifetime tour, and the good people (us) won't be able to get a look in.

(sgnd) Curmudgeon, Bandon

Title: Re: Lost Lanes Cycle Routes
Post by: in4 on February 01, 2016, 08:10:37 AM

The same publishing company also sell a book detailing places one can indulge in wild swimming. Recognising the low-hanging fruit I'll leave it for someone else to pick  ;D

Title: Re: Lost Lanes Cycle Routes
Post by: Andre Jute on February 01, 2016, 10:42:42 AM

Heh-heh! You're wicked, Ian.

Title: Re: Lost Lanes Cycle Routes
Post by: John Saxby on February 01, 2016, 03:10:44 PM

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places one can indulge in wild swimming

??  One needs a book for that?  Come to Ontario and stick a pin in a map--we have 400,000 lakes, say the travel guides.  No crocs, no hippos, no bilharzia, though you do need to be a bit choosy about the season & the bugs :-)

Title: Re: Lost Lanes Cycle Routes
Post by: Matt2matt2002 on February 07, 2016, 12:13:47 PM

Fond memories of skinny dipping in Scotland 2 summers ago.
Yes, it really can get hot up here.
Is skinny dipping the same as wild swimming?
I just floated about on my back for a while and the got the soap out.

Title: Re: Lost Lanes Cycle Routes
Post by: StillOld on February 07, 2016, 08:42:43 PM

Got the book yesterday.....some nice routes and I will hopefully link a few up (they are round robin routes). Looking at them there is a good north to south run that appears to take in some quieter areas.

I know some of it from the motorcycling days but I haven't really used Wales that much. I feel a train trip and wander back coming on....