Cycling the Lon Las Cymru

In early September 2011 John, Kate and David Harries set off on a 260 mile cycle ride from Holyhead to Cardiff to raise funds for three ch...

Day 1, Saturday 3 September: Holyhead to Menai Bridge (30 miles, 320 m ascent) We set off at the crack of dawn to catch the 07.3...

Day 2, Sunday 4 September: Menai Bridge to Porthmadog (38 miles, 550 m ascent) The Lon Las Menai cycle route from Menai Bridge to Cae...

Day 3, Monday 5 September: Porthmadog to Dolgellau (33 miles, 640 m ascent) An early visit to KK cycles in Porthmadog allowed the n...

Tuesday 6 September: Dolgellau to Llanidloes (39 miles, 1400m ascent) Tuesday’s weather was delivered precisely as forecast: heavy rain ...

Wednesday 7 September: Llanidloes to Builth Wells (33 miles, 920 m ascent) More rain greeted us as we set off from Llanidloes...

Day 6, Thursday 8 September: Builth Wells to Brecon (33 miles, 570 m ascent) The Sustrans map indicated that this was going to be a r...