Cycling Birmingham to Barmouth - A 127 Mile Bikepacking Route

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @heywhotsgoinon8286
    @heywhotsgoinon8286 День тому +4

    Great ride, and good editing. Thanks for the video. 👍

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому

      Thank you, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

  • @SO-zi3zq
    @SO-zi3zq Годину тому

    Just had the chance to watch this all the way through, brilliant, well done. I usualy ride from Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Welshpool then just follow the road to Barmouth over some quite big climbs so this will be a nice change. I'll be using my old school touring bike carrying tent etc. as I find this handles the roads and tracks really well and has better gearing then my gravel bike for the big climbs. Thanks again!

  • @simant5361
    @simant5361 19 годин тому +1

    Really lovely ride

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  18 годин тому

      Thank you and thanks for watching!

  • @richnovi
    @richnovi День тому +1

    Thanks

  • @mixflix2874
    @mixflix2874 13 годин тому

    Another brilliant and informative video you knowledge of everywhere is outstanding. Looks a great route like the bit where you can get a train back 😅

  • @miketomkins5171
    @miketomkins5171 День тому +1

    I've never been on such amaze of canals as that section under the M5, so easy to get lost!

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому

      It can be very confusing if you don’t know where you’re going, such a shame the main towpath has been closed for so long! Thanks for watching!

  • @richnovi
    @richnovi День тому +1

    The ride from Wolves to Brum is one I’ve done so many times being a proud Yam Yam so great to see you like it so much. Coseley tunnel is a cinch compared to Netherton!!

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому

      Netherton is quite the experience, did that on my Black Country loop video if you haven’t seen it already and good lights are essential, enjoyed it though. Thanks for watching!

  • @Mr-Steam
    @Mr-Steam День тому +1

    Another great informative video, well done , I did the ride round lake Vernwy in November from my static about 6 miles away, love that part of Wales and I often travel to Barmouth for days out but I've never crossed the rail bridge, maybe next time

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому +1

      A really beautiful part of the world! So lucky to have it close by, thanks for watching!

  • @sedgy73
    @sedgy73 День тому +1

    On my to do list for next year Wolverhampton to Barmouth and back. Great video👍

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому

      Thank you glad you enjoyed it and good luck with the ride next year! Thanks for watching!

  • @Markh65
    @Markh65 22 години тому +1

    Great video as always, i live right by the Tame Valley Canal and have started to venture on the canals, struggling to get past Oldbury and also Spaghetti Junction without ending up back where i started!

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  20 годин тому

      Birmingham is certainly not short on canals which can make tough to navigate! Thanks for watching!

  • @sailingaeolus
    @sailingaeolus День тому +2

    Beautiful. In the Year of Our Lord 2001, I spent two months in Bilston and it was a fantastic time. I was very much hoping you would have gotten off the footpath and done a tour but no luck. Nonetheless I very much enjoyed the scenery. Thanks for sharing.

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it, you might enjoy my Black Country loop video too if you haven’t watched it already. Thanks for watching!

    • @sailingaeolus
      @sailingaeolus 19 годин тому +1

      @@cyclingn8 Will do. I usually carry my tent and sleeping bag on my bike. Can I put up the tent right on the side of the bike path or is this prohibited? Usually I setup right after dusk and gone at first light. In some places in the US this is "prohibited" but if one doesn't make a mess, the worst they do is make you move along. Many thanks!

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  18 годин тому +1

      Very similar in England and wales (Scotland has different laws for this). Mostly prohibited but generally accepted that if you setup late, leave early and leave no trace it’s OK.

  • @adeh503
    @adeh503 День тому +1

    Excellent ride mate and great knowledge 👌👌🇬🇧

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому

      Thank you glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching!

  • @bazzaroberts8748
    @bazzaroberts8748 21 годину тому +1

    I used to ride the route but a circular 25 mile through Perry bar. It was nice to see it again

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  20 годин тому

      So many loops to ride in Birmingham with all the canals, thanks for watching!

  • @altern8tive
    @altern8tive День тому +1

    Did Vrynwy to Barmouth and back a few years ago, the climb up the Bwlch is a monster and will definitely be a sting if you're doing this route in one go. Great stuff 👍

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому

      A very tough climb, but amazing scenery as a reward! Thanks for watching!

  • @volt8684
    @volt8684 День тому +1

    Really love your vids Alas due to age cant contemplate these distances. Hav bought an e bike but 26 miles and battery dead

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  23 години тому

      Glad you like my videos! I think e-bikes are great to get people out who otherwise couldn’t, hopefully you can do some parts of the routes. Thanks for watching!

  • @keithphillips7320
    @keithphillips7320 День тому +1

    Another route to add to my list - many thanks!. I might wait for an easterly wind, though.

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому

      That’s would definitely be a helping hand! Thanks for watching!

    • @Gazmaz
      @Gazmaz День тому +2

      Or get a train to Barmouth and ride back, there’s more often a westerly :)

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому

      That might work better! Get the hills out the way early too!

  • @pavanchahl1039
    @pavanchahl1039 15 годин тому +1

    Planning to do it soon. On my motorbike😂 I did Birmingham to Lands End and back in one day one my motorbike if it counts.

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  15 годин тому

      Sounds easier on the legs! Thanks for watching!

  • @andrewgilbert9553
    @andrewgilbert9553 21 годину тому +1

    Yes nescliff camp was an ordinance depot before ww2
    During ww2 it was turned into a pow camp until 1948 . When it became a training camp mainly for cadets and territorial army .
    Ordinance bunkers were other side of the road . With a couple at back of the camp .
    Still in use today by cadets and reservists sleeping and using same old tin huts the prisoners used

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  20 годин тому

      Thank you sharing that, I love to know the history of these types of places. Thanks for watching!

  • @trailwayfilms
    @trailwayfilms 21 годину тому +1

    Is it possible to take a different turn at the Barmouth bridge to get to Aberystwyth?

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  20 годин тому +1

      You could go left, through fairbourne and along the road to Aber, but think it is a busy road. Thanks for watching!

  • @michaelkoch4057
    @michaelkoch4057 14 годин тому

    I like your videos, although the title is slightly misleading. It would have been nice to also find out where you would camp and stay along the way. It’s not really bike packing, is it? 😂

  • @laguna3fase4
    @laguna3fase4 День тому +1

    Llanwddyn is pronounced Llan - u thin.
    Good luck with your Welsh

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  23 години тому

      My Welsh pronunciation definitely could be improved, thanks for the tip on this one! Thanks for watching!

  • @garymartin557
    @garymartin557 15 годин тому +1

    delta integralli

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  15 годин тому

      It was indeed! Thanks for watching!

  • @jason-si4mq
    @jason-si4mq 19 годин тому +1

    Lancer delta hf turbo the car m8

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  18 годин тому

      Gorgeous car. Thanks for watching!

    • @jason-si4mq
      @jason-si4mq 18 годин тому +1

      @cyclingn8 I live on canal in tipton

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  17 годин тому

      Some lovely canal routes around there!

  • @johnstephenmurphy546
    @johnstephenmurphy546 День тому +1

    Black Country..... black by day red by night

  • @CraigusUK
    @CraigusUK День тому +2

    Great Ride, the car Lancia Delta Integrale in Martini Racing Colours, very nice

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  День тому +1

      Was a real treat to see the Lancia, put a smile on my face. Thanks for watching!

  • @Markh65
    @Markh65 22 години тому +1

    Thanks

    • @cyclingn8
      @cyclingn8  20 годин тому

      Thank you, very kind!