St. David's to Lowestfoft

[beicmelyn]

Looking for recommended route in order to help promote the UK's longest CtC route.

[mercalia]

well I would start at Lowestoft for one as not much of a place, get the worst part over first.

[Cunobelin]

For those of a certain age there was a wonderful booklet with the catchy title of:


"140 Quiet Wind Assisted Cycle Routes Between B.R. Stations: Covering 5, 000 Miles and Using Minor Roads, Bridleways, 30 Trailways, 14 Canal Towpaths, 11 Forest Tracks - Devised for the Elderly and People with Young Families"

Written by Richard Hutchins it was a wonderful detailed guide to cycle routes and with the 1995 supplement upped to some 8,000 miles of detailed cycle routes

He recommended this route from St David's Head to Lowestoft Ness to take advantage of a tail wind, as the opposite direction would be a head wind for most of the trip

[RickH]

There's a big difference between the prevailing wind direction & what you may experience on any given day at any given place.

When I did it from East to West in July 2012 we had one day out of 8 with a headwind despite it being the "wrong" way. It was even (mostly) a tailwind for the last day to St David's.

Rick.