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Nant Gwynant seen from the road: join the bike hike and enjoy the views. Photo: Russ Sheaf |
Snowdon Marathon Bike Hike
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1st and 2nd March 2008 More than £50,000 has been raised for charities in Wales since the 1992 start of this annual charity bike ride around Snowdon, North Wales. A circular route of nearly 30 miles, hilly but with magnificent scenery, the ride is a fun event which follows much the same course as the famous Snowdon Marathon road race. The main recipient for money raised from this year’s bike ride will be the Hope House children’s hospice at Tŷ Gobaith, Conwy, where nearly seventy terminally ill children receive respite care. Together with its fellow Hope House at Oswestry, the hospices provide much needed support for families throughout North Wales. The Bike Hike can be ridden on either Saturday 1st March (St David’s Day) or Sunday 2nd March. It starts and finishes at the Cwellyn Arms in Rhyd Ddu, on the A4085 between Caernarfon and Beddgelert. Riders can start between 10am and 12.30pm, and on finishing revive with soup and rolls in the pub before receiving a Bike Hike certificate. From: Dave Woods Cae’r Orsaf Ryhd Ddu Caernarfon LL54 7YS Tel 01286 650696 Email: davewoods@toucansurf.com |
This popular annual cycling event is held in early March each year. In aiming to attract cyclists of all abilities the organisers stress this is a fun ride, NOT a competition to see who can get around the course fastest.
Commencing at Cwellyn Arms, Rhyd Ddu , the route proceeds via Waen Fawr - Llanrug - Llanberis - Pen y Pass - Nant Gwynant - Beddgelert and back to Rhyd Ddu - 32 miles.
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Nant Gwynant seen from the road: join the bike hike and enjoy the views. Photo: Russ Sheaf |
Those successfully completing the ride received a certificate
- and a superb bowl of the landlord's home made soup.
In recent years the event has raised many thousands of pounds for North Wales Charities.
This
annual event provides a chance to enjoy cycling in Wales at its most magnificent - and in the best of
company.
Further Details from Cwellyn Arms, Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd (01766 890321) or click here.
For those who enjoy the delights of fine drinking The Cwellyn Arms is highly recommended by the Campaign for Real Ale. As part of the St David's Day celebrations, Conwy Brewery's Welsh Pride Ale will be available for the discerning connoisseur.
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Entering Beddgelert with Moel Hebog in the background Photo: Russ Sheaf |
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Llyn Padarn, Llanberis Photo: Russ Sheaf |