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yeah, TCW is pretty tough.
it's also fundamentally just not a very good route.
it goes over just about every hill, rather than following ridgelines or valleys.
the resupply options are very limiting.
it could be spaced so bothy accommodation is at convenient places and timesI am working on the platypus trans-cambrian way
expect to hear more for the inaugural ride around May.
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As the rest of the world edged closer to panic this weekend a friend an I made an attempt at the Trans-Cambrian Way. We decided to ride West>East so reversed the route on ridewithgps.
What an absolute nightmare - Wales is incredibly tough, and the time of year didn't help either.
In the end the vast expanse of flooded moorland and slippery sharp slate got the better of us. I think the decision to turn round was wise, as to continue would mean to cross 40km of nothing in the pouring rain, with no food - at an average of 7kph. Better a taxi than a mountain rescue helicopter.