THE EWES AND THE LAMBS
30/07/03
This week we had planned a Wednesday evening ride out into the mountains, we met at Croes Llanfair a group of houses a few miles south of Abergavenny. Although it had been raining, it looked like it would be dry for this evening. We cycled to the main road to Abergavenny, here we crossed over and started to climb up the lane that took us over the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal and up into the hills. This narrow road climbs up the side of the Blorenge mountain, which is recognised in this area by the two large radio masts .The climb up the wooded part of the mountain is very steep, a few years ago we climbed it in the snow and christened it the Ewes and the Lambs after a farmer who talked to us about losing his ewes and lambs in the bad weather. We emerged through the trees where there is an unusually large car park and viewing area, here we started to climb the narrow road on the open mountainside, the views that evening were quite spectacular and it was not long before we went over the top at 500m. From here it was heads down and a fast ride home all the way down the valley through Blaenafon, Pontypool and New Inn....35miles.
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