A LLANSOY CIRCUIT
15/02/04
We met at 9:30 again on a Sunday morning. I cycled up the few miles from Newbridge on Usk to meet Nick cycling up from Caerleon. The weather had been getting a bit warmer over the last few days, but today there was a cold wind blowing from the north. We cycled along the old Roman road to the village of Llantrisant, from here we cycled up the quiet and lonely lane that ascends out of the Usk valley toward the village of Llangwm. This was an immaculate ascent, the countryside was now taking on its spring appearance and it was now an appetizer of things to come this year. A quick drop down into Llangwm, where the road to Llansoy beckoned. We cycled quickly along this remote lane to the village, form here we tried out the resurfaced road for a while, and we then branched off toward the gliding club. It is strange how you think you know an area for years, when you realize you do not. I had noticed a church near the gliding club, it was one we had not visited before so we made a quick visit to the mediaeval church of St. Michael, before heading off to Usk and then taking a good strong ride up our ‘traditional’ route home through Prescoed, Coed-y-Paen and the Treherbert road.
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