LLANHENNOCK RIDGE
(A Dark Ride)13/11/03
We had not been out for a while, just a few short rides on our own. We met in Croesyceiliog, it was a Thursday evening. The weather was cold and windy as we cycled up the Treherbert road. It was completely dark; Nick had his usual Lumicycle lamp, while I was using a 5 watt bulb in my Vistalite which gave a good beam and a good burn time of six hours. It did not take us long to reach the main Caerleon to Usk road. From here we climbed up the narrow lane to Croesyllwarch and then on the climb up to the Llanhennock ridge. In the darkness we saw the faint outline of the mountain ridge of Wentwood to our east and to our west we saw the lights of Caerleon shimmering in the blustery night. As we cycled through the village of Llanhennock it started raining, we put on our Goretex jackets and we were oblivious to the wetness. We cycled along the myriad of lanes that cover these parts of Gwent until we arrived at Candwr lane. This road we had been on many times before and before long we were back in Croesyceiliog....20 miles.
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