ToptoBottom

[Wheeze]

After a few name changes, The Steam Bunny 2013 Challenge seems to have settled on this. It's suitably cryptic and I should leave it to the Clerk of the Course/Chef de Mission Toffer to spill the beans on the frighteningly awful prospect that awaits us!
Safe to say, it involves many mountains, an ENTIRE country, takes 6 days and includes lots of ........ Cycling!

Coming up VERY soon.

[molehill]

Safe to say, it involves many mountains, an ENTIRE country, takes 6 days and includes lots of ........ Cycling!

And a very grumpy Judge :w00t: :w00t:.

[Wheeze]

Ok, so here's the plot.

Thursday 2 May.
11.00 Run up Holyhead Mountain
11.30-2.30 Cycle 35 miles to Petes Eats.
2.30-3.30 Lunch
3.30-4.00 Cycle to Pen Y Pass.
4.00-6.00 Run Up Snowdon.
6.00-6.30 Cycle to Betws Y Coed. Nosh.

Friday.
8.00-10.30 Cycle Betws to Moel Fammau
10.30 - 11.30 Run up Moel Fammau
11.30 - 1.00 Cycle to Llandrillo
1.00-2.00 Lunch
2.00-3.30 Run Cader Berwyn/Moel Sych to Pistyll Rhaedyr
3.30-4.30 Cycle to Cwm Fedw. Nosh/drink

Saturday.
7.00-9.30 Cycle to Cwm Cywarch
9.30-12.00 Run Aran Fawddwy
12.00-12.30 Cycle to Dinas Mawddwy
12.30-1.30 Lunch
1.30-4.30 Cycle 35 miles to Nant Y Moch
4.30-5.30 run Plynlimon to Eisteddfa Gurig
5.30-6.00 Cycle to Llangurig.
6.00 on Steam Bunny Spring Assizes. Drink/collapse

Sunday
8.00-10.00 cycle 23 miles to Llandegly
10.00-11.30 Run to high point Radnor Forest.
11.30-1.30 Cycle 25 miles to Clyro
1.30-2.30 Lunch
2.30-3.30 Cycle to Capel Y Ffin
3.30-4.30 Run Chwarel Y fan
4.30-6.30 Cycle 20 miles to Talybont on Usk

Monday
7.30-8.30 Cycle to Cwm Gydi
8.30-10.00 Run Pen Y Fan to Storey Arms
10.00-10.30 Bacon Butties from the Chuckwagon.
10.30-12.30 Cycle 15 miles to Rhigos Mountain.
12.30-1.30 Run Rhigos Mountain
1.30-2.30 Cycle to Glyn Neath.
2.30-3.00 Lunch
3.00-5.00 Cycle to Stone Tower
5.00-7.00 Run Fan Brycheiniog to Llandeusant (short bike leg to Red Lion)
Bus to Rhandirmyn. Pillage the village.

Tuesday
7.30-8.00 Bus to Red Lion.
8.00-2.00 Cycle 55 miles to Foel Cwmcerwyn
2.00-3.00 Run Foel Cwmcerwyn.

You have then completed The Old County Tops of Wales by foot and bike.

[PaulE]

Looks a superb journey, and off the beaten track after a day or two... Enjoy!

[shaunaneto]

I rate this 5 stars

[Forrest Gump]

The stats for TOPTOBOTTOM
Day1
Holyhead Mountain 2.42km 185m
Cycle 1 62.8km 1011m
Snowdon 10.36 827m
Cycle 2 17km 150m
Total Run 12.78km 1012m
Total Cycle 79.8km 1511m
Day 2
Cycle 1 46.6km 1151m
Meol Famau 4.54km 209m
Cycle 2 34.1km 632m
Cadai Berwyn/Moel Sych8.81km 509m
Cycle 3 17.2km 366m
Total Run 13.35km 718m
Total Cycle 97.9km 2149m
Day3
Cycle 1 33.7km 901m
Aran Fawddwy 10.4km 806m
Cycle 2 62.7 1321m
Plynlimon 5.67km 401m
Cycle 3 12.5km 140m
Total Run 16.07km 1207m
Total Cycle 108.9km 2362m

Day 4
Cycle 1 36km 603m
Radnor 5.32km 329m
Cycle 2 54.7km 1046m
Chwarel Y Fan 5.36km 335m
Cycle 3 48.8km 764m
Total Run 10.68km 664m
Total Cycle 139.5km 2413m
Day 5
Pen Y Fan 7.04km 621m
Cycle 1 24.1km 479m
Rhigos 3.28km 109m
Cycle 2 30km 604m
Bannau Sir Gaer 9.98km 501m
Cycle 3 33.4km 487m (without detour)
Total Run 20.3km 1231m
Total Cycle 87.4km 1570m
Day5
Cycle 1 87.1km 1945m
Foel Cwmcerwyn 5.74km 146m
Total Run 5.74km 146m
Total Cycle 87.1km 1945m

Grand Totals

Run 78.92km 4978m
Cycle 600.6km 11950m

[Wheeze]

Excuse me Mr Gump. Would you mind awfully putting this into correct Imperial measurements.??
Be mindful that the Judge takes an exceptionally dim view of any signs of dalliance with Johnny foreigner.

[Forrest Gump]

TOP TO BOTTOM = The Old Principality Tops On Bicycles (Or Toffer's Tour Of Mountains)

[Forrest Gump]

"Excuse me Mr Gump. Would you mind awfully putting this into correct Imperial measurements.??"

= a long way................

[Forrest Gump]

Run 49.32miles 16427ft
Cycle 375.4miles 39457ft

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