The Day 5 blog entry is finally here. Better late than never. Unable to post yesterday due to a lack of internet connectivity at my overnight stop.
Without further ado here are the all important stats
Miles: 90.3
Climbing: 4502 ft
Average Speed: 13.3 mph
Max Speed: 34.9 mph
Time Riding: 6 hr 48 mins
Total Duration: 9 hr 23 mins
Steepest Gradient:
Day 5 (Tuesday) was a day of two distinct halves. The morning was all about the unexpected hills of northern Worcestershire and southern Shropshire. The afternoon the relative flat farm land of north Shropshire and south Cheshire.
The morning hills were totally unexpected, well maybe not totally expected but there certainly seemed to be more than was projected. I can only described this area as LUMPY. I followed the Severn valley all the way from Astley, through Bewdley, Bridgnorth (home of the Severn Valley Railway) and onto Ironbridge making slow tiring progress.
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| Ironbridge |
Arriving in Ironbridge made it all worth it. A fantastic piece of engineering, the bridge was designed by Thomas Telford, and the home to the start of the Industrial Revolution
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Alvanley Arm
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After the climb out of the Ironbridge gorge and passing thorough Telford, I was able to make good time during the afternoon, as I headed into Cheshire and onto Tarporley and an overnight stop at the Alvanley Arms, which offered great food and ale and a comfortable nights accommodation.
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| Severn Valley Railway |
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| Ironbridge 1779 |
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| Ironbridge Gorge |
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| Ironbridge |
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| Venetian Marina |
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