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Big Cheese - Friday Route Recommendation

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Big Cheese - Friday Route Recommendation

Distance: 25.8km Elevation Gain: 790m Type: Trail Route Link: Strava Link [https://www.strava.com/routes/2784393860691446928] The Big Cheese is a yearly event organised by the Cheddar Running Club [http://cheddarrunningclub.co.uk/the-big-cheese/] around Cheddar Gorge and the Mendips. The route is almost all trail, with only

Gordano Round - Friday Route Recommendation

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Gordano Round - Friday Route Recommendation

Distance: 43.4km Elevation Gain: 932m Type: Trail Route Link: Strava Link [https://www.strava.com/routes/2784351443881408328] The Gordano Round is a walking route devised by Jim Dyer that spans from Clevedon all the way to Abbots Leigh in a figure of 8 set of trails. You can either

Prior's Wood, Portbury - Friday Route Recommendation

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Prior's Wood, Portbury - Friday Route Recommendation

Distance: 6.25km Elevation Gain: 170m Type: Trail Route Link: Strava Link [https://www.strava.com/routes/2785063461635521062] A short route good for practicing climbs just past Portbury. Start parking outside The Priory pub (a good place to visit afterwards once all this lockdown m'larky has ended) -

Blaise Ultimate Green Trail - Friday Route Recommendation

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Blaise Ultimate Green Trail - Friday Route Recommendation

Distance: 9.95km Elevation Gain: 157m Type: Trail Route Link: Strava Link [https://www.strava.com/routes/2735800288926239626] A friend of mine took me for a run around Coombe Dingle up through to Blaise Castle just before the lockdown began way back in March. It was a cracking route and

Leigh Woods Circular - Friday Route Recommendation

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Leigh Woods Circular - Friday Route Recommendation

Distance: 11.4km Elevation Gain: 209m Type: Trail Route Link: Strava Link [https://www.strava.com/routes/2759708620727513810] An all time favourite route that covers the whole stretch of Leigh Woods above the River Avon It starts on North Road, where you can usually find a parking spot right next

Chepstow to Tintern - Friday Route Recommendation

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Chepstow to Tintern - Friday Route Recommendation

Distance: 19.55km Elevation Gain: 593m Type: Trail Route Link: Strava Link [https://www.strava.com/routes/2733614445552987218] One of my all time favourite routes; one I've done multiple times with friends and enjoyed immensely each loop. Starting at Chepstow Castle, where there is a car park (paid

Coaley Peak to Stroud Loop - Friday Route Recommendation

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Coaley Peak to Stroud Loop - Friday Route Recommendation

Distance: 24.6km Elevation Gain: 745m Type: Trail Route Link: Strava Route [https://www.strava.com/routes/2770363251635188754] Every Friday I'll be posting a new route suggestion; showing off trail runs around Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset and South Wales. First up for this week is one of my favourite

The Bristol - Stroud Loop 2020

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The Bristol - Stroud Loop 2020

During 2020 I started to struggle in finding new trails to do a long run over each weekend. This issue wasn't a lack of choice, but choice paralysis: there were just too many places I could go that I ended up struggling to pick one! To combat this;