Description

Although it is quite near my home on the Shropshire-Wales border, on the Llangollen canal, I had not, since moving here in 1984, attempted earlier that well-known rough-stuff route, the "Wayfarer" pass over the Berwyns. I had read descriptions of it, but being a late returner to cycling had felt rather nervous. I finally made it in August 1991. You experienced rough-stuffers may think it "old hat", but it was new for me and a real thrill. Some of you may also think I shouldn't have been on an A.T.B. but it seemed much more sensible, given what I expected the route to be Pike, to use this rather than my narrow tyred road bike.