Bishop’s Castle Cycle Rides: The Anchor Adventure (28 miles)

Ride directions

1. Step 1

   Starting at the leisure centre turn left onto the road towards the town centre.

2. Step 2

   Shortly afterwards, as the road bends to the right at the Six Bells Inn, leave the main road and carry straight on, signed Bishop’s Moat.

3. Step 3

   Continue straight on for a few miles, climbing continuously.

4. Step 4

   At the T-Junction turn left signed Bishop’s Moat.

5. Step 5

   At this junction with a central island, fork left and then immediately turn right.

6. Step 6

   Turn left at the Dog and Duck cottage signed Lower Edenhope.

7. Step 7

   At the T-junction, which is also something of a forked junction, bear right signed Two Crosses.

8. Step 8

   Then carry straight on, climbing gradually for about three miles.

9. Step 9

   At this five-way crossroads turn right and back on yourself which is unsigned.

10. Step 10

    At this unsigned forked junction take the left fork, which is tarmac but of poorer quality than the road has been up until this point.

11. Step 11

    Follow the track as it bends to the left and becomes a stone forestry track rather than tarmac.

12. Step 12

    Keep following the Kerry Ridgeway and ignore any tracks off to the left and right.

13. Step 13

    Ignore an unsigned tarmac road off to the left and carry straight on passing a car park and interpretation panel for the Kerry Ridgeway on the right.

14. Step 14

    At this unsigned crossroads turn left down hill onto a tarmac road, leaving the Kerry Ridgeway which continues straight on.

15. Step 15

    At the junction next to the Anchor Pub, turn left signed Newcastle. Then stay on this road, ignoring more minor roads off to the left and right, until you reach Newcastle.

16. Step 16

    Entering Newcastle the road bends to the right. On this bend, leave the main road carrying straight on signed Whitcott Keysett.

17. Step 17

    As the road bends round to the right, turn left signed Mardu.

18. Step 18

    In Mardu, turn right signed Three Gates.

19. Step 19

    At the dog-legged junction go straight on signed Cefn Einion.

20. Step 20

    At the crossroads turn left signed Mainstone, and continue on the road ignoring a left to Middle Knuck.

21. Step 21

    At the T-junction turn left signed Mainstone.

22. Step 22

    Ignore a left signed Lower Edenhope and carry straight on signed Bishop’s Castle.

23. Step 23

    Carry on, signed Bishop’s Castle ignoring the right to Cefn Einion. You then arrive at the junction you passed earlier, bear right signed Bishop’s Castle.

24. Step 24

    Instead of turning right signed Lydbury North, which was the route you came up earlier, carry on straight signed Bishop’s Castle.

25. Step 25

    Ignore the left that goes back on yourself signed Upper Broughton and carry on down hill signed Bishop’s Castle.

26. Step 26

    At this T-junction in Bishop’s Castle turn right signed Town Centre. Then ignore the first left (Castle Street) and carry straight on.

27. Step 27

    Continue on Welsh Street, ignoring Union Street on the right.

28. Step 28

    At the next T-junction (opposite Yarborough House Coffee Shop) turn right into the High Street and down a steep drop. Carry straight on at the bottom of the hill until you reach the Six Bells Inn, then retrace your route back to the leisure centre.