PTW

Where does everyone meet for the club 25's?

curtis

In the usual car park by the Resolven roundabout, but you'll have to get there slightly earlier because you have to make it to the start for 7pm.

I believe R25/3L is the one that starts in the layby about 3 miles north of the car park, so that's a 12 minute ride taking it easy. It goes down the old road and up the dual several times for added enjoyment.

On the other hand it's the one that starts at the top of the Glynneath bank, then you'll have to allow 20 minutes to get up there.

It's a very good question, especially as I'm timekeeper tomorrow! I thought it was the lay-by at the finish, giving a much shorter ride to the start - a lovely warm so I'm assured.

OK, I *think* I believe wrongly. In fact I probably make this mistake every year!

R25/3L and R25/3H both start on top of the bank, but one finishes on the dual (which is annoying) and the other finishes in the layby in the middle of Glynneath.

Therefore please ignore everything I said. The starting point is not the Resolven roundabout carpark, but the layby in the middle of Glynneath.

Who knows what the original 25 mile old-road course is called? There's no definitive place to look these things up.

I'll reply after tea.

(Burp)

Start on the unclassified “Old Neath Bank” road at Cefn Rhigos village
appro 26 yrds west of electricity pole No B29016. Proceed east to the
Tower Colliery roundabout at the junction with the A4061 and take the
2nd exit (straight on) to the A465 roundabout taking the 1st exit (left).
Proceed west along the A465 dual-carriageway to the Blaengwrach
roundabout taking the 2nd exit (straight on) to the Resolven roundabout
taking the 2nd exit (straight on) to continue on the A465 dualcarriageway
to the first junction left signed A4109. Bear left to take the
slip-road off and curve up and around the loop to the small Tonna
roundabout taking the 1st exit (left) to the Aberdulais roundabout. Circle
the Aberdulais roundabout to take the 4th exit and proceed down the
slip-road with care to rejoin the A465 dual-carriageway. Retrace along
the A465 dual-carriageway to the Resolven roundabout taking the 2nd
exit (straight on) continuing on to the Blaengwrach roundabout taking
the 2nd exit (straight on). Continue on the A465 dual-carriageway to take
the first junction left descending the slip road to finish at the centre of
the first drain on the left after crossing the 2nd river bridge.(25.014 miles)

thanks, ill park at the lay by at the finish.

curtis

COURSE CHANGED TO THE R10/23 (BACK ROAD)