5500 feet of amazing natural descents in the Wye Valley near Forest of Dean | Wye Valley Off Piste
I decided to do something a bit different to my normal style of riding and spent a day with WyeMTB doing a guided off piste trails day around the Lower Wye Valley.
Well worth the day out and so much more descending than I could ever do in a day without the Defender to meet me at the bottom, over 20 miles of bike time most of which was downhill which came to early 5500ft of descents! #WyeMTB #WyeValleyOffPiste
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Riding the Wye Valley with Rich Wyson
Starting in Fedw Wood Rich took us down into Tintern, up into Barbadoes Wood, across to Whitebrook and then back to Tintern for tea and cake.
Wye Valley Loop
A little delayed, but last week I took the chance to ride in the great summer weather in the stunning Wye Valley.
This was a variation of my normal 50 mile loop, cut short due to a late work finish, I made the decision to put efforts in on two big climbs to make up for the shortened distance :)
I've also got an update on my knee pain that I mentioned during my Malvern Mad Hatter video
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Ross on Wye Mounatin Bike Track
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Wye valley | The Kymin | Monmouth | Short hike
A short hike on a grey day from Monmouth to the Kymin.
MOUNTAIN BIKING DOWNHILL WITH PEDALABIKEAWAY
Ever fancy mountain biking down a steep hill in Forest of the Dean or Wye Valley in the UK - one of Britain's top adventure destination secrets?
You're in luck, PedalABikeAway is a great mountain biking organisation based in the heart of the trails in the Forest of the Dean run by expert guides who can advise you on the best way to mountain bike.
For me, it was a great deal as mountain biking is one of my biggest fears ever since I had an accident in 2014 in Finland where I broke three ribs.
So, it was time to get back on it. Read more about my story in Forest of the Dean here:
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The Royal Forest of Dean
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Forest of Dean
The view north towards Ross-on-Wye from Symonds Yat Rock, a popular tourist destination in the ForestThe Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is a roughly triangular area bounded by the River Wye to the west and north, the River Severn to the south, and the City of Gloucester to the east.
The area is characterised by over 110 square kilometers (42.5 sq mi) of mixed woodland, one of the surviving ancient woodlands in England. A large area was reserved for royal hunting before 1066, and remained as one of the largest Crown forests in England, the largest after the New Forest. Although the name is often used loosely to refer to that part of Gloucestershire between the Severn and Wye, the Forest of Dean proper has covered a much smaller area since mediaeval times. In 1327 it was defined to cover only the royal demesne and parts of parishes within the hundred of St Briavels[1], and after 1668 the Forest comprised the royal demesne only. This area is now within the civil parishes of West Dean, Lydbrook, Cinderford, Ruspidge, and Drybrook.[2]
Traditionally the main sources of work in the area have been forestry including charcoal production - iron working and coal mining. Evidence shows that the area was extensively mined for coal from about 8000 BC to 1965 AD.
The area gives its name to the local government district, Forest of Dean, and a Parliamentary constituency. The administrative centre is Coleford which is also one of the main towns in the area, together with Cinderford, Lydney and Newent.
Foresters
If born within the hundred of St Briavels, an ancient administrative area covering most of what is now considered the Forest of Dean, one is classed as a true Forester. This classification bestows a unique right for males who are over 21 and have worked in a mine for a year and a day—they can register to be a freeminer. Residents of the hundred who are over 18 can also graze sheep in the Forest. These ancient rights that were put on the statute books in the Dean Forest (Mines) Act 1838, the only public act to affect private individuals.
Famous natives
Dick Whittington, also known as Richard Whittington, who later became Lord Mayor of the City of London, was born in Pauntley, now part of the Forest of Dean district. The writer Dennis Potter was born near Coleford and frequently used the region as a setting in his work, most notably in The Singing Detective, Blue Remembered Hills and Karaoke/Cold Lazarus; the local accent and dialect can be heard at some length in the BBC productions of these shows. The BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 DJ Jimmy Young is one of Cinderford's most famous sons, as are the indie band EMF. J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, lived on the southern edge of the Forest at Tutshill from 1974 to 1983 and used the forest as a setting in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Jane Couch living at Lydney who is a female world boxing champion.Jason Allen who has the world record for the volume of cheese baps eaten in 1 minute (27).
Fun for all ages in the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean
Introducing some of the things for which the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean is renowned. From the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Tourism Association, an association of local businesses all committed to excellence and claiming their livelihood in whole or in part from the tourism industry in the area. For more visit
Ross-on-Wye in the 1940's. Archive film 92608
The Wye Valley, in Herefordshire. The River Wye. Ross on Wye. A ruined castle at Ross. In the heart of the town is a later castle. Signs indicating The Man of Ross - an early benefactor. Exterior of Church.