Day 4: 2 Countries

We started early in South Bristol on the Avon Cycleway and found ourselves crossing the Avon with the tide out, leaving an empty river. Unfortunately the NCN near the bridge was closed, with minimal signage, making us backtrack on ourselves for miles, to get to the Avon river bridge. 

We then rapidly found ourselves between the two Severn Bridges, looking across the river at Wales. 

New Bridge (M4)

 

 Old Bridge (M48)

 

We then cycled over the old bridge into Wales.

 

Less than 15 minutes later we were back in England, having crossed the Wye river in Chepstow. 

 

From here we traversed the Forest of Dean, via the Dean Forest Railway, a closed road requiring a 400m push and found ourselves adjacent to the Wye cycling toward Ross-on-Wye. From here, a trip towards the Malverns and past the Three Counties Showground to Worcester, where our 4th day's journey ended.

 

Distance: 147km

Climbing: 4,790ft (1,460m)

 

Tomorrow we head North to Shropshire.