Long Mynd : Round 2

Went up again today. Instead of following the road up to the gliding club (coming from Pole bank), I cut through the small car park on the right. There is a brilliant down hill section (and and very good view of the surrounding land) but there is also a not so brilliant uphill climb after (not as bad as Mott's road though).

I then followed the rest of the trail without taking a scenic diversion (getting lost).

I also remembered to take a decent camera (just a shame I forgot to charge it before hand!)

Long Mynd

First time over the Long Mynd. I went up Carding Mill Valley, which was a bit busy but not too bad (it was raining though). The climb up "Mott's Road" was exhausting.

I went slightly the wrong way when I got to the summit (missed Pole Bank) but managed to find the gliding club and the "Minton Batch" descent. I then got a bit lost again coming back up to the gliding club but eventually managed to find "Starboard Way".

I then went back via Pole bank and rather than going down Carding valley again, I went down the middle track (of the three) towards "All Stretton". That was a brilliant (very fast) descent down a grassy bank.

I would definitely like to do this route again (and maybe go the right way next time). If I hadn't got a bit lost then I would have liked to have done the "Minton Batch" again.

I also wish I'd taken a decent camera (only had my mobile on me) as there were some brilliant views.

The route I followed:

http://www.flattyresmtbroutes.com/LongMynd.html

Photos:

Long Mynd