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Four Castles Cycle Route

42 km road cycling route585 m climbing2 h 58 minGPX

Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom · Road

A hilly 42 km road cycling route from Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire, with 585 m of climbing.

Signed route The waymarked Four Castles Cycle Route (regional route FCCR), traced from OpenStreetMap and measured against the terrain model; no member has recorded it yet. Ridden it? Add your recording and photos.

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At a glance

Best for
Short, climbing-heavy rides
Distance
41.6 km
Point to point
Elevation gain
585 m
14 m per km
Riding time
2 h 58 min
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Moderate
Bike
Road bike
Surface
Paved
Best months
Jun to Sep
Llanvetherine climate, 10 years
Navigation
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free, no sign-in
Start → finish
Llanvetherine

Map and elevation profile

St. Bridget's Church, Skenfrith
Photo: Phil Brandon Hunter · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent
585 m
Distance
42 km
050100150200250m0 km10203042 km196 m · highest, at 27.2 kmStartFinish

Route description

41.6 km on the signed Four Castles Cycle Route from Llanvetherine with 585 m of climbing.

2 photographs from the road

Photo: Phil Brandon Hunter · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Ruth Sharville · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About this route

Route line
Traced from the waymarked route’s relation in OpenStreetMap.
Elevation
Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Best months
Ten years of ERA5 weather for Llanvetherine (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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