BEST OF THE WEST

Six of Jack’s favourite lost lane rides in Wales and the West Country

TRAVELS IN A STRANGE LAND, Wiltshire

From stone circles and crop circles to prehistoric mounds and white horses, the chalk downs and vast fields of Wiltshire are a mysterious tableau. Best for: wild camping overnights, history

VIOLETS AND VIADUCTS, Devon

An easy ride on a spectacular rails-to-trails project travelling to a historic town of Dartmoor, the remains of an underwater volcano and the verdant lanes of the moor’s western fringe.

Best for: easy pedalling

CLIFF & CITADEL, Cornwall

A challenging journey from Cornwall’s ancient capital to a breathtaking coast road, taking in the highest cliff in the county. Best for: ups and downs, coastal treasures

RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH, North Wales

A wander up the Conwy valley to the ravines and waterfalls of the Fairy Glen and back via the wild, windswept uplands of Hiraethog.

Best for: natural wonders

KILVERT’S HILLS, Mid Wales

A challenging hilly tour of tiny churches in the lost quarter of Radnorshire, on the trail of its most celebrated cleric and diary writer.

Best for: weekends, arts & culture

BLUE REMEMBERED HILLS, Shropshire

From ‘the country for easy livers, the quietest under the sun’ to the windblown heights of the Kerry Ridgeway drovers’ road.

Best for: weekends away, pubs