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Gospel Pass Stevenage Phil Whitehurst
600Km

Summary

610Km cycling event starting from Stevenage.

Controls at

  • Start
  • Charlbury
  • Chepstow
  • Abergavenny
  • Tewkesbury
  • Wellesbourne
  • Stevenage
  • Plus 8 information controls

E-Brevet permitted.

Description

An x rated outing that includes a crossing of the Severn suspension bridge, and a night time crossing of the Gospel pass under the gaze of a full moon (85% illumination). Fast roads overnight and easier return leg.

You'll cross the Chilterns early Saturday, before more gentle terrain takes you across to the southern Cotswolds. After crossing the Cotswolds you'll have a flat run to the Severn suspension bridge, arriving there late afternoon or early evening. Across into Wales you'll make your way to Abergavenny, for a night crossing of the Gospel Pass, hopefully under the gaze of a full moon (85% illumination) if the skies remain clear. Abergavenny has 24hr services before your crossing.

Down to Hay on Wye then onwards to Hereford for 24hr services (and hotels if you're quick enough at ~ 340km). Then a relatively gentle rolling route skirting the northern Cotswolds edges, we avoid any gratuitous climbs with about four well spaced climbs with the steepest hills around 13%. With an early start on the Sunday you may be getting hungry and Wellesbourne appears at just the right time. You continue on into the gentler Northamptonshire countryside with a final turn south for home through flatter Bedfordshire and back into Hertfordshire. A final climb at 7%, then fairly gentle terrain dropping back down to Stevenage.

It's convenient for trains out of Cambridge or Kings Cross, or stations on the East Coast main line. The finish will be a pub which we are likely to man from 31 hours elapsed upwards. There are the usual collection of Premier Inn, Holiday Inn, Ibis hotels plus other options near the start / finish. For overnight hotels on Sat night, if you are a little quicker then book Tewkesbury (~ 390km) otherwise Hereford (~ 340km) for a more full value rider.

It will be setup for validation via the Audax UK E-Brevet smartphone app as per all my other events.

Event Date and Location

  • Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2025 Add Event to my Personal Calendar
  • Time: 06:15 to finish by 22:55 (+1 days)
  • Distance: 600 km (610 km) in 40h40
  • Starting from: Stevenage
  • Closing Date: Enter soon as entries may close early if event is full
  • Entries close at: 999 riders

Event Information

Speed:
15-30 km/h
Climb:
6434m
AAA:
2.25
Category:
BR
Body:
Herts Audax
Audax Points:
6
Event No:
25-353

Facilities

GPS files available from organiser
GPS files available from organiser
Mudguards not required
Mudguards not required
Minimal Organiser Facilities
Minimal Organiser Facilities
Parking at start
Parking at start

Downloads

Route Sheet Gps File