Had time for a 100 mile loop out to Llanfair Caereinion today. Mostly country A and B roads with many, many corners.
Started out taking the road to Atcham via Buildwas, with lovely views of the Severn floodplain. Then around the Shrewsbury bypass and out to Welshpool with the agricultural and tourist traffic. There's free 7kW AC chargers at the Tesco Extra in Welshpool, but I was headed for the Pod Point 22kW AC charger at the Llanfair Caereinion end of the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.
The road out to Llanfair Caereinion is great; well surfaced corners and expansive views of rolling hills and the railway line hugging the river.
After a 20 minute charge, to make time for a bacon roll and mug of tea, I turned south to Berriew and onto Montgomery. After Church Stoke the road cuts across the middle of the Shropshire Hills AONB with a series of fast flowing bends. A short dash up to Church Stretton, then onto the rollercoaster B road to Wall Under Heyward, and up onto Wenlock Edge for the final leg back through Much Wenlock.
100 miles almost on the dot, and 160 Wh/mi (6.25 mi/kWh) consumption, which is pretty good for a spirited ride.
