3 6.3km/3.9 miles/3-4 hours Ascent 760m/2493ft

Bikes love bends, so find out where the UK’s best combinations of corners are with RiDE’s guide to the ultimate stretches of twisty tarmac

2 10.8km / 6.7 miles / 8-9 hours Ascent 1224m/4016ft

4 38.9km / 24.2 miles / 12-14 hours Ascent 2927m/9603ft

JB Smith goes searching for solitude in the forested folds of the Rhinogs – and finds himself falling under the spell of Eryri/Snowdonia’s quieter side

Jim Perrin revisits an old haunt to reveal the real high point of the ‘White Barrier’ via Wales’ highest waterfall, a pair of ponies, pubs and ring ouzels thrown in for good measure