Day 2

Heading off on day 2, from Truro to Launceston.

This is the route. I’ve marked up the Camel Trail on the elevation profile, or as I like to call it the “Camel’s Neck” trail because of what comes next.🐪 (see the resemblance)

It looks like I’m not allowed to go down this road!

That’s day two completed. That was a tough day! Just over 60 miles took me about 8 hours (about 5 hours of actual riding time).

Some highlights of the day:

The Camel Trail is stunning. The section I rode was about 7 miles along the Camel River. It’s a valley with pristine ancient woodland with the river running through it. Highly recommended for anyone who’s in the area.

Interesting place names. Hopefully not named after cyclists who came to unfortunate ends!

Some of these hills are extreme. On the first day I reached over 40 miles per hour going down one of them.