Gospel Pass
Highest road pass in Wales, at the head of the Vale of Ewyas (Llanthony Valley), Black Mountains, Wales.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| It’s All About the Bike - In Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels | Robert Penn | turning point | The first ride on the finished bike, and the book’s last line. |
| #029 Summary of all content so far | Diagram Club | journey waypoint | The author recalls cycling over Gospel Pass, via Llanthony and Capel-y-ffin, to reach Hay as a student-age rider. |
It’s All About the Bike — Robert Penn (2010)
Source: It’s All About the Bike - In Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels · Readwise highlight
I dropped down into the Llanthony Valley, commanding the bike through the corners with the tiniest shifts in balance.
- Role: turning point
- In the book: On the first ride of the finished bike, from his back door in the Black Mountains, Penn drops into the Llanthony Valley, climbs past Capel-y-ffin and reaches the Gospel Pass, with views into mid-Wales. There he declares “It’s all about the bike”.
- Why it matters: It is the book’s ending: the whole quest pays off on this road.
#029 Summary of all content so far — Diagram Club (2025)
Source: Original · Readwise highlight
One happy memory (of many): cycling over Gospel Pass, probably when I was around student-age, past Llanthony and Capel-y-ffin over to Hay.
- Role: journey waypoint
- In the article: The author recalls cycling over Gospel Pass, via Llanthony and Capel-y-ffin, to reach Hay as a student-age rider.
- Why it matters: A personal memory tying the cycling-themed newsletter to the Hay landscape; a brief but concrete route.