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Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 4:16 pm
by In Reverse
Any of you good folk got interesting off-road routes around here? I've got the classic to ride this Saturday, need something for the Sunday

Re: Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:00 pm
by Scattamah
Pick up the Trans-Cambrian route out of Rhayader. Follow it over to the mountain road and take that back towards Rhayader. Just before you summit, take a left onto the 4x4 track and ride the Golf Course run back down the hill. Right at the farm gate, left at the T...deposits you back into the south end of Rhayader.

Greetz

S.

Re: Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2016 6:11 pm
by whitestone
Which is the golf course run? I've seen it mentioned a couple of times but there's no golf course marked on the map.

Re: Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:22 am
by chris n
whitestone wrote:Which is the golf course run? I've seen it mentioned a couple of times but there's no golf course marked on the map.
This one: http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=294342 ... &A=Y&Z=120. Known locally as the golf links.

Re: Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:35 am
by chris n
In Reverse wrote:Any of you good folk got interesting off-road routes around here? I've got the classic to ride this Saturday, need something for the Sunday
Something like this:
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Starting at the Elan Valley visitor centre, ride clockwise. Maybe add some of the bridleways on Carn Gafallt, to the east of the Elan Village if you've got time.

Re: Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:50 am
by whitestone
chris n wrote:
whitestone wrote:Which is the golf course run? I've seen it mentioned a couple of times but there's no golf course marked on the map.
This one: http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=294342 ... &A=Y&Z=120. Known locally as the golf links.
Ah, have done that as part of the "classic" mentioned earlier.

Re: Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:03 pm
by In Reverse
chris n wrote: Something like this:
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Starting at the Elan Valley visitor centre, ride clockwise. Maybe add some of the bridleways on Carn Gafallt, to the east of the Elan Village if you've got time.
Looks perfect Chris, cheers. :-bd

I think we'll have time for add-ons, would this be rideable/worthwhile?

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Re: Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 2:47 pm
by chris n
Been years since I've been up there but that's a nice route. I'd ride it in the other direction though, then stick to the minor roads S of the Elan back to the visitor centre.

Re: Rhayader/Elan Valley Day Rides

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:30 pm
by In Reverse
Thanks again. The weather looks "interesting" for the weekend...