Elan & Ystwyth 200Km
Updated 16/06/2010
START 08:00 HRS Saturday 14th August 2010 From Monymusk, Meadow Vale, Gladestry, Nr. Kington
Located 4 miles west of Kington, take A44 then Left onto B4594 SP Painscastle & Gladestry
Refreshments available at Start and Finish. MAPS - Ordnance Survey  135, 147 and 148
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE YOUR TRANSPORT IN THE VILLAGE CENTRE.
      Parking in layby, on Meadow Vale or in limited house parking area.
DRIVE THRU VILLAGE TO 2nd LEFT, MEADOW VALE, PASS BETWEEN WHITE HOUSES - INTO "MONYMUSK"
OR FROM LAYBY, CLIMB STEPS TO GARDEN AND -> TEA, TOAST, TOILET and CAMPING AVAILABLE HERE.
SECTION 1. - Gladestry to Rhayader 54Km SECTION 2. - Rhayader to Aberystwyth 62Km
L out of Control, SO X onto West Street
0 R onto B4594 11.6 65.4 INFO CONTROL @ Penbont Bridge
3.9 3.9 L SP Yardro, & soon R SP OLD RADNOR 8.7 74.1 L @ T, SP Mountain Road to ABERYSTWYTH
2.3 6.2 L nSP & soon R SP EVENJOBB 20.9 95 L @ T, SP ABERYSTWYTH A4120
8.3 14.5 L @ T, nSP, and INFO CONTROL 4.6 99.6 At summit, R SP ABERFFRWD
3.8 18.3 L SP Penybont 2.2 101.8 R @ T, SP CAPEL BANGOR
10.2 28.5 R SP DOLAU 1.2 103 L @ T, SP CAPEL BANGOR
2.9 31.4 L @ T, SP Penybont 5 108 L at T, SP Rheidol Cycle Trails
2.3 33.7 L @ T, nSP (opp Church) soon INFO CONTROL
0.2 33.9 L @ T SP Llandrindod 2.3 110 1st exit @ RBT (eff SO), SP ABERYSTWYTH
2.5 36.4 R SP ABBEY-CWM-HIR, where 4 114 1st exit @ RBT, Lewis Terrace
7.1 43.5 INFO CONTROL IMM 2nd exit @ RBT, on Fford Sulien
0.6 44.1 L SP RHAYADER 0.5 114.5 2nd exit at RBT,
4.1 48.2 L @ T, SP RHAYADER 1 115.5 SO Stag X, SP North Road Clinic
4.9 53.1 R @ T, onto A44 to RHAYADER CONTROL at 1 116.5 SO X to sea front & L to CONTROL
0.7 53.8 Strand Café on left by monument. PD DINER, get sticker, signature and time **
Get OUTBOUND sticker, signature and time (otherwise ATM timed receipt)
SECTION 3. - Aberystwyth to Rhayader 52Km SECTION 4. - Rhayader to Gladestry 40Km
R from Control along Promenade & bear L 168 L from CONTROL and
0.5 117 L onto Great Darkgate Street IMM L onto South Street, Cont on A470 to
R onto Chalebeate Street NEWBRIDGE B.S. (12.5Km) where
3rd exit@ RBT onto Dan Dre 13 181 1st L, at CYFFREDIN LANE sign
1 118 L onto Bridge Steet and across Bridge L at T onto B4358, no SP
1 119 2nd exit @ mini RBT, SP Devils Bridge 1 182 Soon R, SP DISSERTH
Soon L SP Devils Bridge, & L @ T, then 2.5 184.5 L at T and soon R, SP Hundred House
IMM R, SP TRAWSGOED, B4340 (easy missed) 8.5 193 SO at X, SP GLASCWM, INFO CONTROL
14 133 L after stone bridge on right hand bend & Cont thru GLASCWM and COLVA
soon pass saw mill on left (confirmation!) 14 207 L at T, SP "Cycle Route 25"
6 139 L at T in PONT-RHYD-GROES, onto B4343 1 208 R into GLADESTRY CONTROL at
Where INFO CONTROL, near bridge Monymusk, Meadow Vale & FINISH.
1 140 Cont. to R @ 'HAFOD' sign post, uphill on B4574 SIGN AND HAND IN BREVET CARD
4 144 R at T, (eff SO) nSP, thru CWMYSTWYTH
Cont on Mountain road to RHAYADER where
23 167 L at T, SP RHAYADER ABBREVIATIONS   R = Right,  L = Left,  SO = Straight On,  
1 168 L @ X to CONTROL on right beside T = T Junction, SP = Sign Post, RBT = Roundabout
monument. The STRAND CAFÉ. X = Cross road. IMM = Immediately B.S. Boundary Sign
Get HOMEBOUND sticker, signature and time eff = effectively.  Stag = Staggered X
N.B. 1 Stay on the road you are on, until you are instructed to leave it!
2 CAPITAL LETTERS indicate villages through which you should pass on your route
3 Please remember to get CONTROL Station 'signature' AND 'time', not just the 'sticker'
** In the absence of a CONTROL sticker, an ATM timed receipt will suffice.