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End of Month Ride - May 09
The Ystwyth-MTB end of Month ride for May is on Sunday 31st May in the Elan Valley
Meet at 09:30 am at Strata Florida. We will ride out from Strata Florida to Dolgoch and then back via Claerwen.
Start Strata Florida, car park or by wall; 35 miles and c 2000m ascent.
From Strata Florida-florida a couple of miles climb on road before join rocky byway and climb up to watershed at 480m ; then begins a
long descent on rocky track via about 8 river crossings to join tarmac near Dolgoch YH (8 miles done) just north of Llyn Brianne and at
the foot of the Devils Staircase---tarmac 1:4 climb 500ft ascent before descending and down along to Abergwesyn (tarmac section for 6
to 7 miles). After Abergwesyn back onto moorlands, climbing steadily, with some pushing on Elenyyd bog, to top at Carnau 537m on a big
open moorland section; from there pick up sheep tracks / quad bike tracks to cross over into Elan valley near Rhiwnant (7 mile section
will take nearly 2 hours this bit!). Join track around Claerwen to Teifi pools...(bit of a slog this bit)...and then great tarmac
downhill to finally finish on farm tarcks thro` Caemadog.
Bring spare socks / plenty food and drink / good sense of humour.
Total ride time will be about 6 hours.... this is a big day out!...plus time for mechanicals etc etc.
Al.
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