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North Wales Mountain Bike Assoc ; Moel yr Henfaes http://www.nwmba.demon.co.uk Coed y Glyn Riders note \ T the memorial is to Wayfarer a famous cycling journalist and uk pioneer off-roader (on Afon Llynro thin tyres). By the plaque is a Car Park tin containing a visitors book for you to record your visit 590' Llandrillo '620 Wayfarer's ' Memorial 540 590' Hen Dwr Y Fawnen 485 ' 560 ' Moel Pearce Nant Rhydw Bryn Du ilym 620 Trawsnant ' Pen yr Eryr ' 590 Bwrdd Arthur ' 784 ' T 455 Disused Cadair Quarry NWMBA ride guide Bronwyn BERWYN RIDE 480' 720 Mynydd Bach Tregeiriog Start Llandrillo Village Bwlch Maen Tomle Gwynedd 740' 690 ' on B4401 7 miles south Foel Wen A fo n Ce ir ' io 455 of Corwen (A5). Car park Foel Goch g Foel Wylfa in village 830 ' Cadair Berwyn Mynydd Tarw ' 620 ' Llanarmon 670 ' 500 Dyffryn Ceiriog ride height range 154m - 720m amsl Rhos route length 25km Moel yr Ewig 830 440' start grid ref SJ 035372 ' Moel Sych OS Landranger 125 Cw m M ae n Gwy ne dd 495 d Fynyd Pubs at Llandrillo and Llanarmon ' efn Hir Garneddwen C DC. A route comprising of Godor 430' mainly undurfaced but firm 680' T tracks. Final section over high mountain on medium to soft 431 ground. Suitable clothing and ' a challenging route climbing onto safety equipment advised, this IS the Berwyn Mountains, a national nature reserve famed for its wild mountain country...be safe Pen y Ffridd 455' heather commons, then descending into the ancient scenic Ceriog Valley and returning on the Ffordd 534 Mynydd Mawr Gam Elin of which legend says " T Elineor the wife of Edward 1 passed Moel along this route travelling to Hen Fache ' Moel Caernarfon Castle to give birth to 515 Lloran 297' the first english Prince of Wales. Llanarmon The return journey over the Bwlch Mynydd Mawr Af on Maen Gwynedd at 700m, the Ll er io g highest pass in North Wales, gives outstanding views of the other mountains ranges of N Wales At the time of publication the route uses public rights of way and roads open to cyclists Map designed and produced by Datamap Design. Copyright NWMBA/Datamap 2000 as of right or arising from historical status any subsequent changes are beyond our control enquiries for similar maps welcome contact DMD at [email protected].

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Survey of Foel Wen and Foel Wen South Top.Pdf
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