Routes Map

Between the dramatic mountains and tacky tourist resorts of North Wales, and 'Cool Cardiff' and the run-down industrial valleys of the South you'll find a completely different Wales. This is Mid-Wales, a land of big hills where sheep out-number people by 50 to 1! The upland mass stretches right across the centre of the province and over the border into the Marches (the name given to the English border counties). These peaceful and unspoilt hills are a paradise for mountain bikers, with stunning scenery and miles of superb trails waiting to be discovered.

This book includes 25 routes across the whole of Mid-Wales and the central Marches. It covers the area from Llangollen in the North to Llyn Brianne, near Llanwrtyd Wells in the South and from Barmouth, on the West Wales coast, to Ironbridge, on the edge of Telford new town, in the East.

Ride 1 - Corris
Ride 2 - Barmouth Coast
Ride 3 - Pont Scethin - Click here to see this route
Ride 4 - Lake Vyrnwy
Ride 5 - Horseshoe Pass
Ride 6 - Cadair Idris
Ride 7 - Tanat Valley & the Berwyns
Ride 8 - Kerry Hill
Ride 9 - Foel Fadian
Ride 10 - The longmynd
Ride 11 - The Stiperstones
Ride 12 - Ironbridge
Ride 13 - Beacon Hill & Offa's Dyke
Ride 14 - Titterstone Clee
Ride 15 - Devil's Bridge & the Vale of Rheidol
Ride 16 - Nant-y-Moch Reservoir
Ride 17 - Llangurig
Ride 18 - Elan Hills
Ride 19 - Elan Lakes
Ride 20 - Claerwen Valley
Ride 21 - Hergest Ridge
Ride 22 - Radnor Forest
Ride 23 - Glascwm
Ride 24 - Llyn Brianne & the Afon Doethie
Ride 25 - The Old Monk's Road