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START 08:00 HRS Saturday
16th August 2008 |
From Monymusk, Meadow
Vale, Gladestry, Nr. Kington |
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Located 4 miles west of
Kington, take A44 then Left onto B4594 SP Painscastle & Gladestry |
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Refreshments available
at Start and Finish. MAPS - Ordnance Survey
135, 147 and 148 |
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PLEASE DO
NOT LEAVE YOUR TRANSPORT IN THE VILLAGE CENTRE. |
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Parking in layby, on Meadow Vale or in
limited house parking area. |
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DRIVE THRU VILLAGE TO
2nd LEFT, MEADOW VALE, PASS BETWEEN WHITE HOUSES - |
INTO "MONYMUSK" |
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OR FROM LAYBY, CLIMB
STEPS TO GARDEN AND -> |
TEA, TOAST, BREAKFAST,
TOILET AVAILABLE HERE. |
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SECTION 1. - Gladestry to
Rhayader 53Km |
SECTION 2. - Rhayader to
Aberystwyth 63Km |
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L out of Control, SO X
onto West Street |
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R onto B4594 |
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65.4 |
INFO CONTROL @ Penbont Bridge |
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| 3.9 |
3.9 |
L SP Yardro, & soon R
SP OLD RADNOR |
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8.7 |
74.1 |
L @ T, SP Mountain Road
to ABERYSTWYTH |
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6.2 |
L nSP & soon R SP
EVENJOBB |
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21.3 |
95.4 |
L @ T, SP ABERYSTWYTH
A4120 |
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| 8.3 |
14.5 |
L nSP @ WHITTON SCHOOL INFO CONTROL |
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99.4 |
At summit, R SP ABERFFRWD |
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| 3.8 |
18.3 |
L SP Penybont |
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1.6 |
101 |
R @ T, SP CAPEL BANGOR |
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| 10.2 |
28.5 |
R SP DOLAU |
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103 |
L @ T, SP CAPEL BANGOR,
where |
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| 2.9 |
31.4 |
L @ T, SP Penybont |
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107 |
INFO CONTROL by Church |
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| 2.3 |
33.7 |
L @ T, nSP (opp Church) |
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L @ T, SP ABERYSTWYTH |
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| 0.2 |
33.9 |
L @ T SP Llandrindod |
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110 |
1st exit @ RBT (eff SO),
SP ABERYSTWYTH |
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36.4 |
R SP ABBEY-CWM-HIR, where |
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113 |
1st exit @ RBT, Lewis
Terrace |
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| 7.1 |
43.5 |
INFO CONTROL, Local Information Board |
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IMM 2nd exit @ RBT, on Fford
Sulien |
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44.1 |
L SP RHAYADER |
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114 |
2nd exit at RBT, |
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48.2 |
L @ T, SP RHAYADER |
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115 |
SO Staggered X, SP North
Road Clinic |
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52.1 |
R @ T, onto A44 to
RHAYADER CONTROL at |
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116 |
SO X to sea front & L
to CONTROL |
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| 1.3 |
53.4 |
Get Strand Café No.1
sticker, signature and time |
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PD's DINER, get sticker,
signature and time |
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SECTION 3. - Aberystwyth
to Rhayader 52Km |
SECTION 4. - Rhayader to
Gladestry 40Km |
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R from Control along
Promenade |
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168 |
L from CONTROL and |
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117 |
L onto Great Darkgate
Street |
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IMM L onto South Street,
Cont on A470 to |
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R onto Chalebeate Street |
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NEWBRIDGE B.S. (12.5Km)
where |
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118 |
3rd exit@ RBT onto Dan
Dre |
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181 |
1st L, at CYFFREDIN LANE
sign |
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L onto Bridge Steet and X
Bridge |
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L at T onto B4358, no SP |
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119 |
2nd exit @ mini RBT, SP Devils
Bridge |
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182 |
Soon R, SP DISSERTH |
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Soon L SP Devils Bridge,
& L @ T, then |
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184 |
L at T and soon R, SP
Hundred House |
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IMM R, SP TRAWSGOED,
A4340 (easy missed) |
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188 |
Climb to summit, where INFO CONTROL |
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133 |
L after stone bridge on
right hand bend & |
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SO at X, SP GLASCWM |
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soon pass saw mill on
left (confirmation!) |
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Cont thru GLASCWM and
COLVA |
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139 |
L at T in
PONT-RHYD-GROES, onto A4343 |
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207 |
L at T, SP "Cycle
Route 25" |
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Where INFO
CONTROL, See Brevet card |
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208 |
R into GLADESTRY CONTROL
at |
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140 |
R @ 'HAFOD' sign post,
uphill on B4574 |
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Monymusk, Meadow Vale
& FINISH. |
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144 |
R at T, (eff SO) nSP,
thru CWMYSTWYTH |
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SIGN AND HAND IN BREVET
CARD |
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Cont on Mountain road to
RHAYADER where |
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167 |
L at T, SP RHAYADER |
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ABBREVIATIONS R = Right, L = Left,
SO = Straight On, |
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168 |
L @ X to CONTROL on right beside |
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T = T Junction, SP = Sign
Post, RBT = Roundabout |
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monument. The STRAND
CAFÉ. |
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X = Cross road. IMM =
Immediately |
B.S. Boundary Sign |
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Get Strand Café No.2,
signature and time |
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eff = effectively. CAPITALS indicate thru route location |
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