The Trans Cambrian Way Day 2
Route Summary:
| Distance | Ascent | Time |
| 68.9 km | 1833 m |
Calculate the time using Naismith’s Rule and factor in your own pace.
Start and Finish:
Facilities:
none noted
Hazards:
Remember that we cannot outline every single hazard on a walk – it’s up to you to be safe and competent. Read up on Mountain Safety , Navigation and what equipment you’ll need.
Public Transport: Traveline for UK Public Transport
Parking and Post Code for Sat Nav (where applicable):
Weather Forecast:
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Recommended Maps:
Guidebooks:
Summits and Places on this Route
- Coed y Cefn [Ochr-cefn] - 2.0km
- Gwastedyn Hill West Top - 2.1km
- Gwastedyn Hill - 2.5km
- Gamallt - 3.3km
- Esgair Dderw - 3.3km
Places Nearby
- Central Wales – Elan Valley - 0.1km
- Cambrian Mountains Not a National Park - 0.1km
- Mid Wales - 19.9km
- Powys - 19.9km
- Central Wales – Radnor Forest - 21.8km
Routes Nearby
- The Elan Valley Trail - 0.1km
- Y Gamriw from Llanwrthwl - 4.2km
- Craig Cnwch Walk from Elan Village - 5.4km
- Walk around Garreg Ddu Reservoir - 7.4km
- Drygarn Fawr From Caban Coch Reservoir - 9.5km
- The Trans Cambrian Way Day 3 - 13.6km
- Walk up Drygarn Fawr a Rhiwnant from Dolgoch Hostel - 20.2km
- Walk the Historic Kerry Ridgeway - 21.7km
Accommodation Nearby:
- Sugar & Loaf - 16.2km
- Victoria Wells Forest Log Cabins - 23.5km
- Your Brecon Beacons Business Here for free - 47.4km
- Glan y Wern - 67.5km
- Snowdonia Cabin - 68.7km
Campsites Nearby:
- Your Brecon Beacons Business Here for free - 47.4km
- Llyn Gwynant Campsite - 90.2km
- Dol Gam Campsite and B&B - 92.1km
- Your Snowdonia Business Here for free? - 92.9km
- Gwern Gôf Uchaf Campsite - 96.5km
Pubs and Cafes Nearby:
- Victoria Wells Forest Log Cabins - 23.5km
- Your Brecon Beacons Business Here for free - 47.4km
- Tŷ Te Cadair Tea Room - 49.5km
- The Royal Oak Hotel - 90.0km
- Pen y Gwryd Hotel - 92.9km
Other Businesses Nearby:
- Victoria Wells Forest Log Cabins - 23.5km
- Your Brecon Beacons Business Here for free - 47.4km
- Tŷ Te Cadair Tea Room - 49.5km
- Snowdonia Cabin - 68.7km
- Velvethills.co.uk - 77.8km
The Trans Cambrian Way Day 2 Details
The second day of this long distance mountain bike route across Wales starts off in Rhaeadr Gwy (Rhayader) crossing the wild and remote Cambrian Mountains before ending rather anticlimactically at a camp site – though the village of Llangurig, and the Bluebell Inn is just down the road.
This leg would be ideally suited for wild camping or you an spend the night at the bothy at Nant Rhys. You even pass a second bothy at Claerwen, but it’s not well publicised and you’d need to confirm it was still open before relying on it for shelter.
At 70km and a stomach churning 2000m ascent (the counter below is under counting!) according to Tracklogs, this is not a leg to be taken lightly. It’s also across remote terrain where you’ll have no backup or mobile signal, so it goes without saying that you’ll need spares, tools and the ability to fix it.
The Trans-Cambrian Way is a proper mountain bike trail. If you want a route that’s not a manufactured, waymarked trail and prefer your days to involve a bit of navigation then this is an ideal trail. Note we said the plural of Day – this is a three day route for the fit, two days (or even one!) for the elite and five or six days for mere mortals.
The links below have a couple of well written articles about this route which are well worth reading as an armchair mtbiker or for planning the route.
The Route
For more information follow the link to this page – here – where there’s a route guide and a few magazine offprints that are worth perusing.
