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bookwyse wrote:Any ideas on a good pub so far for an evening drink?
Depends where your heading to?

The Penrhos Arms on the A470 and the Black Lion in Talybont are both quite decent
The landlord let me, yetiman and bro Smith camp in his bee garden a few years back after we explained about leaving his pub early to find a bivi spot! More beer was consumed as a wee thank you to the kind man :wink:
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Local knowledge please.
Is the BP fuel station premier store still open for food at Ponterwyd?
I remember it from a WRT and it's on Google Earth but it doesn't show up on the Premier Stores website?
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Petrol station's still there John, I'm not sure of the opening hours or whether it's still BP but it's usually open whenever I pass by.
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s8tannorm wrote:Petrol station's still there John, I'm not sure of the opening hours or whether it's still BP but it's usually open whenever I pass by.
Cheers Stuart

My first draft without look at anyone else's ideas is

Day 1
Distance: 58.5 miles
Climbing: 7,462 feet
Stop on a bothy

Day 2
Distance: 44.5 miles
Climbing: 4,825 feet

All but 4 points ridden past and more tarmac than I'd like, but it is January and I think it avoids the tussocks.
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Slacker wrote:Just done a "can I do it plot "and its a big no at 102 miles 18,000ft of climbing .
Over to you Ian :grin:
Cheers. Will take a look at that at the weekend then.
s8tannorm wrote:Petrol station's still there John, I'm not sure of the opening hours or whether it's still BP but it's usually open whenever I pass by.
Shuts at 10pm on at Saturday, I believe.
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Ian wrote:Shuts at 10pm on at Saturday, I believe.
Cheers Ian, can it be relied on for a food top up?
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Mine's arrived, cheers very much
I've mapped out the coordinates and just trying to figure out a route ,any hints or tips??
anyone want to team up and show a newbie how to survive The Fiesta??
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Is there a good online tool for inputting grid refs onto OS maps?
I can't find the paper maps I have.
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Not recieved any email yet :sad:

Edit: Recieved, thanks JohnClimber :-bd
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Can we have a double count just below Darowen? There are 2 fords marked on the map!

Update:

Thanks to @MattPage I've been looking up the grid references with http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm much the easiest way to translate a GR onto an OS map and Google Satellite image that I've seen so far. Turns out quite a few of the GR's are doubles or even a triple.

Now I'm wondering which is the deepest/widest. Looks like the first listed for the Explorer 213 map to me.
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Dave42w wrote:Can we have a double count just below Darowen? There are 2 fords marked on the map!
Using this
http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
and searching SH 830012

I can only see 1 hidden in the trees.

I'm planning this as my 2nd grid ref
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JohnClimber wrote:
Dave42w wrote:Can we have a double count just below Darowen? There are 2 fords marked on the map!
Using this
http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
and searching SH 830012

I can only see 1 hidden in the trees.

I'm planning this as my 2nd grid ref
Zoom in the map side fully and there are 2 Ford's marked. One above the other.
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SN 784892 can be deep. In the summer it is rideable.

There is a bridleway at Cemmaes road that crosses the Dyfi. I don't think there is a footbridge, but there is a road bridge a little further down.
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SN 784892 can be deep. In the summer it is rideable.
Foot bridge 200yds upstream ... although you will get your feet wet getting to it :wink:
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Anyone planning on stopping over on the Friday night to save the drive in the morning and risk a late start?

Any suggestions on dry, warm, cheap or free places nearby?

Is there a pub with a beer garden near the start please?

edit - is this place any good? http://www.wynnstayarmshotel.co.uk/

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I'll be dossing somewhere the night before, looks like Gairy is having a lift also.

Haven't planned exactly where but i've got a couple of ideas.
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