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Y F F O R D D D D U

Y F F O R D D D D U24-27 April 2015

Y F F O R D D D D USTARTERS LIST

Chris Chenery

James Cobb

Neil Doig

Shaun East

Sarah Elliot

John Elliott

Uli Forster

Imo Long

Nick Paling

Will Swannell

George Walters

Laurence Watkins

R I D E L E A D E R SJAMES MATHIESON

GEORGE WOODROW

S U P P O R TStephen Wong

1 @ 0KM

RT - VALLEY ROAD NORTH TO GOSPELL PASS

2 @ 10km

DESCEND TO HAY-ON-WYE/BRECON T-JUNCTION

3 @ 18.5km

LT - B4530 TO BRECON

4 @ 19.2km

LT - C ROAD TO LLANIGON

5 @ 24km

CONTINUE ALONG TO TREGOYD & VELINDRE

6 @ 28.3KM

LT - A4078 TO TALGARTH & STRAIGHT THROUGH

7 @ 30.2KM

RAB - B4560 TO LANGORSE

8 @ 37km

RT - TO LLANFIHANGEL TAL-Y-LLYN

9 @ 43.7km

RT - A40 TO BRECON / CANAL TOWPATH IF DRY

10 @ 45km

RAB - B4601 INTO CENTRE OF BRECON

F O O D S T O P

11 @ 48km

THROUGH BRECON TO B4520 ACROSS RIVER

12 @ 62.7km

LT - ONTO THE B4519 S.E.N.T.A RANGE ROAD

13 @ 73km

LT - C ROAD TOWARDS LLANGAMMARCH WELLS

OR SHORTEN RIDE AT 73km

STRAIGHT ON NOT LEFT TO THE A483

RT - TO BUILTH WELLS AND JOIN STEP 21

14 @ 76km

UNDER LLANGAMMARCHWELLS RAILWAY

15 @ 77km

LT - C ROAD TOWARDS LLANWRTYD WELLS

16 @ 82.7km

RT - AT BARCLAYS BANK

F O O D S T O P

17@ 87.5KM

STOP TO SEE WATERFALLS IN IFRON VALLEY

18 @ 100km

LT - BEULAH VILLAGE

LT - B4358 AGAIN TO NEWBRIDGE-ON-WYE

19 @ 103.6km

RT - C ROAD

20 @ 104.4km

KEEP LEFT AT FORK

21@ 111km

LT - AT CLIMERY TAKE A483 TO BUILTH WELLS

CLIMERY - SHORTENED ROUTE JOINS UP

F O O D S T O P

22 @ 115.3km

BEAR LEFT IN TOWN / CROSS BUILTH WELLS BRIDGE

RAB- RIGHT TURN

23 @ 116.4KM

RT - ONTO A481

24 @ 117.9KM

RT - ONTO B4567 ALONGSIDE RIVER WYE

25 @ 127KM

LT - ONTO B4594 AND HARD HAIRPIN CLIMBS

26 @ 135.8km

RT - IN PAINSCASTLE KEEP RIGHT TO CLYRO

27 @ 142.7KM

STRAIGHT OVER - B4351 TO HAY

28 @ 145km

HAY ON WYE

F O O D S T O P

29@ 145.7km

LT - GOSPEL PASS/HAY BLUFF/LLANTHONY ROAD

30 @ 154.6km

GOSPEL PASS SUMMIT

31 @ 164km

LLANTHONY PRIORY. BEER O’CLOCK

GEORGE07754 874 186

JAMES07971 599 475

STEVE07980 214 814

LLANTHONY COURT FARM01873 890 359

BRECON HOSPITAL01874 622 443

BRECON & BUILTH WELLS POLICE01267 222020

MOUNTAIN RECUE & EMERGENCY999

RT (RIGHT TURN) LT (LEFT TURN) RAB (ROUNDABOUT)TURNING POINTS HIGHLIGHTED ON MAP

ROUTE DIRECTIONS / 1

I M P O R TA N T N U M B E R S

Y F F O R D D D D UParcours / DAY ONE

THE NORTH /

164km

HAY-ON-WYE145km

LLANTHONY0km164km

TALGARTH30km

TREGOYD24km

PAINSCASTLE135km

CLYRO142Km

LANGORSE38km

BRECON47km

BUILTH WELLS115kmBUELAH

100km

LLANGAMMARCH WELLS76km

LLANWRTYD WELLS82km

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G O S P E L PA S S1 0 k m &1 5 5 k m

H AY B L U F F

WA U N FA C H

S . E . N . T . A

S E N N Y B R I D G E M I L I TA RYT R A I N I N G A R E AS . E . N . T . A6 4 k m

W Y E VA L L E Y1 2 3 k m

WAT E R FA L L S8 7 k m

S H O R T E N R I D E

B Y 3 1 K M

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B 4 5 2 0

B 4 5 1 9

B4

35

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A4

83

B 4 5 6 7

B4

59

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a 4 0 7 8

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40

L O R D H ' S K N O B

L A N G O R S E L A K E

I F R O N VA L L E Y W Y E VA L L E Y

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GOSPEL PASS(FROM LLANTHONY)9.7km333m3.3%

GOSPEL PASS(FROM HAY)8.4km458m5%

GOSPEL PASS(STEEP SECTION)1km114m11%

CLIMB DETAILS - 2800m TOTAL ASCENT

GOSPEL PASS(STEEP SECTION)4km222m5.4%

S.E.N.T.a(LONG STEADY CLIMB)18.2km275m1%

S.E.N.T.a(STEEP SECTION)1.3km103m8.4%

B5494 HAIRPINS(LEG BURNER)1.4km400m11.3%

BA C D

food and drink at

brecon47KMllanwrtyd wells82km (+35KM)builth wellS115KM (+33KM)HAY-ON-WYE145KM (+30km)

CLIMB

TOWN/VILLAGE

TURNING

LANDSCAPEFEATURE

SHORTEN RIDE

SHORT RIDE IS 133km

0 5km

Y F F O R D D D D UParcours / DAY TWO

THE WEST /

146km

1 @ 0KM

LT - VALLEY ROAD SOUTH TO ABERGAVENNEY

2 @ 7.7KM

RT - TOWARDS FOREST COAL PIT

3 @ 10.6KM

LT - TOWARDS FOREST COAL PIT

4 @ 11.2KM

RT- C ROAD TO CRICKHOWELL OVER HILL

5 @ 19.1KM

RT - INTO CRICKHOWELL CENTRE

F O O D S T O P

6 @ 19.3KM

LT - A4077 ACROSS RIVER USK, RT - TO LLANGYNIDR

7 @ 32.5KM

LT - AT TALYBONT ON USK ACROSS CANAL

8 @ 35KM

VIEW OF THE TALYBONT RESERVOIR - PHOTO OP

SHORTER RIDE BACK TO TALYBONT AND

LT - TO BRECON AND STEP 25 CUTTING

57KM FROM TOTAL DAYS DISTANCE

9 @ 41KM

START OF BLAEN-Y-GLYN 20% CLIMB - PHOTO OP

10 @ 46.2KM

RT - AT THE PONTSTICILL RESERVOIR

11 @ 54.4KM

RT - A4054

12 @ 55.5KM

RT - A470 / HAZARDOUS SECTION SINGLE FILE

13 @ 58KM

LT - LLWYN-ON DOWN TO RESERVOIR - PHOTO OP

14 @ 58.5KM

RT - AFTER RESERVOIR

15 @ 59.6KM

LT - UP HILL STEEP! PHOTO OP AT TOP

16 @ 66.5KM

RT - IN PENDERYN (PUB MAYBE OPEN)

17@ 68KM

LT - C ROAD TO YSTRAFELLTE

18 @ 72KM

RT - IN YSTRADFELLTE (POST OFFICE MAYBE OPEN)

19 @ 78.5KM

DEVILS ELBOW DESCENT - PHOTO OP

20 @ 83.5KM

RT - ONTO C ROAD

21@ 86KM

LT - A4215

22 @ 86.9KM

RT - ONTO C ROAD

23 @ 96.2KM

RAB - STRAIGHT INTO BRECON CENTRE

F O O D S T O P

24 @ 98.6KM

RT - BRECON CANAL IF DRY OR RAB TO A40

25 @ 101.5KM

LT - OFF CANAL PATH AND UNDER A40 JUNCTION

26 @ 106.7KM

RT - TOWARDS LLANGORSE (THROUGH L.TAY-L-L)

27 @ 108.1KM

LT - TOWARDS TALGARTH

28 @ 115KM

RT - A4078

29@ 116.7KM

RT - C ROAD TO FELINDRE (CONTINUE STRAIGHT

TO HAY-ON-WYE AT 127KM)

F O O D S T O P

30 @ 128.2KM

LT - BACK UP TO GOSPEL PASS

TRY BEAT YOUR TIME FROM DAY 1!

30 @ 1536.5KM

GOSPEL PASS SUMMIT - LAST PHOTO OP

31 @ 146KM

LLANTHONY PRIOR. YFD COMPLETE!

ROUTE DIRECTIONS / 2RT (RIGHT TURN) LT (LEFT TURN) RAB (ROUNDABOUT)

TURNING POINTS HIGHLIGHTED ON MAP

GEORGE07754 874 186

JAMES07971 599 475

STEVE07980 214 814

LLANTHONY COURT FARM01873 890 359

BRECON HOSPITAL01874 622 443

BRECON & BUILTH WELLS POLICE01267 222020

MOUNTAIN RECUE & EMERGENCY999

I M P O R TA N T N U M B E R S

Y FFORDD DDU - DAY 2 / THE WEST / 146km SHORT RIDE IS 87km

0 5km

b 4 5 3 0

a 4 0 7 8

B 4 5 6 0

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O R a 4 0

LLANTHONY0km145km

MERTHYR TYDFIL

TALGARTH115km

LANGORSE108km

TALYBONT-ON-USK32km

LLANGYNIDR26km

FOREST COAL PIT11km

CEFN-COED-Y-CYMMER55km

CRICKHOWELL19km

PENDERYN67km

YSTRADFELLTE72km

BRECON98km

HAY-ON-WYE127km

G O S P E L PA S S1 3 5 k m

S A R N H E L E N

D E V I L S E L B O WD E S C E N T

7 9 k m

TA LY B O N T R E S E R V O I R3 5 k m

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5 5 8

a 4 7 0

A 4 0 5 9

P O N T S T I C I L L R E S E R V O I R47 k m

L LW Y N - O N R E S E R V O I R5 9 k m

B L A E N - Y - G LY N N4 2 k m

P E N - Y - FA N

S U G A R L O A F

H AY B L U F F

R O M A N R O A D9 0 k m

WA U N FA C H

L O R D H ' S K N O B

L A N G O R S E L A K E

GOSPEL PASS(FROM HAY)8.4km458m5%

GOSPEL PASS(STEEP SECTION)1km114m11%

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B

D

C

BLAEN-Y-GLYNN(20% CLIMB)3.1km253m7%

SARN HELEN(LONG STEADY CLIMB)1.3km103m8.4%

ROMAN ROAD(LONG STEADY CLIMB)1.4km400m11.3%

A

LLWYN-ON(20% CLIMB)18.2km275m1%

B DC

E

CLIMB DETAILS - 2500m TOTAL ASCENT

food and drink at

crickhowell19KMpenderyn (or ystrafellte)67km (+48KM)brecon98KM (+31KM)HAY-ON-WYE127KM (+29km)

CLIMB

TOWN/VILLAGE

TURNING

LANDSCAPEFEATURE

SHORTEN RIDE