Gospel Pass – Hay-on-Wye loop from Hay on Wye

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Gospel Pass – Hay-on-Wye loop from Hay on Wye

Moderate

riders

Gospel Pass – Hay-on-Wye loop from Hay on Wye

01:32

18.7km

460m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Bannau Brycheiniog National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

437 m

The Café at Drover Cycles

Highlight • Cycleway

Great little bike shop with cafe and bike hire. Open 7 days a week.

Tip by

6.31 km

The highest road pass in Wales with views of Hay Bluff and Twmpa in the Black Mountains. It can be climbed from Hay-on-Wye or Abergavenny sides.

The road quality is better to descend down to Hay-on-Wye, the other side is more technical as it is narrow and twisty with lots of rough road surface.

Tip by

11.1 km

Digedi Dingle

Forest

18.2 km

Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

And the clock rings on the hour!!!

Tip by

18.3 km

Hay-on-Wye

Highlight • Historical Site

Hay-on-Wye is an attractive, traditional and vibrant small town set in a delightful location on the Wales-England border. It has narrow sloping streets, a notable 13th-century castle and a world reputation for books! With over 20 bookshops for a population of just 2,000, Hay-on-Wye is often described as the ‘town of books’.

The town makes a fine stopping point on any long-distance walk or hike. Offa’s Dyke Path and the Wye Valley Walk pass through Hay-on-Wye, and the town is overlooked by the glorious Black Mountains to the south and by the green rolling hills of Powys to the north.

As it is easy to spend time browsing and purchasing items from the Hay-on-Wye bookshops, please remember that if you are on a long-distance hike you may have to carry the books that you buy!

Tip by

18.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

2.29 km

1.39 km

246 m

163 m

Surfaces

10.0 km

5.04 km

2.41 km

1.12 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

19°C

11°C

36 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

July 13, 2024,Tour

Initial 8km is pretty much uphill great workout and well worth the effort. Very little traffic on track ! Nice downhill section shame about the gates half way down