Wayfarer Memorial Pass – Wayfarer Memorial Traverse loop from Llandrillo

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Wayfarer Memorial Pass – Wayfarer Memorial Traverse loop from Llandrillo

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Wayfarer Memorial Pass – Wayfarer Memorial Traverse loop from Llandrillo

03:23

32.6km

1,030m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 24.4 km for 1.09 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

5.43 km

Wayfarer Memorial Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Iconic spot for off-road cycling history in the UK - famously written about in the article "Over the top" in Cycling magazine (May 1919) by Walter MacGregor Robinson aka Wayfarer.

Worth the struggle up from LLanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog!

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6.24 km

Wayfarer Memorial Traverse

Highlight • Trail

The Wayfarer Memorial Traverse is a very rough but wide track that can be best described as a good gravel ride for the most part. It is best ridden on …

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6.39 km

Wayfarer Eastern Approach

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Relatively smooth double track which winds itself up towards the col. A part of the classic Wayfarer route.

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11.4 km

Road Closed Sign

Highlight • Structure

wide and knobbly tyres to get past the rough stuff

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13.1 km

Fedw Sarffle

Forest

14.5 km

The West Arms

Highlight • Pub

A cycle friendly hotel with heritage of housing Wayfarer prior to his Over the Top article of 1919. They've a shed they can securely keep your bikes, good hearty meals …

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32.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

11.2 km

7.87 km

303 m

Surfaces

21.1 km