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Hay Castle – Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower loop from Protected Species

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Hay Castle – Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower loop from Protected Species

Hard

5.0

(1)

5

riders

Hay Castle – Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower loop from Protected Species

03:44

56.1km

770m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.2 km for 114 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

12.9 km

Bookstore in Hay-on-Wye

Highlight • Structure

…one of many bookshops in Hay

Translated by Google •

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2

13.2 km

Hay Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Hay Castle is a medieval fortress and a 17th-century Jacobean mansion house. The fort was built in the late 12th century and is considered to be one of the greatest …

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3

13.5 km

Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

And the clock rings on the hour!!!

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4

35.2 km

St Cynog’s Church, Boughrood

Highlight • Historical Site

St Cynog’s, Boughrood was built in 1854 on the site of a medieval graveyard.

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5

39.5 km

Afon Bachawy Old Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Afon Bachawy old railway bridge. Route 8 crosses the Bachawy just as it emerges from a wooded gorge to join the River Wye. The road is built on the route …

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6

40.8 km

The Skreen

Highlight • River

Sit on the bench and enjoy the views across the river to Erwood and down the valley to the Black Mountains.

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7

41.8 km

Erwood Station Gallery & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Small selection of cakes, cold drinks and a coffee machine. Some lovely art as well
Very useful as pubs on route had been closed

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8

49.1 km

Aberedw Common River and Waterfall Picnic Spot

Highlight • Waterfall

Don't forget your picnic.

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B

56.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.8 km

4.52 km

1.50 km

273 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.9 km

22.0 km

156 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Tuesday 30 June

21°C

11°C

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