Hay-on-Wye – Hay Castle loop from Talgarth

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Hay-on-Wye – Hay Castle loop from Talgarth

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Hay-on-Wye – Hay Castle loop from Talgarth

01:56

32.1km

220m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.1 km for 90 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.61 km

Felindre

Highlight • Restaurant

The Three Horseshoes pub is only open during the day at weekends.

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12.3 km

Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

And the clock rings on the hour!!!

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12.4 km

Bookstore in Hay-on-Wye

Highlight • Structure

…one of many bookshops in Hay

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12.7 km

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!

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13.1 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 medieval defence structures on the border of England and Wales still standing. However, this comes in spite of its past. The castle was attacked and burnt several times during the first and second Barons' Wars, the wars with the Welsh princes, the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, as well as the Wars of the Roses.

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21.2 km

Cwmbach Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great B&B with an amazing view!

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25.6 km

Boughrood Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Constructed between 1838 and 1842 by the Maesllwych Estate, Boughrood Bridge was a toll bridge established to enhance the transportation of coal, coke, and lime from Radnorshire to Brecon. It replaced the previous ford and ferry. Toll collection ceased in 1934.

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27.9 km

Pipton Wood

Forest

30.2 km

Honey Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Known by some as the first control on the Bryan Chapman Audax. Whether you're riding to Anglesey or not the Honey Cafe knows how to please a hungry cyclist! Tucked in away from the road there is plenty of space to leave a bike outside. Inside there is plenty of space and a varied menu. They are big enough to deal with groups of 20 or more but appreciate it if you call in advance!

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