Following on from a lumpy Day 1, the route for the second day of our Mid Wales tour, from Machynlleth to Dolgellau, promised to be a challenging day of Mid Wales hills. It also promised to be wet at some point. Picking up NCN Route 82 (we would follow this all day) we took the road out of Machynlleth. Crossing Afon Dyfi. This followed the A493 for a little while. Before turning off the main road for a few miles….
After an enjoyable day looking around Aberystwyth yesterday, today would the real thing, our first day of cycling on our Mid Wales tour. We would be making the journey from Aberystwyth to Machynlleth. We met Andy and Neil at Aberystwyth Rail Station when they arrived around lunchtime. Then got our priorities right by heading straight for a cafe and some food. Following lunch we headed down to the seafront and the start of our Mid Wales cycle route. Photos taken,…
This Mid Wales Itinerary outlines a 200-mile cycle tour from Aberystwyth across Mid Wales and back to home to Stockport which Andy S, Neil, Sarah and I will be cycling in summer 2021. Mid Wales is described as the green heart of Wales. This is the least-known part of Wales, and it’s here that you’ll find Welsh culture at its most natural, folded into the contours of the land as it has been for centuries. We’ll start from the seaside…
