The line is the official route from Natural Resources Wales' National Trails data (Open Government Licence v3.0), with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check for current diversions before a long trip. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 9 days of about 24 km (15 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Knighton to Felindre 24 km · 24 km from the start
- Day 2 Felindre to Abbey Cwmhir 24 km · 48 km from the start
- Day 3 Abbey Cwmhir to Llanidloes Without 24 km · 72 km from the start
- Day 4 Llanidloes Without to Trefeglwys 24 km · 96 km from the start
- Day 5 Trefeglwys to Machynlleth 24 km · 121 km from the start
- Day 6 Machynlleth to Llanbrynmair 24 km · 145 km from the start
- Day 7 Llanbrynmair to Banwy 24 km · 169 km from the start
- Day 8 Banwy to Pontrobert 24 km · 193 km from the start
- Day 9 Pontrobert to Welshpool 24 km · 217 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Waun Sidan 406 m · 5.1 km from the start
- Bailey Hill 425 m · 6.1 km from the start
- Stanky Hill 507 m · 18.9 km from the start
- Bryn Mawr 485 m · 29 km from the start
- Ysgwd-ffordd 440 m · 44 km from the start
- Pen-Y-Gaer 390 m · 84 km from the start
- Foel Fadian 564 m · 102 km from the start
- Cefn Coch [Ffridd Esgair-yr-owen] 285 m · 130 km from the start
- Gallt yr Ancr 225 m · 198 km from the start
- Y Golfa 341 m · 212 km from the start
The listed hills and the highest of 13 tops within 300 m of the line. The app shows them all. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Knighton, Powys. 52.34435, -3.04980
Finish: near Welshpool, Powys. 52.65857, -3.14458
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Knighton, Powys · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Felindre, Powys · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Abbey Cwmhir, Powys · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llanidloes Without, Powys · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Trefeglwys, Powys · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Machynlleth, Powys · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Llanbrynmair, Powys · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Banwy, Powys · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Pontrobert, Powys · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Welshpool, Powys · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
