The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 6 days of about 68 km (42 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Holyhead to Dinas Dinlle 68 km · 68 km from the start
- Day 2 Dinas Dinlle to Barmouth 68 km · 136 km from the start
- Day 3 Barmouth to Trefeglwys 68 km · 205 km from the start
- Day 4 Trefeglwys to Painscastle 68 km · 273 km from the start
- Day 5 Painscastle to Talybont-on-Usk 68 km · 341 km from the start
- Day 6 Talybont-on-Usk to Cardiff 68 km · 409 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Bryn Hywel 159 m · 100 km from the start
- Yr Pwllgolaulas Farn 164 m · 106 km from the start
- Cefn-trefor-fawr 150 m · 118 km from the start
- Moel Senigl 311 m · 124 km from the start
- Bryn y Fedwen 544 m · 196 km from the start
- Pen Y Banc 310 m · 219 km from the start
- Allt Filo 310 m · 309 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey. 53.30759, -4.63005
Finish: near Cardiff, Wales. 51.47609, -3.18310
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Holyhead, Isle of Anglesey · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Dinas Dinlle, Gwynedd · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Barmouth, Gwynedd · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Trefeglwys, Powys · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Painscastle, Powys · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Talybont-on-Usk, Powys · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Cardiff, Wales · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Roads and paths change, and surfaces vary with the weather. 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, ride to what you find, and give way to walkers and horses.
