Two interseting senic lanes running parrallel to the A5 and often included in the "A5 corridor" route from Corwen - Capel-Curig.
The one west of Ysbyty Ifan is nice and senic with a good hard surface however it often has deep ruts in winter caused by the rain runing off so watch out with small tyres as you often get grounded out, half way along there's an interseting narrow Iron gate. The west side now has been slated but can still be trickly in the wet in winter.
SH 804495 SH822488 raises to about 1297ft, from the east look for a bend after a bridge
The other one is "Foe Frech" and this is more trickly after wet weather or a wet season so don't recommend doing the whole route, however one can at least travel up to the bog at SH869468 and would recommend at least you get out and walk it before you try. It can get deep and badly clewed up, so look for a turn round place before you even try. Most groups go west - east bound up a nice senic valley stop before the bog then go down, then do lane to the west.
SH859480 -SH882472 raises to 1411 ft.
Sunday 7 September 2008
Monday 28 January 2008
Afon Melau (The School Run)
Nice pleasant lane which is very easy and a nice sunday afternoon run which takes about 40 minutes and about 5 clicks long. Few gates and forms a loop round a kind of Cwm, with nice views of the Cwm itself and the valley Afon Melau flows into.
You should really use a map to find it as navigation can be differcult with the tarmaced UCR's leading to it, there are a few.
Called the School Run cause often its the first track if meeting at Bala and for many the novices first time they ever do a lane, but also cause of the Aran School which is half way up the hill, so its bit of "joke" lets go and do the "school run" in the 4x4.
If coming along the main road, look for the sign Aran School once you found that, navigation is easy up the hill but watch out there are a few tracks off to the east, you really need to follow the map.
The west part of the loop is more broken tarmac.
Grid refs west SH786218 : east Sh786218 both directions are easy, but anti-clockwise popular as easier to find.
You should really use a map to find it as navigation can be differcult with the tarmaced UCR's leading to it, there are a few.
Called the School Run cause often its the first track if meeting at Bala and for many the novices first time they ever do a lane, but also cause of the Aran School which is half way up the hill, so its bit of "joke" lets go and do the "school run" in the 4x4.
If coming along the main road, look for the sign Aran School once you found that, navigation is easy up the hill but watch out there are a few tracks off to the east, you really need to follow the map.
The west part of the loop is more broken tarmac.
Grid refs west SH786218 : east Sh786218 both directions are easy, but anti-clockwise popular as easier to find.
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