# Rhayader Reservoirs and Mountain Road

Canonical: https://greeningmoto.com/mid-wales/rides/rhayader-reservoirs-and-mountain-road
Buy: https://greeningmoto.com/mid-wales/rides/rhayader-reservoirs-and-mountain-road (£2.00 GPX download)

Reservoirs, single-track moor and empty hills.

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Region | [Mid Wales & Brecon Beacons](https://greeningmoto.com/mid-wales.md) |
| Start and finish town | Rhayader |
| Distance | 49.8 miles |
| Estimated riding time | 1 h 23 min |
| Type | Loop (finishes where it starts) |
| Difficulty | challenging |
| Landscape | lakes |
| Roads | Mountain road, single-track and valley roads |
| Best season | May to September |
| Tags | lakes, single track, moorland, mountain passes |
| Price | £2.00 (GBP), GPX download |

## About this ride

A short loop with a serious heart: a chain of old stone dams in a steep wooded valley, then a long narrow road across empty mountain moor, then a river valley back down to town. The scenery is wild and the road is genuinely remote.

The mountain crossing is the hard bit. It is roughly seventeen miles of single-track with passing places, cattle grids, loose gravel on the edges and sheep that will not shift. There is no fuel on the whole route, so tank up first, carry a phone with an offline map, and avoid it in poor weather or at dusk. Go on a dry day between May and September.

## What you get

- One GPX file for the route, ready to download straight after payment.
- Works with Garmin, TomTom Rider and phone navigation apps that import GPX ([GPX files explained](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/gpx-files.md), [Garmin](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/garmin.md), [TomTom](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/tomtom.md), [phone apps](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/phone-apps.md)).
- The page shows the start town and region only; the route itself is in the file.

## How to buy

1. Open the ride page and choose **Add to basket** (the ride page URL is the link to buy; there is no account).
2. Add as many rides as you like, then open the basket and tick the box to accept the [terms of sale](https://greeningmoto.com/terms.md).
3. Pay on SumUp's secure payment page. The shop never sees card details.
4. Your order page opens with the GPX downloads available straight away, and an email with a private link to the order page follows (valid for 7 days).

Buy this ride: https://greeningmoto.com/mid-wales/rides/rhayader-reservoirs-and-mountain-road

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