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At the top of the Col you can see the sea. Turn right down a rough rocky track, which is a
2km fantastic descent, which seems to go on forever. Drop-offs, gullies, water splashes. boggy bits. If in doubt keep left down to a stream crossing. You will now hit a tarmac road (ouch Ed.)
turn left uphill and go through three gates to the tiny hamlet of Bont Goch with a splendid church.
At T junction in hamlet turn left and go uphill for 1km, turn left again and at the crossroads turn left and climb the narrow road up to the end where there is a gate.
Go through the gate, then another shortly after and in 200 metres turn right off the main track through a
second gate onto another stony wide track that skirts below an obvious rock outcrop. The track contours down and left to a very small lake, with Rheidol Study centre on the other side. Follow the grassy track on the west edge of the lake. Select granny gear and go for the short sharp climb up through the wood to the road. Turn left along a steep bit of tarmac which changes back into rough forest track which you follow round to the right and up to a minor tarmac road. Go straight across here, just to the left of the buildings and down track to forest road, turn left and then soon afterwards left up the very steep switchbacks. I bet you can't get up here in one go!
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Substantial Cafe
The track deposits you on the road again, turn right. You will see another lake-Llyn Pendam- on your right, and at junction turn right and then left following minor road to Llyn Blaenmelindwr which you passed earlier in the ride. Turn right over brow of small hill and then soon right onto wide junction of forest roads. Do not follow the enticing signs Nant yr Arian. I know it goes downhill but you will be sorry! Instead take the far less attractive first forest road on the left which is the last drag uphill. At the top you just follow the fast forest road back to the car park. PLEASE don't hurtle into the car park at warp speed as the Forestry Enterprise are very concerned about liability and mixing walkers, bird spotters, orienteers and grannies. The manager told me that they even had to take out liability insurance against Red Kites landing on someone's head. But at £750 per annum it is not funny. So don't let the MTB fraternity down.
Just under fours hours should do you. If you want something substantial to eat, the Red Kite transport cafe, one mile east of the Centre is highly recommended. If you wanted to make a weekend of it, why not visit Machynlleth, which is not far away, and do one of their excellent way-marked Mach routes.
The Plynlimon
Tourism Web Site for local information
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