Name: Pen-y-Garreg Dam
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Pen-y-Garreg Dam

Pen-y-Garreg Dam

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Location: Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

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1. Garreg-ddu Reservoir loop from Elan Valley Visitor Center to Pen-y-Garreg Dam — Elan Valley Trail

16.0km

04:16

180m

190m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Elan Valley Visitor Centre – Caban Coch Dam loop from Elan Village

20.6km

05:41

330m

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3. Nantgwyllt Church – Elan Valley Bridge loop from Elan Village

11.1km

02:59

120m

130m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Zoe Evans

October 31, 2021

Elan Valley - Pen-y-Garreg Dam

The Pen-y-Garreg is the third Dam up through the Elan Valley, also to be known as the 'Middle Dam'.

Pen-y-Garreg Dam is unusual in that it houses an access tunnel to the central tower which is lit by apertures in the downstream side of the dam.

The viaduct at Garreg Ddu further downstream does not resemble the other dams since the dam part of the structure is not visible above the water surface in normal conditions. There are atotal of four dams on the river Elan;.

Craig Goch.

Pen-y-Garreg.

Garreg-Ddu.

Caban Coch.

The river Claerwen has the newest and largest, Claerwen Dam followed by the unfinished Dol y Mynach dam.

With the exception of Dol y Mynach all the dams are also accessible by car.

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Location: Rhayader, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Pen-y-Garreg Dam

1. Garreg-ddu Reservoir loop from Elan Valley Visitor Center to Pen-y-Garreg Dam — Elan Valley Trail

2. Elan Valley Visitor Centre – Caban Coch Dam loop from Elan Village

3. Nantgwyllt Church – Elan Valley Bridge loop from Elan Village

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