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Craig Goch Dam Information Board

self service cafe, make your own coffee, lovely cakes and a honesty box. quirky decor. really lovely place. If you are lucky enough to meet the owner, she is lovely to.

This place is a gem. A bit of an oasis in a desert if you are on your bike and want a hot drink or to fill your water bottles. It is an honesty cafe in a house opposite Moduron Hafod Garage. Especially helpful if you are doing the Trans Cambrian Way in 3 days, just stay on the road at Ysbyty Ystwyth and drop down to Pont-rhyd-y-groes. You will have to climb back up to rejoin the route though (Hafodty road is most direct but steep!)

The downhill stretch of the road is now almost completely washed away. So there is no descent to be had on the bike. If you're on a full suspension bike it might just be doable but anything else - or bikepacking - you'll be walking.

The Craig Goch Dam, often called the Top dam, is a masonry dam in the Elan Valley of Wales and creates the upper-most of the Elan Valley Reservoirs. Construction on the dam began in 1897, and it was completed in 1904. The primary purpose of the dam and the other reservoirs is to supply Birmingham with water. In 1997, a 480 kW hydroelectric generator began operation at the dam.

A very rocky steep descent, be wary on gravel bikes

Seems to be a victim of Arwen + 4x4s with big gullies that could end your career and really rough slate undressed surface. The initial ramp southward is just about unrideable. I'd say this is mountain bike only at this point, though an unloaded gravel bike might stand a chance. Great once you reach the top if heading south. See the last photos on this highlight for the condition in June 24.

Sometimes too deep to cross. Handy bridges if you don't want wet feet!