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Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower – Lake Vyrnwy Dam loop from Glyn Ceiriog

Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower – Lake Vyrnwy Dam loop from Glyn Ceiriog

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Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower – Lake Vyrnwy Dam loop from Glyn Ceiriog

03:59

76.5km

1,230m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: December 3, 2025

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17.7 km

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Village Centre

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Gegin Fach tea room is a nice little coffee shop serving drinks, cake and café food.
Open Mon to Sat 9:00 - 17:00

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34.3 km

View of the Straining Tower, Lake Vyrnwy

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The Straining Tower at Lake Vyrnwy is an intake tower built to extract water from the lake. The tower stands on the north shore of Lake Vyrnwy, near the village …

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34.4 km

Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower

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Lake Vyrnwy (Welsh: Llyn Efyrnwy, pronounced [ɛˈvərnʊɨ] or Llyn Llanwddyn) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply Liverpool with fresh water. …

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35.8 km

Lake Vyrnwy Dam

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The dam across the Vyrnwy Valley, Montgomeryshire, was the first large masonry dam, and was completed in 1888. Water from the reservoir supplies Liverpool, travelling there along a 70 mile aqueduct.

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39.0 km

Nant y Maes Waterfall

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Along the road you come to a small bridge at the side of it is a beautiful natural waterfall close to Nant y Maes stream.
Stunning waterfall that meets the lake

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42.0 km

Lake Vyrnwy

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Llyn Efyrnwy or Lake Vyrnwy is a reservoir built in the 1880s to supply water to Liverpool.
The lake and nature reserve around it is jointly managed by the RSPB …

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76.5 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

76.6 km

Surfaces

63.2 km

13.4 km

Elevation

Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Thursday 18 December

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Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower – Lake Vyrnwy Dam loop from Glyn Ceiriog

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant Village Centre

View of the Straining Tower, Lake Vyrnwy

Lake Vyrnwy Straining Tower

Lake Vyrnwy Dam

Nant y Maes Waterfall

Lake Vyrnwy

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