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Elan Valley Visitor Centre – Caban-Coch Dam and Reservoir loop from Elan Valley Visitor Center

Elan Valley Visitor Centre – Caban-Coch Dam and Reservoir loop from Elan Valley Visitor Center

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Elan Valley Visitor Centre – Caban-Coch Dam and Reservoir loop from Elan Valley Visitor Center

04:07

47.3km

1,220m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.1 km for 92 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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19 m

Elan Valley Visitor Centre

Highlight • Monument

Visitor Centre below Caban Coch Dam is a good place to learn about the remarkable building of the dams and the alternative ways to explore

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353 m

Claerwen Dam

Highlight • Monument

Good spot to stop for refreshment but take cash!

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482 m

Elan Valley Visitor Centre and Café

Highlight • Parking

As well as a huge and delightful cafe, you'll also find loos, a museum and a little shop here, so it's well worth popping in for a visit. There's extensive …

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2.95 km

Stone Wall Lane

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful stonewall lanes, you may encounter farmers in tractors, but otherwise it’s completely deserted!

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11.0 km

Rhos Saith-Maen

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Very boggy but a fun alternative way to get across. Good luck keeping your feet dry!

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36.3 km

Stone Cairn on Grassy Hillside

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A big, but very beautiful push/ride/singletrack that climbs up the valley. Rideable in places but steep and rocky in others. Really lovely scenery but needs a bit of shoving to get a bike up it.

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45.3 km

Caban Coch Dam and Viaduct, Elan Valley

Highlight • Bridge

Made long time ago and still looking stunning

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46.6 km

Caban-Coch Dam and Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

The Caban-Coch Reservoir is one of four reservoirs in the Elan Valley Reservoirs, which supply the city of Birmingham in particular with drinking water. This one is the second largest …

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47.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.1 km

12.5 km

9.79 km

1.16 km

723 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.1 km

16.2 km

8.33 km

776 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

25°C

11°C

0 %

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Elan Valley Visitor Centre – Caban-Coch Dam and Reservoir loop from Elan Valley Visitor Center

Elan Valley Visitor Centre

Claerwen Dam

Elan Valley Visitor Centre and Café

Stone Wall Lane

Rhos Saith-Maen

Stone Cairn on Grassy Hillside

Caban Coch Dam and Viaduct, Elan Valley

Caban-Coch Dam and Reservoir

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