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Drunken Druid Trail – High as a Kite Red Trail loop from Nant yr Arian

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Drunken Druid Trail – High as a Kite Red Trail loop from Nant yr Arian

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Drunken Druid Trail – High as a Kite Red Trail loop from Nant yr Arian

01:45

23.3km

360m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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10.7 km

Nant-y-Moch Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

The reservoir flooded part of the valley of the River Rheidol and its headwaters and is named after the Nant-y-moch stream (in English = the pigs stream), which formerly flowed into the River Rheidol at this spot.

It's a great dark-sky spot if you're into astronomy / astro-photography.

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17.0 km

Llyn Syfydrin

Lake

18.5 km

Hippity Hop MTB Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

An absolute corker! After the fire road climb, head into the woods for this brilliant red-rated singletrack section. There's nothing too techy, but a few roots and small drop offs are mixed with some tight-ish corners as you descend through the woods. Take care at the bottom as you have to ride around the outside of a fenced area to rejoin the road.

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21.3 km

Drunken Druid Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The penultimate trail section on both the Summit and Pendam red-rated trails, Drunken Druid has been recently reworked to include some rocky sections through the trees that are pretty reminiscent of the nearby Coed y Brenin trail centre.

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22.1 km

High as a Kite Red Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A great final descent to all the red and black graded trails at Bwlch Nant yr Arian.

Enjoy the cracking view from the bench at the top, where you can often see red kites flying around.

On the skinny single track descent, take care when you see an arrow to show the edge of the trail on the steep bank. This relatively new trail is a real blast, so enjoy!

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23.1 km

Bwlch Nant yr Arian Visitor Centre

Highlight • Natural

In the Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest you'll find a series of trails for both walkers and mountain bikers, including blue, red and black-rated trails, as well as a skills area.

There's a great cafe and shop here, and you can watch the daily red kite feeding, which attracts up to 150 of these marvellous raptors.

Check out more here: naturalresources.wales/days-out/places-to-visit/mid-wales/bwlch-nant-yr-arian-forest-visitor-centre/?lang=en

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23.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

6.01 km

3.49 km

1.71 km

989 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.1 km

6.05 km

4.96 km

1.24 km

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Wednesday 15 July

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Drunken Druid Trail – High as a Kite Red Trail loop from Nant yr Arian

Nant-y-Moch Reservoir

Hippity Hop MTB Trail

Drunken Druid Trail

High as a Kite Red Trail

Bwlch Nant yr Arian Visitor Centre

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