claerwen

[Cooler]

does anyone have the map coordinates for the start of the claerwen dam green lane. there are a few good lanes up there but i havent found the one where gwh took the video.

[gwh200]

twas apache took the video matey !!

give him a nudge (he was videoing me,and im real sorry i have no idea how to get there)

[MattF]

give him a nudge

Sod that and just give him a really hard slap instead.

[gwh200]

ahh bless him......he's probably still got a dodgy finger

[Cooler]

i live in mid wales and just wondered over to the elan valley for a spin in the afternoon. was watching the winching challenge up at toms farm before that. some lovely modded offroaders up there. we found one really good lane where the water was over the bonnet at one stage but didnt look like the lane that you guys went on.

hopefully apache will read this and give me directions. but if you lot find yourselves up this way, give me a bell and let me know i'll come and join you.

[The Lovely Boyo]

If you mean the rock garden below the dam

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If you mean my axle breaker

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[Cooler]

excellent. 961 685 is the one i went on the other day. my mate decided to turn round half way through in his suzuki vitara that is jacked. they all laugh at me being the one with a longer wheel base truck yet i never get stuck. there are some great water dips on that one. really good lane, even my mates landy struggled but managed it.

the other one is definatley worth a try too. cheers

[The Lovely Boyo]

excellent. 961 685 is the one i went on the other day. my mate decided to turn round half way through in his suzuki vitara that is jacked. they all laugh at me being the one with a longer wheel base truck yet i never get stuck. there are some great water dips on that one. really good lane, even my mates landy struggled but managed it.

the other one is definatley worth a try too. cheers

961 isn't that wet - you should try Strata Florida when its wet - the river crossings get really treacherous

we had to about turn last October - it was a blast though.

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[mckirdy-services]

i live in mid wales and just wondered over to the elan valley for a spin in the afternoon. was watching the winching challenge up at toms farm before that. some lovely modded offroaders up there. we found one really good lane where the water was over the bonnet at one stage but didnt look like the lane that you guys went on.

hopefully apache will read this and give me directions. but if you lot find yourselves up this way, give me a bell and let me know i'll come and join you.

is that the elan valley with the big lake on the mountain road a few miles from abertwith?

[The Lovely Boyo]

is that the elan valley with the big lake on the mountain road a few miles from abertwith?

The Elan Valley is just to the west of Rhayader in mid Wales - 4 reservoirs, not lakes.

Where's Abertwith?

[mckirdy-services]

The Elan Valley is just to the west of Rhayader in mid Wales - 4 reservoirs, not lakes.

Where's Abertwith?

Aberystwyth, Dyfed, its about 30 miles from Elan Valley i was staying at my aunt and uncles farm near llanafan and drove past the elan valley yesterday along the mountain road. I would love to go off roading round there it is incredible. I probably drove past you, I went through about 2pm. lots of sheep wondering across the road

[Cooler]

well its a really nice place to visit. there are hard and soft core greenlanes around. and for those of you who feel like you are captain indestructable, there is always toms farm which has about 80 acres of farmland that you can free roam all day with a minimal payment. dont know how much it is for trucks though, as i have a kx 500 moto x which cost me 7 quid. he allows camping as well.

Its worth going just for the winch challenges. but elan vally is awesome to and with the strat florida not too distant away, wales is definatly worth a go. If any of you do fancy going give me a shout and i'll tag along. be nice to be in a group of surfs especially as all my friends have either suzuki's, landrovers, or those silly navara things that are so low you cant even get over a curb. ;-)

[gwh200]

i cant remember how to get to the claerwen dam at all, just that it was known locally as the rock garden....it was a real peach of a lane, no where near as sphincter tightening as bryncrug, but a real peach none the less

[Cooler]

well to be honest i have only just started to green lane. its a good day out. but im learning the ropes as to where you can go and how you should drive. not like that muppet in a daihatsu who was tearing up the field next to the lane. just makes us look bad. any advice you lot can give is much appreciated. i dont mind getting dirty and covered in mud.

[The Lovely Boyo]

i cant remember how to get to the claerwen dam at all, just that it was known locally as the rock garden....it was a real peach of a lane, no where near as sphincter tightening as bryncrug, but a real peach none the less

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