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After climbing out of Rhayader through the Elan valley, a cyclist pauses near the ~400m summit of ncn 81 before descending by way of the Ystwyth valley to the seaside at Aberystwyth.

The Devil's Gulch section of NCN route 81 has been closed due to rockfalls since November 2018! Discussions are continuing about the means and costs of repairing it....

Unecessary barrier on NCN 81

The worst anti-cycling barrier I’ve ever seen, erected by @TelfordWrekin. Those sharp corners are about at eye height on a road bike and approached around a bend on a down slope. https://t.co/zc0VzdUU1F

Watery Lane Bridge - Birmingham Canal Navigations New Main Line - Tipton - sign - Canal Cycleway

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail NCN81 and NCN8 meet at this milepost.

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Location of the Dambusters target dam which was destroyed during testing visible from the Elan valley rail trail.

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley

Elan valley trail

Elan valley

Elan valley rail trail Toilet block with some bikes stashed

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail at a cutting that took 15 months to blast through.

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Elan valley rail trail

Ncn81

Stopping for another photo

Riders on NCN81

Gate on the Elan Valley Trail

The 10.30 am for Devil's Bridge storms out of Aberystwyth in the charge of No.1213 'Prince of Wales'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ystwyth_Trail

Coffee stop

On a slight detour from ncr 81 a cyclist indulges in a little gricing at Welshpool Raven Square station; the driver is preparing his locomotive for the trip along to Llanfair Caereinion with an afternoon train. … [more]

The towpath of the Montgomery Canal affords a peaceful ride along ncr 81 between Newtown and Welshpool. Here at Brynderwen Wharf, the partially restored canal is in-water and home to diverse flora, including these rather fine … [more]

River Severn - Shrewsbury - signs - National Cycle Network route 81 Location: , Shrewsbury (England, United Kingdom) On the path near the River Severn, between the English Bridge and Shrewsbury Station. Was looking for an alternative … [more]

This footbridge has a fairly big No Vehicles, Cyclists Dismount sign just out of shot to the left, and there are steps at the far end.

Shared use in Shrewsbury. Its on both sides of the road here, for a short section.

NCN route 81 continuing west from Cosford station past the RAF Museum

Cyclist on shared-use path (NCN route 81) past RAF Cosford

Shared-use path (NCN route 81) crossing the road just a short distance from the toucan crossings at the A41 junction.

Signs for NCN route 81 from the A41 Cosford junction.

Shared-use path from the A41 to Cosford rail and RAF stations - crossing the road almost at once.

End of shared-use path on this side of the road from the A41 to Cosford rail and RAF stations

Access to non-existent route (marked on maps) on the east side of the canal.

NCN81

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Bromford Junction

Car blocking access to the new cycle bridge, Aberystwyth - but it looks as if yellow lines are about to be added.

New cycle bridge, Aberystwyth

New cycle bridge, Aberystwyth

It's cycleable, but was this surface chosen to slow bikes down?

NCN 81 entering Aberystwyth by the new cycle bridge

The Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81), the rail-trail heading south from Aberystwyth

End of another brief on-road section approaching Aberystwyth on the Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81)

Strange to find a former BR Aberystwyth station sign by the Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81), the rail-trail approaching Aberystwyth

The Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81), the rail-trail from the Cors Caron nature reserve to Aberystwyth

The Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81) returning to the former railway to reach Aberystwyth.

NCN 81 (the Ystwyth Trail) briefly on a main road

On-road section of NCN 81, the Ystwyth Trail from the Cors Caron nature reserve to Aberystwyth, with the former railway on the right

Well-built link section of NCN 81

The Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81) briefly using a stretch of bridleway

End of rail-trail section of the Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81), from the Cors Caron nature reserve to Aberystwyth

Signs at the former Llanilar station on the Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81), the rail-trail from the Cors Caron nature reserve to Aberystwyth

Cycle route marker at the former Llanilar station on the Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81), the rail-trail from the Cors Caron nature reserve to Aberystwyth

Riverside stretch of the Ystwyth Trail (NCN 81), the rail-trail from the Cors Caron nature reserve to Aberystwyth

NCN 81 on the Ystwyth Trail, the rail-trail from the Cors Caron nature reserve to Aberystwyth

NCN81 returning to the former railway (on the right)

Station Road, Trawscoed - NCN 81 returning to the former railway

After a brief section on road, the Ystwyth Trail (NCN 82), from the Cors Caron nature reserve to Aberystwyth, turns left (ie to the right) to go off-road again as NCN81 - but actually it's far easier to stay on the road for a fast downhill … [more]

Cycle route signs from Route 81, riverside path in Shrewsbury. Castle Walk footbridge in background.

The road out of Llanidloes on NCN81

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