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Penyffordd

About Penyffordd

Penyffordd car park is purpose built with a one way system that allows drivers of horse boxes a roll in roll out system. There is ample parking for horse trailers and cars and a corral for horses. There are 5 waymarked trails starting from this car park which are designed for horse riders but are also suitable for walkers.

How to get there:

Penyffordd is in Dyfnant Wood which is part of Dyfnant.
The Penyffordd car park for the Rainbow Trails is located on the B4395. You can get onto this road off the A458 (Mallwyd to Welshpool) at Llangadfan or off the A490 (Llanfyllin to Welshpool) at Llanfyllin, taking the B4393 and then left onto hte B4395 signposted to Llwydiarth and Pont Llogel.
Llangadfan and Llanfyllin are the nearest towns or villages.
OS Grid Reference: SJ033154
For details of public transport visit http://www.traveline-cymru.info/

Other places to go in Dyfnant Wood

Group riding the Rainbow Trails

Facilities:

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Other Facilities

Penyffordd has parking for horse trailers and cars with five trails running from the Car Park. There are picnic tables and corrals for the horses.

Activities

HorseRiding.gif Starting point for the Rainbow Trails designated horseriding and carriage driving trails with a purpose built car park.
The Rainbow Trails – Melangell View – Red
The Rainbow Trails – Banw Trot - Green
The Rainbow Trails – Cwm Bach Challenge - Yellow
The Rainbow Trails – Cae Penfras Canter - Orange
The Rainbow Trails - Cerrig yr Helfa - Indigo
Glasfryn Marathon

Contact:

Jim Ralph
Local Area Manager
0300 068 0300
e-mail: jim.ralph@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Riding the Rainbow Trails

What's of interest

Please check before you visit that the area you want to come to is not closed, due to work in progress or an event taking place, by logging on to the CCW Website for current and future closures as determined by the CRoW 2000 Act.


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