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Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower – Hay Castle loop from Erwood

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Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower – Hay Castle loop from Erwood

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5.0

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Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower – Hay Castle loop from Erwood

02:37

39.6km

540m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.6 km for 114 m

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19.2 km

Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

The pretty clocktower in Hay-on-Wye was built in 1881, costing £600, which seems good value these days. If you think you've seen it before, it is the same design as the clock tower in Knighton, a border town about 20 miles north of Hay.

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19.4 km

Bookstore in Hay-on-Wye

Highlight • Structure

…one of many bookshops in Hay

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19.6 km

Hay Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Hay Castle is a medieval fortress and a 17th-century Jacobean mansion house. The fort was built in the late 12th century and is considered to be one of the greatest medieval defence structures on the border of England and Wales still standing. However, this comes in spite of its past. The castle was attacked and burnt several times during the first and second Barons' Wars, the wars with the Welsh princes, the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, as well as the Wars of the Roses.

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20.5 km

The Café at Drover Cycles

Highlight • Cycleway

Great little bike shop with cafe and bike hire. Open 7 days a week.

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21.0 km

Hay Tump

Highlight • Historical Site

33.2 km

Boughrood Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Constructed between 1838 and 1842 by the Maesllwych Estate, Boughrood Bridge was a toll bridge established to enhance the transportation of coal, coke, and lime from Radnorshire to Brecon. It replaced the previous ford and ferry. Toll collection ceased in 1934.

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