This is a cue sheet for the Abergwesyn/Llyn Brianne loop Bicycle Map. You can print it out for later use.
| Cumulative | Distance | Where | Notes | Direction | Elevation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0km | 0km | Llanwrtyd Wells | Turn left next to Spa shop onto Irfon Terrace | ESE | 93° | 0m |
| 1.97km | 1.97km | Quiet country lane with hedgerows on either side | E | 88° | 0m | |
| 4.74km | 2.77km | Second left at X-roads | NNE | 10° | 0m | |
| 7.5km | 2.76km | Beulah outskirts | NNW | 356° | 198m | |
| 10.54km | 3.04km | Starting to climb up side of beautiful oak-tree lined valley on small road | WNW | 290° | 257m | |
| 16.71km | 6.16km | Abergwesyn village hall - public toilets and last phone box for ten miles | WSW | 238° | 275m | |
| 17.79km | 1.09km | Cimbing up a narrow, very quiet single track road with passing places | NNW | 330° | 304m | |
| 18.82km | 1.02km | Abergwesyn Common, bought by the National Trust to commemorate war dead; wild and unspoilt valley with steep drop from road to river below; fine scenery | NNW | 332° | 319m | |
| 20.66km | 1.84km | Road crosses river at ford-like low bridge. Starts to climb more steeply. | WNW | 282° | 327m | |
| 21.37km | 0.71km | Devil's Staircase | 25% gradient with three switchback bends | W | 258° | 371m |
| 21.91km | 0.54km | Dangerous descent at 25% gradient | WNW | 284° | 461m | |
| 22.59km | 0.68km | Turn off for former Dolgoch YH, now run as an independent hostel by the Elenith Valley Trust | WNW | 289° | 480m | |
| 28.89km | 6.31km | Viewpoint about 250 metres above lake level | ENE | 61° | 300m | |
| 30.88km | 1.98km | Onto moorland, out of forest cover - fairly steep climb and descent | E | 79° | 355m | |
| 33.37km | 2.49km | Climbing again | NNE | 5° | 358m | |
| 34.39km | 1.02km | Road starts to descend as it turns away from resevoir - start of long downhill section | SSE | 150° | 359m | |
| 34.61km | 0.22km | downhill | WSW | 240° | 340m | |
| 36.25km | 1.64km | You can see the broad rock wall of the dam as you pass its access road | W | 259° | 286m | |
| 39.43km | 3.17km | End of downhill - flat or rolling from here | WNW | 281° | 151m | |
| 41.02km | 1.59km | Tea room here open until 17:30 daily | SE | 118° | 131m | |
| 43.13km | 2.11km | Shop here open until 18:00 selling drinks and flapjacks; pub with accommodation opposite | SSE | 155° | 162m | |
| 47.73km | 4.6km | Turn onto small, steep road climbing over mountain | ENE | 51° | 113m | |
| 48.01km | 0.28km | Start of climb to Cynghordy on narrow single-track road | NE | 29° | 134m | |
| 49.89km | 1.87km | Cynghordy | Small village, no shops that we could see. | SE | 119° | 196m |
| 51.9km | 2.02km | Jnc with A483 | A383 is fairly busy with two-lane traffic and large lorries at times; no shoulder between road edge and crash barrier. | NE | 43° | 108m |
| 53.07km | 1.17km | Climbing fairly steeply towards the Sugar Loaf, a conical mound at the top of the valley | ENE | 58° | 133m | |
| 56.38km | 3.31km | Top of Sugar Loaf | Summit of climb from Cynghordy | E | 84° | 292m |
| 58.64km | 2.26km | Flat or slightly downhill on this stretch back to the start | ENE | 55° | 245m | |
| 62.29km | 3.65km | llanwrtyd Wells | End of ride | N | 0° | 201m |