Distance: 5.86km ; Elevation Gain: 399m
Average Gradient 7%
Setting off from The Old Station Hub, riders will tackle their first climb of the day – LLangyndir Mountain. Known as the hill of two halves, the LLangyndir Mountain climb begins by meandering through some of the most beautiful pastoral scenes in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
The road with no name….
Open for the public all year round unless there are Army exercise (otherwise our riders will need to take a detour). It really is a riders delight, smooth tarmac, numerous blind turns and blind summits, with passing areas.
Distance: 2.43km; Elevation Gain: 130m
Average Gradient 5%
Distance 2.63km; Elevation Gain 197m
Elevation Gain 7%
Distance: 1.2km; Elevation Gain: 146m
Average Gradient 12%
This section of road will certainly really make you feel you are in the middle of nowhere. It is said to be one of the most scenic roads in the whole of Wales.
Distance: 7.96km; Elevation Gain: 181m
Average Gradient 2%
Distance: 5.9km; Elevation: 522m
Max. Gradient 11.5%; Average Gradient 6.8%
After a good nights rest, our riders will warm up the legs again by heading-up LLangyndir Mountain. Our riders wont quite reach the summit but close to the summit they will turn left and head down the fabulous descent into Llangattock.
Distance: 11.63km ; Elevation Gain: 203m
Average Gradient 2%
Trefechan to Pontsticill Reservoir Climb will be the final climb of the day for our riders before they head back for some well deserved rest at the Hard As Nails Headquarters in Talybont On Usk.
Distance: 4.5km ; Elevation: 260m
Average Gradient 6%
Every avid cyclist’s heard of the legendary Bwlch climb for one very good reason – it takes no prisoners. The Bwlch has attracted national fame due to a number of events and is on the radar of every serious rider’s radar.
Distance: 3.03km ; Elevation: 256m
Average Gradient 8%
On heading uphill out of Aberdare, riders will be confronted by one of the steepest sections of tarmac they have ever seen. Despite hardly being known outside the Welsh valleys, there aren’t many hills more challenging than Bryn Du in the UK.
