Aberystwyth — Devil's Bridge
Abedev one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Aberystwyth and Devil's Bridge.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 2 people.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to access.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to safety.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - No (1) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Access (1) Safety (1)
Downloads - 2
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Aberystwyth
Grid Ref
SN5850081620
Lat / Lon
52.41424° / -4.08191°
Easting / Northing
258,500E / 281,620N
What3Words
gurgling.treble.stays
Devil's Bridge
Grid Ref
SN7389176922
Lat / Lon
52.37579° / -3.85398°
Easting / Northing
273,891E / 276,922N
What3Words
denser.encodes.cube
Abedev One's land is
| Aberystwyth | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SN5850081620 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.41424° / -4.08191° |
| Easting / Northing | 258,500E / 281,620N |
| What3Words | gurgling.treble.stays |
| Devil's Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | SN7389176922 |
| Lat / Lon | 52.37579° / -3.85398° |
| Easting / Northing | 273,891E / 276,922N |
| What3Words | denser.encodes.cube |
| Arable | 1.3% |
| Pasture | 66.7% |
| Urban | 11.5% |
| Woods | 20.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Hannah
11 Jan 2023I walked the middle third of this walk from the Devil's Bridge direction, starting in Goginan and intending to get to Aberystwyth and do the other half later, but found it impenetrable. The wooded bank to the north-west of Goginan was overgrown with gorse and all sorts of other prickes, and as it was December I figured it wouldn't be any better in any other more overgrown month. I wonder if the previous reviewer walked the other direction and found it passable when going downhill.
I tried a couple of workarounds further north over the same bank, but the footpath was blocked by a barbed wire fence which I must mention to the local footpath officer.
However, even if it had been possible to get around this section, from the map I could see that the onward route plunged up and down many contours on the way to Aberystwyth, and although I am curious about the paths since they are local to me, I felt that it didn't really deserve more time and effort because:
a) Abedev two exists and will be good. It makes sense geographically and psycholgically as it follows the Rheidol river all the way down to the sea, so it's direct, flat, and already more or less in use (I can see it needs a few tweaks, but don't think they will be difficult to work out)
b) Aberdev two is already a mile shorter, and workarounds to save Abedev one will only make it longer
c) Abedev two also runs near the existing cycle path so I will upload another route suggestion for wheeling when I can, and intend to check it by bike in March
In short, Abedev one should die, IMO! Prickly old nemesis. I called for my partner to come and rescue me and my mum and went home for a cup of tea.
Sarah
30 Jun 2022Overall a nice route however there is a section at the start which leads you along a busy main road with no pavement. there is an easy way to avoid this which i will endeavor to suggest as an alternative route.
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