gez bay
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Just curious if anyone off here has been to the Black Mountains, South Wales (A4067)
as its a well known place and attracts people from all over britain. i was up there a weekend or two ago and a guy had come all the way from cornwal to exerience the roads.
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djgritt
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Yes - it's a route I always take when I work for a client in Llangadog
Good fun!
Any excuse to Pic Whore... 
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smcGSI16V
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The roads further north in the Elan Valley are much more fun and scenic imo.
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gez bay
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thats what i like about it. There's sooo many roads to go on after the black mountains. Loads of us usually do our planned route once every summer which is around 150 mile route.
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AlunJ
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you know full well I have 
[Edited on 13-02-2011 by AlunJ]
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gez bay
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that was an awsome day al!
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mattk
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im planning on going soon
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gez bay
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well worth the trip matt.
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Ellis
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Mountains
They are hills
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Mike
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I plan to go when I've got a more suitable vehicle. I've no doubt it's still great scenery but the Primera just isn't cut out for fun roads 
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gez bay
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quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
Mountains
They are hills
most of those pictures are at the top of the mountain, the other side is a steep decline down on the roads.
Amazing for going up! Foot planted to the floor 
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LukeD
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Last time i went up was in the total fog and a crappy slow car; quite scarey at times with the drops.
Do plan on taking the 172 in summer, amazing roads!
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AlunJ
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quote:
Originally posted by gez bay
quote:
Originally posted by Ellis
Mountains
They are hills
most of those pictures are at the top of the mountain, the other side is a steep decline down on the roads.
Amazing for going up! Foot planted to the floor
can you remember where the really long quite steep incline is up from the bridgend area? nath has taken me up there but can't for the life of me remember where it is
the ice cream stop is cool as well, being chased by sheep, remember watching a astra vxr go bombing past us whilst there waited a few mins and saw it bombing along the road down the bottom overtaking everything
[Edited on 14-02-2011 by AlunJ]
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Welsh Dan
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You probably mean the Bwlch (A4061). Up the hill from Nantymoel, then down the other side to Treorchy. I had to do that route for work for a few weeks. Great fun in a hot hatch
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gez bay
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yeah thats the one dan, the bwlch. Theres some dodgy roads for you now. The bumps and potholes are rediculas now.
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djgritt
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quote:
Originally posted by LukeD
Last time i went up was in the total fog and a crappy slow car; quite scarey at times with the drops.
Thats what it's been like every time for me in my Mazda, which is why I've only got pictures of my old car from up there (the Octy vRS)
It is an utterly SHIT road when you can't see anything!
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tom_simes
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You meaning the A4067 Gez, or the 4069? The A4069 from Llangadog to Brynamman is probaly the best road I know, and that's where the first two photos in this thread were taken - at 'that' corner
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chrisritch
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at the random sheep next to your car
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Ad Blue B
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I say North Wales (maybe North East aswell) / South Wales Meet there in the summer sometime? 
[Edited on 15-02-2011 by Ad Blue B]
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Mark Prydderch
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Been there in the Discovery green laning, took pics and had a BBQ exactly where Djgritt did in his first photos - was pretty awesome
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Butler
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Our BMW CSL feature from February was shot here, it was soooo cold. Id like to go back in the summer.
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djgritt
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quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
at the random sheep next to your car
I swear that little fucker thought he was about to get lucky - started following me around after I got out the car...
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