Highland Moors Guest House

13/06/2026

The 150km and 200km getting ready to go ! Perfect day for it. I'm just glad all I have to do is food prep this weekend ! Well done ladies and gents ! Awesome achievements will be in the bag this time tomorrow !

13/06/2026

This is what guys and gals who get up at 5.30am to ride 400km non stop over the Welsh hills look like ! Enjoy your 28 hours and 17 mins guys ! Good luck and have a great ride. Our hats are off to you !

12/06/2026

11/06/2026

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11/06/2026

And another very popular ride is the 400km that leaves Highland Moors at 6am Saturday

400km A (Saturday)
Distance: 406 km in 28h 11min
Date: Saturday 13th June 2026
Time: 06:00 Saturday to finish by Sunday 10:15
Starting from: Llandrindod Wells – Highland Moors Guest House
Speeds: 14.3 – 30kph
Total Climb: 7587m
AAA: 7.5
Category: BR
Rough sections: 5 plus 1 ford

Entry now open
Fee: £15

Enter: https://www.audax.uk/event-details/calendar/13571-this_is_not_a_tour_400a

Controls

Start – Llandrindod Wells – Highland Moors Guest House
Tregaron
Llanidloes
Tywyn
Dafarn Newydd
Newtown
Kington
Finish – Llandrindod Wells – Highland Moors Guest House
Plus 1 information control
Full event navigation and appropriate guidance supplied to entrants two weeks prior to event

Description

406km cycling event starting from Llandrindod Wells. Controls at Tregaron, Llanidloes, Tywyn, Newtown and Kington, plus 2 information controls.

This is where the idea started. The ultimate memorial multi-surface ride styled to take riders on an adventure to test not only a rider’s strength but also their capability to plan a ride. This ride is not to be taken lightly!

A route constructed to represent ‘A Good Day’s Cycling’ on some of the races that Mike Hall rode in various parts of the world. Starting from Llandrindod Wells, the ride takes the road to Beulah and onwards to Tregaron. As a ‘warmer-up’, the Devil’s Staircase is the first challenge of the day. After a breather passing through the Cors Caron nature reserve on the NCR82, the ride heads back East on tracks alongside the Claerwen Reservoir to the Elan Valley. Rising up the Elan Valley and down to the head of The Cwmystwyth Valley, the ride then follows the NCR818 to Llangurig and the N8 onto Llanidloes. There will be a choice of nominated control cafes here. The ride then continues through the Hafren Forest, Staylittle, Machynlleth to the coastal town of Tywyn. Onwards to Dolgellau along NCR82 (see website header image) you will find a control on this lane. Rising out of Dolgellau on through Dinas Maldwydd to tackle Bwlch-y-Goes en-route to Lake Vyrnwy. Onwards over more grass dessert and then a flattish section to Newtown. Climbing out of Newtown to (and through) the sleepy market towns of Knighton, Presteigne and Kington followed by a final stretch along deserted but not forgiving lanes for an arrivee in Llandrindod Wells. The ultimate ‘Day Ride’. The route follows public rights of way throughout, some sections are on rough lanes/tracks and it is recommended that bikes are fitted with a minimum of 28mm tires.

And to get the ultimate ride experience, Wales has some of the best bivi spots and ‘Audax hotels’ (bus shelters) in the country, that’s if you have time to stop and sleep that is.

And once you’ve recovered, join everyone on Sunday morning for brunch and raise a drink to Mike.

Like all TINAT rides, this is an un-supported, multi-surface route. Please plan accordingly.

Track overview

The ultimate memorial multi surface day ride, styled along the lines of terrain encountered on routes such as The Tour Divide. Designed to test not only a riders strength but also their capability to plan a ride. So plan ahead, check where you can buy food to keep you going over the remote stretches...

16/01/2026

Tour de France starting in the UK in 2027

The news is out! Cymru will welcome the Tour de France for the first time ever in 2027, and today the route has been unveiled! 🚴 Le Tour de France

Stage 3 of the men’s race will start in Y Trallwng (Welshpool) traveling down the A483 past Highland Moors Guesthouse and finish in our capital,
Caerdydd (Cardiff) on 4 July 2027. 📆

This will be the biggest free-to-spectate sporting event ever held in the UK, showcasing Wales’ landscapes, culture, and cycling offer to a global audience.💛
Have a look at the details on the stage, which includes exciting climbs and stunning scenery.

And it goes right past Highland Moors Guest House on its way South....

10/01/2026

Welcome to 2026. Wishing fellow local businesses a great year. We look forward to welcoming our guests back for a great stay in Mid Wales - old friends and new ! 😀

Now open for business.
“Oh hello there Madam A pint of cold creamy milk for you ?

20/09/2025

Great lively crowd in last night from Caddick Construction - fund raising for St. Ann's hospice in Stockport by riding the length of Wales. Their fund raising was already at £11,000 when they left this morning. Well done lads. Ride safe on those tough roads You'll smash it !!

20/09/2025

Great to have Caddick Construction boys with us last night now on their way to Cardiff raising funds for St. Ann's Hospice in Stockport, South Manchester. It will be finished in a few months and it takes lads like these to make it happen.

The government doesn't spend on hospices. It's all funded by us.
They're building it and taking their time and money to fundraise to make it work. So good to see ! Watch out on the roads down through Wales today as they ride the 75 miles into Cardiff this evening
https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/stannsnewhospice

We've been caring for people in Greater Manchester and Cheshire for more than half a century, and we have big plans for the future. We need a new, purpose-built hospice that will serve the needs of our community now and in the future.