Day 1
Eryri Epic
Caernarfon Castle → Montgomery
Caernarfon Castle via Llanfyllin, with an overnight stop before Montgomery.
- Distance
- Approx. 70 miles
- Climbing
- 5,500 ft
- Start
- Caernarfon Castle
- Finish
- Montgomery
The route
Castle to castle in three days
204 miles and 13,500 feet of climbing, from Caernarfon to Cardiff along the Dragon's Spine of Wales.
North to south
The Dragon's Spine
204
Miles across Wales
From the walls of Caernarfon to the heart of Cardiff, passing six landmark castles across three demanding stages.
Caernarfon to Cardiff
Day 2
Borderland Brave
Montgomery Castle → Hay-on-Wye Castle
Quiet lanes, rolling hills, river valleys and Welsh Marches scenery.
- Distance
- 50 miles
- Climbing
- 2,575 ft
- Start
- Montgomery Castle
- Finish
- Hay-on-Wye Castle
Day 3
Bannau Breakthrough
Hay-on-Wye Castle → Cyfarthfa Castle
Mountain views, moorland, reservoirs and winding roads through Bannau Brycheiniog.
- Distance
- 35 miles
- Climbing
- 2,500 ft
- Start
- Hay-on-Wye Castle
- Finish
- Cyfarthfa Castle
Final-day joining rides
The road into Cardiff
Taff Trailblazer
Cyfarthfa Castle → Castell Coch
22 miles / 650 ft · 10:00 event time
Dragon's Tail
Castell Coch → Cardiff Castle
7 miles / 75 ft · 13:00 event time
Published times are event times. Exact rolling arrivals and the Cardiff finish timetable remain subject to organiser confirmation.
Following along
The group will carry a tracker, so the map shows where the group is while they are on the road. Supporters are very welcome along the route as well as the stage starts and finishes.
Open the live tracker