Two days, north to south
Itinerary
Where we start, where we stop and roughly when. Each day is broken down into its stages — the start point, the routes either side of the lunch stop, and the finish — with the satnav files for each leg alongside them.
The 2026 Weekender has been and gone
It ran on Saturday 12 – Sunday 13 September 2026 and is now over. Everything below stays online as a record of the weekend — the start points, the routes, the stops and the timings are all still here. The satnav files are the one thing that has gone.
About the route filesBefore you come
Before you come: the code of conduct
Everyone who joins the Weekender agrees to the event guidelines. Worth a read.
Route briefing
The weekend, day by day
Day one · Saturday 12 September
Saturday
Llangollen to Aberystwyth
The long day, and the one that takes in the mountains. Out of Llangollen over the Horseshoe Pass, across the Denbigh moors and through Eryri to Penmaenpool for lunch, then down the Cambrian coast and over the Dylife mountain road to Aberystwyth.
- Distance
- 224miles
- Driving
- 5h 31m
- Start point
- Getting away
- Morning route
- Lunch stop
- Afternoon route
- Evening
View Saturday
Day two · Sunday 13 September
Sunday
Aberystwyth to Bronllys
Mid Wales, and the most remote miles of the weekend. Up over Devil’s Bridge and through the Elan Valley to the Claerwen dam, then across Mynydd Epynt to Brecon and lunch at Bronllys. The format changes after that: no fixed afternoon route this year.
- Distance
- 89miles
- Driving
- 2h 27m
- Start point
- Morning route
- Lunch stop
- Afternoon and farewells
View Sunday
Downloads
Satnav routes
Each route leg had its own downloads — a printable route PDF plus ITN, KML, KMZ and GPX files for compatible devices. Those files came down when the 2026 weekender finished, but nothing else did: every leg is still described in full, and each one keeps its route map.
About the route files