A4069 bend

[Chris71]

TR Boy said:

Quite simply the best stretch of tarmac I have ever driven!!
This is a 2 min in car clip from 4 years ago in my testarossa.
Going again this summer with supercardriver.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lmBPWrLUaA&fea...

Regards
Tr boy

The first part of that video seemed ripe for a spot of Matt Monroe, but then I realised the Testarossa had brought its own soundtrack...

[TR Boy]

Thanks fellas

Such a great place to have fun- plus the quality of the roads is the icing on the cake!!

Tr boy

[minisloth]

Anyone else there yesterday? Seemed very quiet while I was there around midday. I only saw a couple of other cars.

[Red Devil]

TR Boy said:

Quite simply the best stretch of tarmac I have ever driven!!

Clearly you haven't been to Scotland then. 4 days and just shy of 800 miles of the best driving roads in the UK. On one of the days we saw just 4 cars in nearly 100 miles.

The Black Mountain road is great but it's over far too quickly!

[VeeFour]

Good road, but vastly overrated.

The Aberystwyth Mountain Road is much better.... But you need to get there early to enjoy it.

Last time I did it in an afternoon, I came across a couple if wkers in SUVs towing caravans.

[Quikcurl]

Good fun.
The In-laws live near Cardiff so I try and persuade the OH that it's 'on the way home' (to Norfolk) when we go.

[heebeegeetee]

VeeFour said:

Good road, but vastly overrated.

The Aberystwyth Mountain Road is much better.... But you need to get there early to enjoy it.

Last time I did it in an afternoon, I came across a couple if wkers in SUVs towing caravans.

What, the single track 'Cwmstwyth' road? It's nadgery single track isn't it? Brilliant at night but too slow in daytime, surely?

[VeeFour]

heebeegeetee said:

What, the single track 'Cwmstwyth' road? It's nadgery single track isn't it? Brilliant at night but too slow in daytime, surely?

Depends on the car.

It's brilliant on the bike - but also very good in the MX5.

I've done it 3 times this year - first time on a crisp morning in the MX5 in March, then in April on the bike and later in April on a weekday afternoon in the MX5 with Mrs Mrs VeeFour.

[heebeegeetee]

VeeFour said:

Depends on the car.

It's brilliant on the bike - but also very good in the MX5.

I've done it 3 times this year - first time on a crisp morning in the MX5 in March, then in April on the bike and later in April on a weekday afternoon in the MX5 with Mrs Mrs VeeFour.

Fair enough. The problem with those roads for me is the lack of forward vision and the likelihood of an oncoming car being around the next bend or over the next brow, occupying the same piece of tarmac with no chance of passing each other.

I prefer the nearby A44.

[Red Devil]

If single track is your thing Tregaron-Abergwesyn is another good one.
Night time + 4 of these.

[S. Gonzales Esq.]

VeeFour said:

...The Aberystwyth Mountain Road is much better...

If you mean this one, it was nice and quiet during the Royal wedding:

[oj121]

Want to head to the A4069 next week as Im visiting parent in Bridgend. Anyone suggest a good circular route from Bridgend for me to use?
Dont want to make the mistake of going the 'wrong way' through the good bits.

[Chris71]

heebeegeetee said:

VeeFour said:

Good road, but vastly overrated.

The Aberystwyth Mountain Road is much better.... But you need to get there early to enjoy it.

Last time I did it in an afternoon, I came across a couple if wkers in SUVs towing caravans.

What, the single track 'Cwmstwyth' road? It's nadgery single track isn't it? Brilliant at night but too slow in daytime, surely?

I wasn't quite sure about the Mountain Road either. In most places it's too narrow to go past an oncoming car at any sort of speed, and the dips, crests and bends mean - with that in mind - you don't often have the visibility to let rip. Great as a closed special stage.

I found a road in Snowdonia that was similar to the Mountain road, but with much better visibility (can't for the life of me remember its name) and that was sublime. Only singletrack, but you could press on quite enthusiastically without the danger of meeting anyone unexpectedly. Cooked the brakes on the Focus.

[limpsfield]

I am about to leave sunny Surrey now to go to North Wales again and am taking the scenic route from the South so I should be on this bend some point mid afternoon - really looking forward to it and hope the weather holds out.

[Pugland53]

Went for a blast on some my favourite roads today, including the A4069. A couple of pics.

[Joe Osborne]

Looks very good!

I guess the weather change quickly around there... Google street view proves this.

http://maps.google.com/?q=A4069+Rd,+SA18+1,+United...

http://maps.google.com/?q=A4069+Rd,+SA18+1,+United...

[matt1269]

Went there again yesterday in my new (to me) E36 328i sport, and my mate in his slightly newer Ibiza Cupra.


IMG_3920 by mattwillcox, on Flickr


IMG_3917 by mattwillcox, on Flickr

[BDR529]

Very nice 328 sir.

Saving up for one myself, and this is going to be the first place I take it!

[minisloth]

Was anyone there today? I noticed a guy taking photos of a few cars on the hairpin. Bit of a long shot, but wondered if it was someone from here and if I could maybe ask for a copy of the one he took when I drove past.

[kieranjholland]

Wasn't me but I'm very keen to get there in my new motor and take some shots as well as having a hoon around the hills north of Swansea