MID WALES GREENLANING
66 LANDROVER MONTHLY
Callum’s girlfriend
did get a littlewet
whentaking this pic23After a lovely road section,we start our second lane of the
day, an unclassified countyroad (UCR). This passes around
the side of a large lake and is mostly gravel track.Further
along this lane is a gate with a footbridge and a big puddle of
water. There is a great photo opportunity here for those
wishing to get some action pictures. Tiana gets out to takea
picture of Callum going through the water and ends up
getting a soaking thanks to his enthusiasm. Tiana seems to
see the funny side of it fortunately.Eventually the lane forks:
to the right it becomes aBOAT, to the left it continues asa
UCR. ThisUCR is apparentlyowned by the water board but
it does have permissive access. In this casewe opt to take the
right fork that climbs up a slope with some ruts and
interesting lumps and bumps. Into low box and maintaining
careful momentumwe climb ourway up this slope. This
feels like proper LandRovering now. Once we peak the
summit,we have a great view ofNant-Y-Mochreservoir.
Lane 3starts as aBOAT and turns into aUCR. At the start
of the lane there is large open gravel area with signs of
people having wild camped previously. This is a long lane
with great views and plenty of fun bumpy bits.Toward s the
west end of the lane is a shortrocky step section. First gear
low box and a bit of spotting on the Discovery 5 sees us
navigate therocky steps. The drivers all break out into smiles
once they have negotiated the section. Did I mention those
breathtaking views?