Ystwyth Trail

Ystwyth Trail
Ystwyth Trail near Llanilar
Length21 mi (34 km)
LocationCeredigion, Wales
TrailheadsAberystwyth, Wales
UseHiking, cycling, horseriding (on certain sections)

The Ystwyth Trail is a 21-mile (34 km) multi-use rail trail linking Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ystrad Meurig and Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales. Cycling and walking are permitted along the entire length while horseriding is permitted on several sections only.

The £1.7m Ystwyth Trail was partially completed in September 2008 and runs along part of the former track bed of the Old Manchester and Milford Railway, a Great Western Railway branch line opened in 1867, and closed as part of the beeching cuts in 1963. It remains incomplete today, with multiple road diversions due to objections during planning.

The Ystwyth Trail links with other routes via Lampeter and Devil's Bridge creating a link with both the Lôn Cambria and Lôn Teifi long-distance cycling routes (Sustrans national network routes 81 and 82).

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