Lucozade · Mar 22, 2017

Hi all,

Can anyone give me some advice of where to get my tyres dirty please?

I am going to North Wales shortly near the Barmouth and Snowdownia area.

I really do not want any major axle twisters but I would like to get the tyres dirty and go somewhere off the Tarmac.

I have looked at a few websites such as http://www.bywaymap.com/index.html however I have no way of knowing how hard or soft they may be?

Can anyone suggest any good greenlanes / byways in North Wales which would fulfil the brief of:

Not to hard

Nice View

A bit of dirt and muck poss a few scary puddles!!

Thanks

Richard

DavidSally · Mar 22, 2017

Look south of Barmouth on the other side side of the bay. There's a UCR that runs parallel to the A493. Not hard to see on a map

From the other side of a bay it must have good views.....

Marmaduke · Mar 22, 2017

Lucozade said:
Hi all,

Can anyone give me some advice of where to get my tyres dirty please?

I am going to North Wales shortly near the Barmouth and Snowdownia area.

I really do not want any major axle twisters but I would like to get the tyres dirty and go somewhere off the Tarmac.

I have looked at a few websites such as http://www.bywaymap.com/index.html however I have no way of knowing how hard or soft they may be?

Can anyone suggest any good greenlanes / byways in North Wales which would fulfil the brief of:

Not to hard

Nice View

A bit of dirt and muck poss a few scary puddles!!

Thanks

Richard

As your profile says you're 113 and from Kingston and you can't find the introduce yourself section then I recommend the A5

Paul D · Mar 22, 2017

Not many in that area that fulfill the 'not hard' criteria ... certainly, not if you're driving alone/single vehicle and don't know how to find lanes on an OS map and gauge a little of the terrain from the map contours and colours/notations .... Most are wet, some have very deep puddles, mostly rocky, but a few are also, in the forests, treacherously muddy on side slopes and probably need winches to do safely, if at all!

Having said that, I'm sure there are some, I just don't care or remember them!

I'd suggest finding a mate or a club to go laning with first, and do some a little closer to home. Recovery from Wales might be a tad fraught and expensive!

Lucozade · Mar 22, 2017

Marmaduke said:
As your profile says you're 113 and from Kingston and you can't find the introduce yourself section then I recommend the A5

Hi Marmaduke,

I've been rumbled! I'm not 113! Who would have thunk it!
The reason is id security.
I am however from Kingston on Thames.
Sorry for not making an intro - Richard younger than 113 yrs. Gsoh, etc.
The main reason is I don't have a land rover. Awesome as they are they don't suit my needs now. I do know however land rover owners are the most knowledgeable and friendly bunch on the planet. Hence why I am here.

Thanks for the a5 suggestion.

I hope my post was going to add to a great forum. Wasn't thinking about my introduction.

Promise to do better next time.

Richard

Marmaduke · Mar 22, 2017

Lucozade said:
Hi Marmaduke,

I've been rumbled! I'm not 113! Who would have thunk it!
The reason is id security.
I am however from Kingston on Thames.
Sorry for not making an intro - Richard younger than 113 yrs. Gsoh, etc.
The main reason is I don't have a land rover. Awesome as they are they don't suit my needs now. I do know however land rover owners are the most knowledgeable and friendly bunch on the planet. Hence why I am here.

Thanks for the a5 suggestion.

I hope my post was going to add to a great forum. Wasn't thinking about my introduction.

Promise to do better next time.

Richard

What are you planning on getting muddy tyres in?

Lucozade · Mar 23, 2017

Ok i have been trying to avoid this if i could

Marmaduke said:
What are you planning on getting muddy tyres in?

It's a Nissan Caravan/Homy 4x4 with all terrain tyres.

Now I realise that this is a Land Rover forum, that a Nissan Homy isn't a mountain goat of a vehicle, and it's probably not great off road. I am hoping however it'll handle a few unmade roads etc. That's why I would like to find anywhere which is off the tarmac, but not actually anywhere to be worried about.

It seems as if people actually use their vehicles for what they're made for on this forum. Rather than just a school run machine. I hope me not having a Defender will count me out. I wanted a Defender, but I'm turning the homy into a camper.

Thank you for your replies so far.

I'm hoping this thread may encourage others who want to dip their toe into going off the beaten track,who like me want soft rather than hard core at the mo.

Marmaduke · Mar 23, 2017

Are you serious??? I'm guessing you've got something like this

Lots of lanes in Wales start out like this

But all to quickly can become this

Without anywhere to safely turn around

What will you do if you have a puncture in the middle of nowhere?

And if you got stuck or broke down who are you going to call to come to your rescue bearing in mind you may have to walk a couple of miles to get phone coverage. Ask yourself all these things before you leave the tarmac.

Hippo · Mar 23, 2017

ere marmaduck... did yer wheel fall oft when it got wet?

Lucozade · Mar 23, 2017

Good advice.

Was hoping for some recommendations for very light unmade roads. A lot less than the pics above.

Marmaduke · Mar 23, 2017

Hippo said:
ere marmaduck... did yer wheel fall oft when it got wet?

Doesn't matter any more

suew · Mar 24, 2017

Well we met a VW camper van in North Wales on Nant y Moch I think

And he was on his own.

Marmaduke · Mar 25, 2017

suew said:
Well we met a VW camper van in North Wales on Nant y Moch I think

And he was on his own.

Great,

let's all encourage someone with no experience to go and do strata, b4stard lane then happy valley

suew · Mar 25, 2017

Marmaduke said:
Great, let's all encourage someone with no experience to go and do strata, b4stard lane then happy valley

No lets behave like ****s and put the OP off laning

To the OP, there are loads of lanes, off tarmac, which I would happily take my Mondeo down. Go the GLASS North Wales Facebook page and I'm sure someone will point you in the direction of some suitable ones.

But don't try The Bastard (its shut at the moment anyway)

This is it

DavidSally · Mar 25, 2017

.....or you could just try my reply to you

Marmaduke · Mar 25, 2017

suew said:
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No lets behave like ****s and put the OP off laning

Eh?

Grim · Mar 27, 2017

I think, like Sue suggested, go to the GLASS website.
I do know that the are some nice all season byways around the Cheltenham area of the Cotswolds. If you get in touch with the Gloustershire rep of GLASS, they could probably advise you further, and you would definitely get some nice views.

suew · Mar 27, 2017

LOL, perhaps I need to clarify my post, before anyone starts laning in a Mondeo

Mine spends its life doing stable and farm tracks, its not exactly pristine. Who the hell thought of putting the cardboard spoiler thing under the front end wants shooting

Paul D · Mar 27, 2017

suew said:
LOL, perhaps I need to clarify my post, before anyone starts laning in a Mondeo

Mine spends its life doing stable and farm tracks, its not exactly pristine. Who the hell thought of putting the cardboard spoiler thing under the front end wants shooting

Heheh, our Mondeo broke it's front bumper, rear bumper and probably a lot else, going to the horses and back. Less than 100 yards of farm track, they are NOT the best laning vehicle ..

Lucozade · Mar 27, 2017

Thank you all,

I think Sue has got the idea.

Nothing like hard core tracks as pictured. Something off the road where it is a lane, non tarmac etc.

Yes going to the "bastard" would be crazy however as pointed out there could be achievable lanes?

I guess nothing is possible without landrover?

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