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Penyffordd Car Park . What3Words Location: reclined.bedrock.

From the East. Get onto the A458 and head west towards the coast. When you get to Llangadfan drive past the Cann Office Hotel on the left, then past the Banwy Badger Cafe/Shop on the right. The road curves slightly left and shortly after there is a right turn onto the B4395 sign posted for Lake Vyrnwy. Turn right here and carry on up the hill past the left turn for Belan Bach Lodges. The left turn into the trails is about half a mile after this and has a sign at the entrance. Turn in and at the fork turn right towards the car park. From the West. Get onto the A458 and head east. Drive through Foel and past Ysgol Cwm Banwy (school) on the left. About a quarter of a mile after this, take the left turn onto the B4395, sign posted for Lake Vyrnwy and then follow the directions above. From the North. You will probably be on the B4393, follow this until you turn left onto the B4395 towards Llangadfan. Follow this through Llwydiarth/Pont Llogel and then up the hill. At the top of the hill look for the right turn into the trails, sign posted. Turn in and take the right fork into the car park. Hendre Car Park

From the East. Get onto the A458 and head west towards the coast. When you get to Llangadfan drive past the Cann Office Hotel on the left, then past the Banwy Badger Cafe/Shop on the right. The road curves slightly left and shortly after there is a right turn onto the B4395 sign posted for Lake Vyrnwy. Turn right here and carry on up the hill past the left turn for Belan Bach Lodges. Pass the Penyffordd Car Park sign and down the hill, sharp left, sharp right, past houses on the left. The next houses, next to the road have a left turn between them, turn left here and follow the lane past the first turn into the forest and the car park is on the right shortly after – signposted. The car park is linear with parking on the left near the corrals. Please do not park in the turning circle at the endWe recommend you follow these directions or use the Google map below which has a pin on this place’s location.
Pen y Ffordd is 16½ miles west of Welshpool.
From Welshpool take the A458 towards Dolgellau.
After 14½ miles, just after the village of Llangadfan, turn right, signposted B4395.
After 2 miles, the Pen y Ffordd car park is on the left.

 
The Ordnance Survey (OS) grid reference for the car park is SJ 017 135 (Explorer Map 239).
The postcode is SY21 0QB. Please note that this postcode covers a wide area and will not take you directly to the entrance.
View this place on the What3Words website.