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• 3 days:
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• Wye & Eppynt Trail
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• Old Penybont
• Radnor Farms
• Old Drovers Trail
• 4 days:
• Teme Valley
• Radnor Hamlets
• 5 days:
• Radnor Fforest
• Teme & Ithon
• 6 days:
• Trans Camb North
• Trans Camb South
• Red Kite Trail
• Teme & Ithon Exp'
• 7 days:
• Shires Explorer
• 12 days:
• Longest Trail Ride

The Shires Explorer Trail - 7 Days

The Shires Explorer Trail

A classic FreeRein route & horse riding holiday. This ride circumnavigates the main area of the Great Cambrain Horse Trail network. Covering around 100 miles no part of your route is repeated. This ride can be completed clockwise or anti clockwise.

An amazing adventure . . .

Your seven day adventure through Mid Wales takes in a large variety of terrain and accommodation places. Starting at FreeRein HQ you travel over open hill, through forests and secluded valley's, ford streams and canter over heather covered moorland. All the days are between 14-18 miles per day with options to vary the route on this horse riding holiday.

As on most trails your first day travels over the Begwns through Painscastle and on to either Bryngwyn or New House for your first night on trail. From here the route takes you northeast towards the New Radnor Plain and a night at either the Harp Inn or the Radnor Arms.

The Shires explorer travels extensively through both Radnorshire and Brecknockshire. These are two of the thirteen historic and former administrative counties of Wales. Both were abolished in 1974 and transferred their administration to the new county of Powys. Poverty and agricultural change, decline and industrial progress elsewhere has always made Radnorshire and Brecknockshire places of net emigration. This makes these areas the least populated of England and Wales.

You can still ride all day without seeing anyone, just your trusty steeds, riding companions and the occasional Red Kite for company.

Optional Rest Day . . .

You have the option of taking a rest day on this horse riding holiday. The rest day is free of charge and completely optional. It can be taken at any point during the trip arranged when booking. This would make a total of eight days (seven days riding and one rest day).

Ride through perfect horse country . . .

From New Radnor the trail swings north and over the Radnor Fforest (the highest point in Powys) before coming gently to land at the small holding of Lower Fishpools where a warm welcome awaits horses and riders. From Fishpools you circumnavigate the western side of the Radnor Fforest and drop eventually down to stay at either the Red Lion or the Fforest Inn.

The fifth day on trail finds you exploring Gwaunceste hill with an option to stop at Hundred House for lunch before continuing on to Cwmfillo for your overnight stop. From Cwmfillo the length of Llanbedr hill awaits then a night on the banks of the River Wye at Llanerchcoedlan. From Llanerchcoedlan your last day brings you back to FreeRein HQ. Well done!

This is an absolute favorite trail of FreeRein customers and staff a like.

We all look forward to welcoming you on the Shires Explorer Trail . . .

Shires Explorer Trail Map

Trail Riding Facts:

Type:	Self-Guided
Length:	7 Days
Name:	Shires Explorer
Dates:	Any dates
From:	freerein HQ
Accom:	4 farms, 2 inns
Places:	Bryngwyn or
	New House
	Harp Inn or
	Radnor Arms
	Lower Fishpools
	Red Lion or
	Fforest Inn
	Cwmfillo
	Llanerchcoedlan
Price:	£1185 pp
	What's Included?
Booking:	BOOK NOW

Oh - lets go for a canter . . .