Member Since: 20 Mar 2014
Location: Leicester
Posts: 204
Strata Florida, Happy Valley and Bala Forest.
At the end of June me and a friend are going to Wales for 2 days, possibly 3. The plan is to do 2 full days laning with camping thrown in the middle.
I want to do Strata Florida, Happy Valley and Bala Forest.
Can anyone tell me what 1:25,000 explorer map covers all the lanes? It looks like a few, Ol23 and OL18 and 235.
Could you do all 3 areas in 2 days?
I have seen a video of Bala forest, is it legal? It just looks like mud tracks through a forest!!
Water, scrapes and bangs are all fine. I sold the D3 for a Mondeo and have just sold the motorbike for a D1 which has a lift kit, snorkel and all the underside protection.
26th Jul 2015 8:28 pm
boyd
Member Since: 26 Mar 2014
Location: Brackley
Posts: 217
Strata can take you a good day in itself with its connecting lanes, just be mindful they've shut the lane now down towards claernwen reservoir...
Why not make a couple of days of that area and do the run of lanes almost in parallel with Strata north of hay on Wye like Black Yatt, Giants Grave etc some stunning views and all I would have no problem taking my D4 down, just might have to straddle some ruts rather than getting the lower arms bogged down.
As regards Bala forest, in my mind apart from the odd forest trail that's a byway it's all private land and only available through the Land Craft adventure drives.
26th Jul 2015 9:01 pm
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
Location: Hereford
Posts: 1429
Sorry to gatecrash your thread but Black Yatt sounds interesting to me being not far away, have you got any more info please
26th Jul 2015 11:18 pm
Kingmav66
Member Since: 20 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 1349
We did Black Yatt today on the Pot Noodle Challenge, it's a great lane
26th Jul 2015 11:26 pm
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
Location: Hereford
Posts: 1429
OS coordinates?
26th Jul 2015 11:30 pm
boyd
Member Since: 26 Mar 2014
Location: Brackley
Posts: 217
SO 184 565
27th Jul 2015 4:38 am
DiscoJake
Member Since: 23 Aug 2013
Location: Hereford
Posts: 1429
How does one go about getting Trailwise info as they have Black Yatt in their catalogue?
Do i need to be a member of Glass etc?
27th Jul 2015 10:25 am
waftywoo
Member Since: 20 Mar 2014
Location: Leicester
Posts: 204
boyd wrote:
Strata can take you a good day in itself with its connecting lanes, just be mindful they've shut the lane now down towards claernwen reservoir...
Why not make a couple of days of that area and do the run of lanes almost in parallel with Strata north of hay on Wye like Black Yatt, Giants Grave etc some stunning views and all I would have no problem taking my D4 down, just might have to straddle some ruts rather than getting the lower arms bogged down.
As regards Bala forest, in my mind apart from the odd forest trail that's a byway it's all private land and only available through the Land Craft adventure drives.
Sounds good. Got map 187 and OL12 on order do this should help. Thanks for the coordinates.
27th Jul 2015 10:27 am
boyd
Member Since: 26 Mar 2014
Location: Brackley
Posts: 217
Oh and I wouldn't attempt the bomb hole on the Strata in a D3/D4.. D2's can just about do it!
27th Jul 2015 10:41 am
Willy Eckerslike
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 1612
If a D2 can do it then the D3/4 will make it look easy
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27th Jul 2015 10:52 am
geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3170
Wow that D3 managed the bomb hole well Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
27th Jul 2015 11:56 am
boyd
Member Since: 26 Mar 2014
Location: Brackley
Posts: 217
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27th Jul 2015 12:42 pm
Willy Eckerslike
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 1612
Its fair enough, when this forum first started alot of posts were about offroading and there was alot of trips out to play day sites, it soon became apparent that the D3 is a very clever offroader and in the right hands would easily follow a defender that was in standard form. As the bling has increased and price has gone up the average owner type is changing and unfortunately a high percentage haven't ( can't blame them) used their Disco to its full potential i.e got it stuck Club Pie n Pea
One life....Fish it
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27th Jul 2015 12:47 pm
John P
Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1283
boyd wrote:
Oh and I wouldn't attempt the bomb hole on the Strata in a D3/D4.. D2's can just about do it!
This is me coming out of the bomb hole. No issues at all....
Click image to enlarge
27th Jul 2015 1:04 pm
pgerman
Member Since: 16 Jun 2008
Location: Milton Keynes
Posts: 68
That was me in the silver D3. The bomb hole was as easy as it looked. The car is amazing and as long as you take it easy it'll do most things you throw at it.
Whats the point in buying them if you don't use them to their full potential??
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