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Claerwen Dam

Claerwen Dam, Powys, Wales

3.81 KM

A short walk around the rather magnificent Claerwen Dam and Reservoir and the gentle slopes above. The reservoirs and dams around the Elan Valley were built in the 1950s by the Birmingham Corporation Water Department, provide clean drinking water for Birmingham in the West Midlands.

7 Jul 2018
Some Hills
1hr, 5min (0hrs, 52min)
altitude Graph for claerwen dam walk

Elevation: Max 484m, Min 343m, Gain 141m

Pictures from the walk

claerwen dam

Claerwen Dam

claerwen reservoir with clouds reflected in the water

Claerwen Reservoir

footpath leading up hillside

The slopes of Cerrig Gwinau

claerwen dam

Claerwen Dam

detail of dam wall

Detail of dam wall

claerwen reservior plaque, 1952

Claerwen Reservior plaque, 1952

looking down from the top of a dam

View from the dam

claerwen dam

Claerwen Dam

all the walks

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Claerwen Dam in the winter sunshine
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