Welsh Borders
The Welsh Borders network extends westwards from Leintwardine and Presteigne into Powys and the Welsh foothills. It is a remote and fairly hilly area with large expanses of grassy common land on the hill tops as shown in the photo below. There are big skies, the scenery is constantly changing and the views are stunning. The area is criss crossed with ancient drove routes - and although the terrain is not as challenging as either Exmoor or the North York Moors, you should still expect a few steep hills!
There's a one-centre holiday at Felindre (south of Newtown) with 3 petal rides, and another in a very remote location with 2 petal rides. If you prefer place-to-place rides back to start, then there are 3, 4 and 5-day options - and you can combine the place-to-place and petal rides to make up to 6 riding days in all.

Our one-centre host at Felindre has 4 stables, and one of the other place-to-place hosts also has several, but the other hosts can only offer grazing. Challenging mountain-biking.
The photo above is of Janet and Tim Peters on the Shropshire side of the border, and the one on the right is of Janet near Castell-y-Blaidd (Wolf's Castle), a ruined 11th century castle near Newtown in Powys (right).
These photos show the contrast between the open expanses of Crown common land in the centre and west of the network on Beacon Hill and Newhouse Hill in Powys (above), the green countryside and hill farms along the border between England and Wales near Presteigne (above right), and the Glyndwr's Way at Felindre in the upper Teme Valley (right).