page_title: A44 road
section_title: Rhayader–Aberystwyth
hierarchical_section_title: A44 road / Route / Rhayader–Aberystwyth
caption_attribution_description: English: The famous “Elvis Rock” in Powys, mid-Wales.
context_page_description: The A44 is a major road in the United Kingdom that runs from Oxford in southern England to Aberystwyth in west Wales.
context_section_description: On reaching the centre of Rhayader, traffic heads to the left of the clock tower before immediately turning right, where the road passes through the town and joins the A470 for 9 miles (14 km) to Llangurig, following the course of the River Wye. Leaving Llangurig, the road starts clinging to hillsides as it winds its way through the Cambrian Mountains.
  The road enters Ceredigion and the next hamlet is Eisteddfa Gurig which, at 1339 feet (408 metres) above sea level, is its highest point and the location of the iconic Elvis Rock. The A44 then descends into the remote settlement of Ponterwyd. The road passes several abandoned mines en route to the villages of Goginan and Capel Bangor, where it meets the River Rheidol. The road then passes the village of Llanbadarn Fawr, continuing for the last mile through the outskirts of Aberystwyth before terminating on the A487 at Penglais Hill.
caption: The 'Elvis Rock' beside the A44 road
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