Sennybridge Training Area
Hiking and paragliding
Regulations on 30 October 2026
Signs at the site and later resolutions prevail; check the source.
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Regulated
Hiking · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Sennybridge Training Area
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Access restrictions
Sennybridge Training Area is subject to the Sennybridge Training Area Byelaws 1974.
When the training area is being used for military activities, the red flags (day) or red lights (night) are displayed. Access restrictions apply.
The Epynt Way: Permission under byelaw 8(1) of the Sennybridge Training Area Byelaws 1974
The Officer in Charge of Sennybridge Training Area gives permission under Byelaw 8(1) of the Sennybridge Training Area Byelaws 1974 for members of the public:
(a) to use those parts of the Epynt Way that lie within the Danger Area, on either foot, horseback or cycle;
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(b) for the purpose of enabling access to and from the Epynt Way, to follow the route of a public right of way shown on the plan subject to the same limitations as its status as a public right of way provides,
when the Danger Area is being used for a military purpose, and Byelaws 3(1)(a), (b) and (c) do not apply insofar as they are inconsistent with this permission.
Published by Ministry of Defence, 16 Mar 2026 · Wales - public access to military areas
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Regulated
Hiking · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
SENNYBRIDGE TRAINING AREA BYELAWS 1974
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USE OF DANGER AREA
- 2. The Danger Area may be used for the purposes of Service Training, including the firing of all types of artillery and infantry weapons, for demolition training and for air to ground rocket firing and bombing demonstrations and for all activities ancillary to such services.
PROHIBITION OF ACCESS
- 3. (1) When the Danger Area is being used for any of the military purposes specified in Byelaw No. 2, and subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Byelaw, no person shall:—
(a) enter into or upon or pass over or through the said Danger Area, or
(b) be or remain in or upon the said Danger Area, or
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(2) Whilst the Danger Area is being used for any of the said military purposes, notice of the fact shall be given by the display of the following signals, that is to say:—
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Published by Ministry of Defence, 14 Oct 1974 · Sennybridge Training Area Byelaws 1974
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Regulated
Paragliding · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
SENNYBRIDGE TRAINING AREA BYELAWS 1974
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- 3. (1) When the Danger Area is being used for any of the military purposes specified in Byelaw No. 2, and subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) of this Byelaw, no person shall:—
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(d) cause or permit any aircraft to fly over the said Danger Area at a height less than 6,000 metres above mean sea level.
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“aircraft” includes any craft or contrivance which though not an aircraft is for the time being airborne;
Published by Ministry of Defence, 14 Oct 1974 · Sennybridge Training Area Byelaws 1974