The River Leri is a river in Ceredigion, Wales.
It rises at Llyn Craig-y-Pistyll then flows downs through a steep sided it has a mountain stream feel. It opens out a little as it flows through Bont Goch and over a little waterfall before being joined by the Afon Cyneiniog in Cwmere. It continues along the valley to Talybont where it is joined by Afon Ceulan.
Next it makes it way through the steep-sided tree covered valley in Talybont Woods. Continuing on it's journey to the sea it passes through several caravan sites and under the hump-back bridge in Dolybont before flowing towards the holiday village of Borth. From here it heads directly North through Cors fochno (Borth Bog) one of the largest and finest examples of a raised peat bog in Britain and finally flows into the estuary at Ynyslas and out into Cardigan Bay.
It once flowed into Cardigan Bay at Aberleri, to the south of Ynyslas. In 1824 its route was diverted to provide a harbour for the local shipbuilding industry.
The river is full of life with dippers, otters and plenty of fish.
In June 2012 the Leri was affected by serious flooding causing property damage in Talybont, Dolybont and Borth following torrential rain in the area.
All caches in this series are small containers located on or very near to bridge crossings. There are also a number of fords across the River Leri, some of which are close to the bridges but we haven't placed caches next to these.
The series could be divided into several linear walks, or one longer walk which often coincides with the Borth to Devil's Bridge Footpath. The caches are also accessible indiviudally by car with a short walk to most. Parking isn't great by lots of them so if accessing them by car please park considerately. The walk from Talybont to Borth is particualrly nice with varied terrain and lots of interest. Some of the footpaths run through caravan sites, but there isn't necessarily vehicle access through the sites.
We've yet to place caches at ALL river crossings on the Leri but we're working on it. We haven't placed one at the crossing in Bont Goch as there is already a perfectly good cache very close to the bridge: GC4N607
Small cache near secluded bridge. Access from Borth to Devil's Bridge footpath on southern side of valley or via a short steep walk down from the road on the northern side of the valley. Please bring a pencil to sign the logbook.