Ceredigion County Council plans to promote circular routes for horse riding and cycling this summer.

These routes will be shared on the council's social media to encourage residents and visitors to explore previously undiscovered areas of the county.

The routes offer access to open countryside, wooded valleys, streams, and rivers by using bridleways and byways.

Ceredigion County Council hopes that using these routes will positively impact the physical and mental health of users.

Councillor Clive Davies, cabinet member for the economy and regeneration, said: "Ceredigion has so much to offer our residents and visitors, from soaring cliffs, sheltered coves, rolling hills, fertile valleys, wooded cwms, and tumbling streams.

"Promoting these various routes will not only encourage tourists to visit but also highlight scenic areas that even local residents may not have discovered before."

The Walks and Rides page on the Ceredigion County Council website will provide information on the highlighted routes.

This includes a simple map of each route, total distances, suggested starting points, and a key showing off-road areas and parts of the route that follow country roads.

Users can print copies of routes or download them to their smartphones for guidance while riding or cycling.

However, the council has reminded users of all public rights of way that these paths cross private land and the Countryside Code must be followed at all times.

This includes keeping to the path and leaving gates as they were found.

The council added that route users are responsible for finding safe and appropriate parking and ensuring that they are not causing an obstruction.

For more information, users can email countryside@ceredigion.gov.uk or call 01545 570881 to speak to a member of the coast and countryside team.