COED Y BRENIN

Coed-y-Brenin forest is home to an ever increasing way-marked network of fantastic hand built all weather single-track. There are currently 7 different way-marked routes, but for clarity it should be noted that the different routes share some of their single track sections. For example “The Beast” is essentially made up of the component parts of the “MBR” and "Dragon's Back" trails. Together, “Tarw” and “The Beast” cover most of the park (excluding the family route).

A notable challenge at Coed y Brenin, and one common to many similar developments that were built by riders, is there is not much in the way of forgiving trails for intermediate riding. The family trail is essentially road and fire-road (though with some stiff climbs along the way), and from there it is straight to red routes. To add to the challenge, even the red routes contain individual sections rated as black. All this can lead to unhappiness for riders not ready for such a level of challenge. There is a new blue route in the pipeline to plug the gap, but it may be some time before this comes on line. An explanation of what the centres trail grading means can be found here.

If in doubt, consider taking some MTB skills lessons with local trainers.

It is worth noting that, to cut down on waste and littering of the forest, the centre no longer provides free trail maps. A map pack can now be purchased at the centre, or alternatively you can download the trail map cards as pdf documents:

Coed y Brenin Trail Cards:

Yr Afon 10.8 km 100m climb

Temtiwr 8.7 km 170m climb

Cyflym Coch 10.8 km 200m climb

Dragons Back 31.1 km 710m climb

Tarw 20.2 km 460m climb

MBR 18.4 km 410m climb

The Beast 38.2 km 990m climb

 

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