13/04/14 Nant Yr Arian

[Rupert]

Too many chores to do to make yesterday's outing to CyB, especially as I'm expecting to spend all 4 days on the bike over Easter on a long distance mission, so last minute decision to persuade Gwyn that her legs weren't tired from the Beast and head over to Nant Yr Arian today. The area around the visitor centre has been completely clear felled due to a disease that was affecting the trees, so the place looks totally different. NyA never disappoints though, a great mixture of natural trails through wide open space, and twisty manmade singletrack sections. We were even back to the centre for red kite feeding time.

A few pics. The one of Gwyn's backside is after she decided that her Orange 5 was actually a surf board and made the biggest high speed bow wave through one of NyA's massive puddles. It was a lot deeper than she thought and was so close to disaster. Even without falling in she was soaked from head to toe

[motoxman]

Good to see it's all fully open again. Would have joined you but I was otherwise engaged. I assume you started from visitor centre and not the village halfway around?

[oldbird]

Thanks for dragging me out,not that i needed much persuasion,

That was no puddle, both flat out in ruts with only one way to go, i actually aqua surfed it all, then felt like i was hit by a tidal wave,drenched in dirty brown water,much to others amusement,so glad i didn't put clean cloths on

The climbs weren't as bad as i thought they were going to be,and the descents easier,well worth the travel down,even though i had a lift,

Not sure about starting from the village, as you have that sweet single/open track track back to the center,

A good weekend on a orange5

[BenKMV]

Great photos Rupert, the new steed looks nice Liz & Gwyn your as dirty as ever

[rallybiker]

I'll have to get down there, now I know it's all open. The Whyte will have started to seize up as it's not turned a wheel since the Elin Revenge forum ride 2.2.14!

[buffypara]

Thanks for suggesting this, Gwyn. It had been almost a year since I was last down at NyA and the trails we're better than I remembered. Certainly easier, but that might be down to the 29er steed

A great day out in the sunshine, haven't laughed quite as much as when seeing Gwyn create a tidal wave as tall as herself She almost took Rupert out, too! Nice steady pace, long descents, with no scrambling bikes holding us up this time. A bit freaky doing the final descent on the now-clear felled hillside with the shadows of all the red kites circling overhead. Definitely worth the journey down there.

[smithy]

Tidy shots there Ruups, gonna put a weekend of camping\bunk house up
taking in both NYA and Brechfa..Was thinking some time in June,if folk are up for it....

[jackotb]

Looks like you all had a good day out-it's one of my favourite places to ride. It has a real wilderness feel to it and some cracking views.

I'm afraid it's back to reality Gwyn with all the puddles round here-nothing like Spain!

Sounds good to me Smithy, just post it up when you've got more info.

[motoxman]

Apr 14, 2014 17:56:44 GMT smithy said:

gonna put a weekend of camping\bunk house up
taking in both NYA and Brechfa..Was thinking some time in June,

Go on then